Marshydro Led grow...

Hi Blond3y ,
I in Australia as well, This is the official seller below, Mine was shipped from Aus as they have stock here, It did also arrive dented in 1 corner, Must of happened in transit to Australia as the dent had a little rust where the paint flicked off , & I contacted them & they were happy for me to send a picture for some kind of refund,
All lights are working & I havn't got around to it yet but I will soon,

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/marshydro-au/m.html?item=280980995708&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Keep us all posted how you get along with the light, & if you use a measuring device, see what watts it really draws,
Bunnings sell these testers for $15, Love to see what results you get, Cheers

Noobie1 said:

287 grams from 2 plants , That's great, I'd be happy with that, If this LED produces it

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Scrogging is the best method with the led. I found that the 2ft height guide meant the taller plants got the most benefit. The buds are solid and super sticky. My advice. Grow clones in a scrog and you will have a great yield.

benjaminDANKlin said:

Great thread. Beautiful grows, brovs. I've been waiting to take the plunge on LED from HPS/MH, after a lot of research and it'd be nice to NOT spend $700 for my first LED, to see if I like it.

Oilmaker, I'm waiting with baited breath for your weigh-in!

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A slightly lower than expected yield of 4.5oz. Grower error is to blame. Different strains caused height issues so the tallest 3 plants got the most from the led. Next time I am scrogging with clones in autopots. 2 plants only in a 1m2 room. I may even post it on here if anyone is interested in it ?

oilmaker68 said:

A slightly lower than expected yield of 4.5oz. Grower error is to blame. Different strains caused height issues so the tallest 3 plants got the most from the led. Next time I am scrogging with clones in autopots. 2 plants only in a 1m2 room. I may even post it on here if anyone is interested in it ?

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Please do! Id be very interested

Here's my opinion on the Mars hydro led to conclude my diary,

The MHLED has been reliable, economical and successful. The plants thrived under its veg mode and bloomed really well. I noticed no difference in performance when switched into flower and the plants developed fantastically well. The buds were hard, sticky and smelled superb. After much thought I decided that I would have been better off scrogging maybe 2 plants as I'd over filled my space. @WazzaX has confirmed this with his yield. The MHLED is a cheapish, well made led which has done a great job. I now feel I can recommend this light to anyone wishing to try LED growing.

I'd like to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread and those who have helped other new MHLED growers who joined the thread. We are a community within the community so let's keep adding to this thread with our experiences and ideas.

Oilmaker68

I'll post a few new pics of mine tomorrow they are doing well apart from some nute burn I'm going to lollypop the Alaskan ice x super silver tomorrow just a lil because the sheer mass of vegetation covering the stem is pushing the lowest set of leaves down onto the coco and the other 3 haze babies are growing up quick they have caught up in height so at the moment my canopy is even I'm going to get another 150w mars hydro reflector soon and I may even go the whole way with all 4 plants under the two and supplement with some cfls

oilmaker68 said:

They don't advertise its draw as 600w. The draw is around 250w (which is why I went led) the output it equivalent to 600w hps which is why it's a "600w led".

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I C.

oilmaker68 said:

I may even post it on here if anyone is interested in it ?

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I hope you do mate...its been fun

MAJOR-RED-EYE said:

I'll post a few new pics of mine tomorrow

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looking forward to it

Hi All ,

Just wanted to ask any or all of the MarsHydro users out there, Or any other models that have the 2 switches,
Has any one tried growing in Veg stage with both the Growth & Bloom Buttons on at the same time, It does produce Much more light & of course chews more electricity , But just wanted to see if any one thinks it would speed up the process, Or will it put the plants into stress & hinder the plants growth even though you stay on 18hours light & 6hours dark, Anyone's thoughts or knowledge would be great,

Cheers

Noobie1 said:

