SCARHOLE
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STRONG STS....
Inda-gro Induction...
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BluntamisPrime
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here's a cheap alternative to the inda grow and igrow induction lights littlery the same bulbs.http://m.aliexpress.com/item/1636899053.html
hyroot
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not even close to the same bulbs buddy.. Also i grow is far lower quality than inda gro. ali express has no warranty either
natro.hydro
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Ya your statement is automatically an odd one since you lump igrow and inda gro together bulb wise when one company offers a full spectrum bulb and the other has a 2 bulb system.
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BluntamisPrime
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well if u look at the color spectrum on some of those bulbs they match up to the other induction bulbs.however I'm no lighting expert so correct me if I'm wrong.I did end up buying 1 a while back was a 200watt 2700k bulb and I got great results on my plant but I'm no expert I was just trying to help out if it was worth it. you are right tho inda grow offers a fullspectrum where igrow offers specific Spectrum ones. Sry didn't mean to throw out anykind of bad info
natro.hydro
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Its all good you should just know that notball color temps are made equal, just because it is 2700k does not mean it will be great for plant growth, need a spectral distribution graph to be able to see how well they really match up spectrum wise.
Reason i went with inda is their friggin warranty is a decade, and that tells me a lot about the reliability of the tech. Problem is that evrrything is prone to faulure and fetting your warranty claiks dealt with from overseas is all to often a large PITA so people just get screwed whereas with inda every email i sent was replied to within a business day.
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BluntamisPrime
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True that. I hear you on that I can only imagine if I had had to return it but it was so cheap at the time I guess I really would have not cared other than the fact that my ladies were flowering at the time and I wanted to test it. I wish I had pictures to show the product that the ali express bulb produced to compare however I live in fla and dont want to incrimate my self any further than I already have posting here so I don't take pictures
natro.hydro
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I feel ya bro i live in a non med state as well but i use a jpeg scrubber to help me sleep better.
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BluntamisPrime
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Ok well any one using fullspectrum induction lights that can give the ones I posted a look. the description shows the color chart and wave lengths maybe give me an idea on weather or not the bulbs are even viable I realize the risks of overseas buying I plan on moving soon and buying a set of those and a set of inda grow to test I just want some insite. Like I said earlier I purchased a single spectrum one from that site and was happy but I would still like everyones elses 2 cents .
spazatak
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if its a cash thing then go with what you are happy with but if you can afford it I havent seen a bad grow with IG...
SCARHOLE
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My china direct riant light grew good.
But inda gro grows better imho.
I tested a china direct 400w lamp.
Rian cost me 468+
Its only worked 2 months an died.
Sent it to China for repair +60$
6 weeks wait with no weed.
Then it worked for another 8 weeks then died again.
60$an another 6 week wait an its back.
Dies again 1 month.
they wouldnt return my calls an email for honnering the 5 yr warrenty.
588 $ in thr trash an buyn weed for 6 mo tought me not to trust china indution lights.
But inda gro grows better imho.
I tested a china direct 400w lamp.
Rian cost me 468+
Its only worked 2 months an died.
Sent it to China for repair +60$
6 weeks wait with no weed.
Then it worked for another 8 weeks then died again.
60$an another 6 week wait an its back.
Dies again 1 month.
they wouldnt return my calls an email for honnering the 5 yr warrenty.
588 $ in thr trash an buyn weed for 6 mo tought me not to trust china indution lights.
hyroot
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with inda Gro. I had one led fail causing one whole arm to fail on the pontoons. I had a brand new pontoon delivered within 24 hours. I mailed back the broken one after receiving the new one. Sent it back in the same box. No issues with induction bulbs. Been running them for 7 months so far. The led issue was less than 2 weeks ago. I have had great results with inda gro's. Check each of our threads.
