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Budley Doright

Budley Doright

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Shugglet said:
Assuming the pictures in the original post are of the setup, how is it a "head to head" test when the plants are sharing the light from both the COBs and boards?

Also, wouldnt the overheads be less efficient because they are further away from the majority of the plant as compared to the side lighting cobs?

Can you actually answer these questions without claiming Im somehow treating you and your grow unfairly or being a "prick"?
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I don't think you understand the whole concept of these lights. Overhead with the same light pattern as side lighting, hence a space saving thing. Skepticle sure but it's a test, a trial, and all tty has stated was he was excited. If they preform as intended it could be a game changer for room redesign. I don't think anyone is saying rush out and buy them just yet lol.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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Budley Doright said:
I don't think you understand the whole concept of these lights. Overhead with the same light pattern as side lighting, hence a space saving thing. Skepticle sure but it's a test, a trial, and all tty has stated was he was excited. If they preform as intended it could be a game changer for room redesign. I don't think anyone is saying rush out and buy them just yet lol.
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Thanks for that. People often mistake my enthusiasm for an idea as wholesale endorsement.

This could still be (yet another!) blind alley. Y'all know me by now; good or bad, I'll be straight about the results.
 
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revengefor2008

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TTY, I've been reading through your threads over the past few weeks, sort of lurking. I grew for several years, then had to quit but now am back and learning how much things have changed in the past 10 years! I really appreciate the info you and ppl like Kiwipaulie are sharing with the rest of us. You and he have taught me about vert growing for the first time. I tried LED lights on my cycle upon returning to growing but didn't get great results so I went back to the old tried/true HPS. I'm fascinated by your ability to maximize efficiency, not just in the plants but in your overall setup (heating your house with your system is TITS!!!!), lights, etc!!
I'm finishing up a cycle in a few weeks and want to take my first shot at vert for my next clones. I'll be lurking and following your threads trying desperately to follow all this talk about COB's, boards, horizontal LED's on a vert grow etc.
Many thanks to people who are taking time to do what you do and teach us all. Happy New Year TTY. Thanks again!
BTW, don't forget to post more pics please!! Sometimes I have to see things from lots of angles to get it through my head!!
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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revengefor2008 said:
TTY, I've been reading through your threads over the past few weeks, sort of lurking. I grew for several years, then had to quit but now am back and learning how much things have changed in the past 10 years! I really appreciate the info you and ppl like Kiwipaulie are sharing with the rest of us. You and he have taught me about vert growing for the first time. I tried LED lights on my cycle upon returning to growing but didn't get great results so I went back to the old tried/true HPS. I'm fascinated by your ability to maximize efficiency, not just in the plants but in your overall setup (heating your house with your system is TITS!!!!), lights, etc!!
I'm finishing up a cycle in a few weeks and want to take my first shot at vert for my next clones. I'll be lurking and following your threads trying desperately to follow all this talk about COB's, boards, horizontal LED's on a vert grow etc.
Many thanks to people who are taking time to do what you do and teach us all. Happy New Year TTY. Thanks again!
BTW, don't forget to post more pics please!! Sometimes I have to see things from lots of angles to get it through my head!!
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It's a very special thing for me to know I've inspired others, thanks for the kind words brother.

I'll keep up with the pics, meantime feel free to ask questions!
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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pinner420 said:
Whats your gut telling you after running for a week? Ya thats me begging for a pic.. ;) maybe put your lovely assistant in there... how many #s will make those a successful run?
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Pics in the morning it is, then! So far, so good. My gut tells me that it's doing fine.

The plant is doing well, too. :P
 
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ttystikk

ttystikk

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Pics today! She's making progress. She isn't drinking a much as the others in the same run but it doesn't seem to be impacting her development.

I made a minor adjustment to one of the fixtures, tilting more towards the horizontal to spread more light to the bottom half of the plant. This plant likes to be yellow; always has, so don't read to much into its color.

Thoughts so far; these lenses need more room to work to their max potential, they really want to be a foot or so above the top edge of the surface to be lit. Other than that, the light is very evenly distributed. Keeping the plant carefully manicured/trained is important, else the buds sticking out will shade what's beneath.
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Budley Doright

Budley Doright

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Mrs. Michigan Med Grower said:
I think that you can really help your plant with its problem. (Not drinking and "liking being yellow ") If you get those pots off that cold floor. This is something that I learned from Mr. MMG. Remember that it's all about creating the perfect environment from leaf tip to root. Outdoor plants of all kind change when their roots get cold (leaves changing in the fall for an example) so if you think about it that's what's happening here.
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I keep my roots in a 66f stream of water and they do really well
 
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