Hi Blond3y ,
I in Australia as well, This is the official seller below, Mine was shipped from Aus as they have stock here, It did also arrive dented in 1 corner, Must of happened in transit to Australia as the dent had a little rust where the paint flicked off , & I contacted them & they were happy for me to send a picture for some kind of refund,
All lights are working & I havn't got around to it yet but I will soon,

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/marshydro-au/m.html?item=280980995708&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Keep us all posted how you get along with the light, & if you use a measuring device, see what watts it really draws,
Bunnings sell these testers for $15, Love to see what results you get, Cheers

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Cheers Noobie1,
I also found decent reviews for the LED light that TOPLEDSELLER is selling, although i noticed they have since changed their lights to HydroStar, but by the looks of the two, they look exactly the same. Most likely same factory makes them, so im gonna be putting bids on a few to try get a bargain. Did you get the one with the veg and bloom switch? I noticed they started selling some slightly cheaper which dont have the Veg and Bloom switch, and they told me its not required as its a full spectrum light.
I was thinking if i get two of these

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MarsHydro-300W-LED-Grow-Light-IR-Veg-Flower-Hydroponic-Pro-Lighting-Lamp-Panel-/281202441128?pt=AU_Seed_Starting_Hydroponics&hash=item4178f8bba8

and during Bloom i was thinking perhaps using a few extra red LED globes in the corners of the tent. I have alot of the photography lamp attachments like this - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Photography-Photo-Light-Lamp-bulb-Single-Holder-E27-Socket-Flash-Bracket-Studio-/151037927450?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item232a8fe01a

and http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Studio-Twin-Double-E27-AC-Swivel-Socket-Umbrella-Bracket-Flash-Lamp-Bulb-Holder/251302425909?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIC.MBE&ao=1&asc=20140107090050&meid=e4da2fb3db3543c19beadd41bdb23d68&pid=100011&prg=20140107090050&rk=2&rkt=10&sd=301301075613

Also after reading this thread i liked the idea of using the UV globes during the flowering to increase the yield so iv decided to get creative with a crappy old ikea lamp i was about to chuck in the bin lol.... its a pole with 3 light sockets (size E14) on ebay i found converters (E14 to E27 sockets) so im hoping i could use normal UV globes for a center lamp (the crappy ikea one) ...
is it just normal UV light bulbs you can use, or must it be particular UV bulb?

Ill also get one of those testers.... is it a LUX meter im after? or is it called something else?
Cheers for the link BTW

oilmaker68 said:

Here's my opinion on the Mars hydro led to conclude my diary,

The MHLED has been reliable, economical and successful. The plants thrived under its veg mode and bloomed really well. I noticed no difference in performance when switched into flower and the plants developed fantastically well. The buds were hard, sticky and smelled superb. After much thought I decided that I would have been better off scrogging maybe 2 plants as I'd over filled my space. @WazzaX has confirmed this with his yield. The MHLED is a cheapish, well made led which has done a great job. I now feel I can recommend this light to anyone wishing to try LED growing.

I'd like to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread and those who have helped other new MHLED growers who joined the thread. We are a community within the community so let's keep adding to this thread with our experiences and ideas.

Oilmaker68

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Im a complete newbie when it comes to growing, and getting familiar with the terms...sorry to be such a blonde but...what does scrogging mean? LOL

Scrogging means screen of green it's where instead of letting your plants grow tall into one main head of flower you top it so it branches out and set up a net a few inches above your pots to spread the branches out so all the branches get even light and stay at equal distance from your light so each branch makes a nice big head of flower instead of you just having the one

Hey dudes just took this quick snap I'm not sure weather to lollipop the larger one in the top left or not now after a closer inspection and having a node count and believe it or not she is at the 16th node! and soooo tightly spaced it's unbelievable i can't even fit my little finger in between nodes. I don't want to hinder any lower bud sites so I think I may just tidy up a few more of the worst burnt leafs and wait till the flowering stretch kicks in so I actually have some room to get in there. It only set in so fast because I upped the feed to closer to the amounts botanicare recommend and gave them a good watering with it to last while I was away for a couple days thinking they haven't had a problem at all taking it so far they and they would be fine but by the time I was home it had already done the damage but the new growth is coming through clear and it's still early days so ohhh well shit happens there's ple of time for them to recover