UrbanPharmer
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i also have the ability to compare Inda-Gro to another induction brand, Full Spectrum Solutions. aka iGrow, but my experience with them was way before they rebranded as iGrow with a slight redesign to the still way to fucking heavy reflector and a doubling of the MSRP.
my situation was that a 400w FSS had failed 1 month into bloom, after only 3 or so months of use (and only 10-11 months after the manufacturing date that was on the product label on the ballast of the unit). i called up their 1-800 number and looked into what it would take to get it replaced. they didn't want to honor the warranty, but i could buy a new ballast (the tech guy on the phone was 100% sure it was a ballast failure) for something like $450... EFF that, cuz i already had my eye on Inda-Gro... {full back story can be found MUCH further back in this thread, if you're interested, under my original name Splifferous}
so ya... my 5th 420 combo showed up 2 days ago... and i also have 2 200-PARs.
i think that might speak more than i could type in the space allowed here.
and so far, the only issue i had with any of the IG gear was with the first original pfr-Pontoon (i think Darryl told me it was the first one they shipped), and there was some lame issue with something on the 730nm circuit that by the time i called Darryl about it he was like "ya, man, i know about that... sorry... but we already redesigned that part, and it works better. we're sending a new Pontoon to you and just return the 1st one when the replacement shows up."
as far as the induction gear... solid. no issues at all. in like 2 years...
my situation was that a 400w FSS had failed 1 month into bloom, after only 3 or so months of use (and only 10-11 months after the manufacturing date that was on the product label on the ballast of the unit). i called up their 1-800 number and looked into what it would take to get it replaced. they didn't want to honor the warranty, but i could buy a new ballast (the tech guy on the phone was 100% sure it was a ballast failure) for something like $450... EFF that, cuz i already had my eye on Inda-Gro... {full back story can be found MUCH further back in this thread, if you're interested, under my original name Splifferous}
so ya... my 5th 420 combo showed up 2 days ago... and i also have 2 200-PARs.
i think that might speak more than i could type in the space allowed here.
and so far, the only issue i had with any of the IG gear was with the first original pfr-Pontoon (i think Darryl told me it was the first one they shipped), and there was some lame issue with something on the 730nm circuit that by the time i called Darryl about it he was like "ya, man, i know about that... sorry... but we already redesigned that part, and it works better. we're sending a new Pontoon to you and just return the 1st one when the replacement shows up."
as far as the induction gear... solid. no issues at all. in like 2 years...
natro.hydro
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Urb they have a expansion pack if you want to get some more weight on her! Funny how the upgrade ig offers has actual function and the extendo wings igrow offers just serve to get in the way by making your reflector 2 ft wider lol.
Unfortunately i think all of the information you spent a lot of tine typing and sharing on your old accoubt is gone. Atleast i think, i know they took down your threads and most of your other content saying that it was spam...
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Unfortunately i think all of the information you spent a lot of tine typing and sharing on your old accoubt is gone. Atleast i think, i know they took down your threads and most of your other content saying that it was spam...
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UrbanPharmer
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perhaps they went so far as to delete all of my old posts, beyond just deleting my thread... which i never understood... i haven't made a cent off anything i've ever posted online; and for everything in my garden, i have receipts... as for the mods here, none of them communicated any concerns or made any queries prior to deleting my old account; and once they had banned it they refused to answer any questions regarding why, aside from saying "spam", which i don't understand in the most basic sense of the word. literally a "what the fuck do they mean?"
so in the mean time, i'll mark it up to "i must make someone's butt hurt" cuz ya wanna know something?
it certainly wouldn't be the first time
hyroot
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@UrbanPharmer what kind of area are you covering with the 200's in veg? Do you think they can stretch to a 4x4 for veg? As plants need very little light in veg. I'm throwing my veg 420 into flower next round and either add ig200 or led to veg. 200w +/- of led can easily cover 4x4 for veg..
