I've been out of the game since 2014, so I'm curious what all has changed in that time, as far as technology, techniques, etc. I can't even remember all the forums I used to be on, and the ones I can remember my logins don't work, or they were shut down, like marc emery's forum cannabis culture. So anyway, I figured I'd register here and see what any of you guys have for thoughts on this.
Way I used to do it was DWC in a few 45 or 60 gallon tubs, with aeration tubing and an air pump designed for aerating ponds, fisheries, etc. Not a big grow, but definitely not a micro grow either. What I was using for lights was sun pulse halides with lumatek selectable ballasts, with adjust a wing replica reflectors, no glass. Liquid cooled co2 burner, sealed room. Over the years I grew, I ran experiments constantly. Everything from cloning to bulbs to co2 levels, crimping and bending branches, removing the majority of the leaves, anything and everything I could think of. So I built up a pretty good knowledge base. Then I had to quit, and walk away from everything.
One thing I'm wondering about is back then, the newer and/or nicer cars had tiny metal halide headlight bulbs, with supplemental LED lighting, but I think now they're all LEDs. All the bulbs in my house and garage are LEDs too, but mostly because I'm sick of cfls burning out, taking minutes to warm up in my cold garage, etc. Have LED grow lights made strides in the recent years? The reason I ran the sun pulse halides is the UV output, it really made the trichomes pop, and the quality at the time was considerably higher than with the hps bulbs I tested. I wasn't aware of any LEDs on the market then (at least for a non insane price) that put out anything in the UVB spectrum.
Anyway, thanks for any input.
Way I used to do it was DWC in a few 45 or 60 gallon tubs, with aeration tubing and an air pump designed for aerating ponds, fisheries, etc. Not a big grow, but definitely not a micro grow either. What I was using for lights was sun pulse halides with lumatek selectable ballasts, with adjust a wing replica reflectors, no glass. Liquid cooled co2 burner, sealed room. Over the years I grew, I ran experiments constantly. Everything from cloning to bulbs to co2 levels, crimping and bending branches, removing the majority of the leaves, anything and everything I could think of. So I built up a pretty good knowledge base. Then I had to quit, and walk away from everything.
One thing I'm wondering about is back then, the newer and/or nicer cars had tiny metal halide headlight bulbs, with supplemental LED lighting, but I think now they're all LEDs. All the bulbs in my house and garage are LEDs too, but mostly because I'm sick of cfls burning out, taking minutes to warm up in my cold garage, etc. Have LED grow lights made strides in the recent years? The reason I ran the sun pulse halides is the UV output, it really made the trichomes pop, and the quality at the time was considerably higher than with the hps bulbs I tested. I wasn't aware of any LEDs on the market then (at least for a non insane price) that put out anything in the UVB spectrum.
Anyway, thanks for any input.