TheChemist77
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what light are you using? what led would you recommend to a person who can not diy? i am currently running testing on ceramic discharge vs hps/mh so far it looks like the ceramics are more efficient in terms of yield per watt. if i can find a decently,, not over priced led to cover a 4ftx6ft table i would really like to ad it to my test..,1000W of DIY cxb driven to be 50% efficiency would be a good amount of light for a 5'x6'. That would be 500W of PAR (50% efficiency) over 30sqft, so 16.667W/sqft PAR so you'd be able to flower 3-4 foot plants.
I'm still not sure if it's worth upgrading from HPS for you yet, but it's good to have options on the table. I yielded over 300g on my last C99 grow from a 193W lamp in a 8sqft. If you scaled that up by 4x, that would be 1200g (2.679lb) from a 772W lamp in 32sqft.
i have only run 2 315 watt cmh once,(but i now understand how the plants respond to cmh so further runs will only get better) im currently about to start my second run under 3 315 watt cmh 945 watt total over the 4x6 table, next run will be under a 1k hps,
i think a reliable testing of led is well overdue. or a non biased test.. i keep everything exept lighting the same so that results are true,non negotiable..
my first try with cmh yielded 800 grams dry trimmed n weighed off only 630 watts, i plan to re do that run in the future with a longer veg period as plants do not stretch nearly as much as they do under hps or hps/mh.. had i vegged longer i believe i could have yielded 900-1,000 grams but we will see.?
i wish i could rent a good led as i already have so many unused lamps, or buy one and return it after 8 weeks if it does not yield like hps or cmh..please give me a list of led options you believe will cover the area.. i also wonder if multiple led's rather than 1 large led will get a better yield per watt, as ive found with hps/mh running 2 600's or 3 400's seem to yield better than a 1k over the same area as you can place them closer to the canopy..my real goal is to find the best yield per watt lamp as my electric bills wer truly outrageous.. i can say that going from 2 600 watt hps to 2 cmh cut my bill in half and yield was very reasonable considering the drop from 1200-630 watts..