UrbanPharmer
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oh, so ya... the reason i came here...!
so like i mentioned, new combo showed up a couple days ago... so i put it in the 4x6... where there's 4 more (ya, i know...) soil mommies.....
good ones tho, and i'm looking forward to them none the less
we're gonna be seeing another White Widow, Pineapple Express, Vanilla Kush, and a CBD-Critical Mass. they're sleeping right now, but when they wake up they will be on day 1.
i'm hoping to be able to shoot some vids tonight, as the 4x8 is still trucking along and i want to share that too. a few of them have been getting bodily top heavy... esp. the NYCDiesel... and the Obamas are getting really nice looking too. the NLs and the CC have been getting a little longer and floppier than i like (prolly not gonna keep these ladies around), but meh...
but so ya, gonna go sneak off for a dab
so like i mentioned, new combo showed up a couple days ago... so i put it in the 4x6... where there's 4 more (ya, i know...) soil mommies.....
good ones tho, and i'm looking forward to them none the less
we're gonna be seeing another White Widow, Pineapple Express, Vanilla Kush, and a CBD-Critical Mass. they're sleeping right now, but when they wake up they will be on day 1.i'm hoping to be able to shoot some vids tonight, as the 4x8 is still trucking along and i want to share that too. a few of them have been getting bodily top heavy... esp. the NYCDiesel... and the Obamas are getting really nice looking too. the NLs and the CC have been getting a little longer and floppier than i like (prolly not gonna keep these ladies around), but meh...
but so ya, gonna go sneak off for a dab
UrbanPharmer
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i'm currently using the 2 200s in a long closet, about 24 inches deep and prolly about 7 or 8 feet wide. i have the lamps about 3 feet apart, evenly spaced above the trays and teens on a short shelf below. in another corner of veg, i previously had a combo, when the 4 girls i mention in the above post were there, but now it's lit by a lame FSS 200w... just until the 4x8 finishes up then veg gets a combo back.
as for what you mentioned, a 4x4 area? i'd say a single 200 can do it, especially if we're talking about in a grow tent so that no light is lost/wasted. when i had a SunBlaze 48 a long time ago, i compared it to a 200PAR, and saw that a 200 easily covers twice the area of the SB48.
personally i believe that, when we talk of an indoor garden, light can most easily be the most growth limiting "nutrient". that being said, i'd choose to run both my 200s over a 4x4-5x5 area, but would honestly more likely run a combo... more light in veg is faster growing, stronger, healthier plants with faster to-bloom times, and a better performance in bloom. but also, the combo brings the 660nm enhancement, which i am seeing that the plants really like, even in veg. i believe the plants like the R:FR ratio more with a pontoon than without. but we're talking gravy imo, because plants prefer induction over MH and HPS in my experience.
as for my plans, as the soil plants phase out of the garden with these current runs i'll be switching over to my UnderCurrents (6XL13s). for each UC system, lighting will be 2 420 combos and 3 SunBlaze 41s w/ ReptiSun tubes, and i might utilize a LightRail, or not... jury is still out, but i have them on hand if i decide to go that way. each system will be in either a Gorilla 5x9 of HydroHut Silver 4x8 (for now, most likely going to get another Gorilla 5x9) and have it's own 1/4HP chiller. veg will be the HydroHut Silver 4x6 with a 420 combo over my DIY bucket RDWC, propagation is simple t8s from Home Depot, and the pair of 200s will service everything that is between the propagation tent and the 4x6.
that's at least the plan that's i've been holding to. hardware acquisition is functionally complete, so all i have to do now is take the time to sit back and grow these ladies out... the only thing that might vary is that i have modded one of the UC6XL13s to have 4 sprayer nozzles in each plant module, so i can basically start fresh rooted babies in the system and run it in LPA over an RDWC res with 30 or so gallons instead of the full 75. my theory is that the LPA beginnings should really muff out a fat root-beard and so to make the best of when the system goes full-wet and they shift to true RDWC.
in any case, it's defo gonna be fun! i'll finally have the time to start working on my own direct salt feed recipe!
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