Noobie1 said:

Hi All ,

Just wanted to ask any or all of the MarsHydro users out there, Or any other models that have the 2 switches,
Has any one tried growing in Veg stage with both the Growth & Bloom Buttons on at the same time, It does produce Much more light & of course chews more electricity , But just wanted to see if any one thinks it would speed up the process, Or will it put the plants into stress & hinder the plants growth even though you stay on 18hours light & 6hours dark, Anyone's thoughts or knowledge would be great,

Cheers

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I have tried to veg with my Area 51's (the RW150) with the reds and whites on together and its been too stressful on both my Alien OG and my Darkstar. They stopped reaching within two days and I could tell growth was inhibited by the stressing. I went back to the whites only and things went back to normal. Both strains like the red and white together in bloom mode.

I have two Mars II 700's and they are fantastic. I have been running TGA's Space Jill in clone form for two years under various light configurations, including 600 and 1000 HPS, and the Mars II 700's have produce far tastier, more potent and equal yielding buds.
I like the lack of a secondary lens, which gives you more room to play with height for different plants and strains, and also gives some dispersion to the fixture that is not found in the fixtures that use secondary lenses. You can bleach your plants easily with fixtures that use such lenses. Area 51 RW 150's use these lenses, and perhaps this is part of the reason for the extra stressing of the two strains when the red was added in veg.

I have recently started to use my Mars II 700's for vegging as the lack of a secondary lens seems to be going easier on the plants, dispersing the light well, and producing vigorously. My bloom includes the fixtures with secondary lenses I have found success with, including two Area 51 RW 150's and one Growblu 120x3. I am happy with these setups. We all tinker like mad, me included, so it'll change next time around I am sure.

I'd like to go with one of these reflector style MarsHydro LED in my 3ft x 3ft veg tent, but I'm not too sure if the 2 panel 300 watt unit will provide a large enough foot print. I'm only vegging with it. It will be 6-9 plants for 3-6 weeks before flipping under my hps.

Any thoughts?

Mandangleow said:

I'd like to go with one of these reflector style MarsHydro LED in my 3ft x 3ft veg tent, but I'm not too sure if the 2 panel 300 watt unit will provide a large enough foot print. I'm only vegging with it. It will be 6-9 plants for 3-6 weeks before flipping under my hps.

Any thoughts?

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I think you would be better with two of the 150w reflector units just because each panel is slightly rectangular and the 2 panel unit has them both mounted together length ways to cover a longer narrower area if you had two of the 150w units you could put them side by side with the slightly longer sides together to get optimum coverage over a more square area

Mandangleow said:

I'd like to go with one of these reflector style MarsHydro LED in my 3ft x 3ft veg tent, but I'm not too sure if the 2 panel 300 watt unit will provide a large enough foot print. I'm only vegging with it. It will be 6-9 plants for 3-6 weeks before flipping under my hps.

Any thoughts?

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600w in a room that size going by the footprint needed to veg

Noobie1 said:

Hi All ,

Just wanted to ask any or all of the MarsHydro users out there, Or any other models that have the 2 switches,
Has any one tried growing in Veg stage with both the Growth & Bloom Buttons on at the same time, It does produce Much more light & of course chews more electricity , But just wanted to see if any one thinks it would speed up the process, Or will it put the plants into stress & hinder the plants growth even though you stay on 18hours light & 6hours dark, Anyone's thoughts or knowledge would be great,

Cheers

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i only used the veg button as that was the instruction from the manufacturer, it vegged very well so ill use that again

WazzaX said:

I hope you do mate...its been fun

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#it has been fun mate and ive enjoyed every minute, I'll start as soon as my autopots are in and ive picked which two clones im gonna go with