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irishboy
great expectations for those flowers!!
things are looking promising, buds are all over the place and nice formation, youll see on the pics.
Hank_Moody
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Watching you all over irish. It's scooby.
It's update time. I've been lurking in this thread (and a few others) and loving what I see. What seems obvious to me is:
1. Can't use these LED systems in height-restricted grows (most cabinets and some closet grows) due to the clearance requirements. Then again, all of life is a trade-off.
2. These units win the green derby hands down. From an energy consumption point of view it would appear these LEDs can bring home the bacon using around a third to a quarter of the power of HIDs. What the deal is compared to CFLs I have no idea; since mine are shitty 65 lumen/watt units, I suspect there will be excellent efficiencies, but you can get close to those CFLs and you won't be doing that with these LEDs.
3. Stealth is a big winner for LEDs. The days of cops shining IR detectors on your house and outlining your grow could indeed be numbered and there is something to be said for that benefit.
4. Cost is still an issue. I have a feeling that these units will get cheaper as more and more crowd the market to take on the new market share opportunity that indoor cultivators will present to a moribund industry that is looking to move beyond Light-Brite.
The proof is in the bud. What will these units produce? Which is better - the dialed in 126 watt or the more expensive 180 watt? Looks like the 126 watt "dial-a-yield" approach is going to be a player.
Sum it up; you got to stay tuned and see how Irish boy finishes his grow and what LED girl decides to provide next in terms of independent documentation. I see lots of people with lighting systems to test in this forum, so I think the real winner is...
Our community. What could be wrong with that?
1. Can't use these LED systems in height-restricted grows (most cabinets and some closet grows) due to the clearance requirements. Then again, all of life is a trade-off.
2. These units win the green derby hands down. From an energy consumption point of view it would appear these LEDs can bring home the bacon using around a third to a quarter of the power of HIDs. What the deal is compared to CFLs I have no idea; since mine are shitty 65 lumen/watt units, I suspect there will be excellent efficiencies, but you can get close to those CFLs and you won't be doing that with these LEDs.
3. Stealth is a big winner for LEDs. The days of cops shining IR detectors on your house and outlining your grow could indeed be numbered and there is something to be said for that benefit.
4. Cost is still an issue. I have a feeling that these units will get cheaper as more and more crowd the market to take on the new market share opportunity that indoor cultivators will present to a moribund industry that is looking to move beyond Light-Brite.
The proof is in the bud. What will these units produce? Which is better - the dialed in 126 watt or the more expensive 180 watt? Looks like the 126 watt "dial-a-yield" approach is going to be a player.
Sum it up; you got to stay tuned and see how Irish boy finishes his grow and what LED girl decides to provide next in terms of independent documentation. I see lots of people with lighting systems to test in this forum, so I think the real winner is...
Our community. What could be wrong with that?
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irishboy
nice plants irish! are these from week 3 of flowering?
thanks for the update LEDGirl!
yes those were week 3 tomarrow will be week 4 and ill send some pics to led girl tomarrow nite.
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feral
this is great. If the prices come down some I'll retire my T5's and throw these babies in the room.
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irishboy
here are pics of week 4. i figure ill help led girl out and post the pics since she's been real busy with work.
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/4_weeks_flowering_001_700x524_650x486.jpg
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/4_weeks_flowering_002_700x524_650x486.jpg
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/4_weeks_flowering_002_700x524_650x486.jpg
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irishboy
yup about half way. these strains are 8-9 week flowering times.
some reason the Hindu skunk on the 126w side is lagging on the bud growth. looks like its only on week 2 of flowering. the hindu skunk on the 180w side was looking like shit the whole time in veg, but its starting to bud up nice, still lagging also but not as much as the other hindu skunk. i hope its just a late bloomer because the hindu skunk on the 126w side is my biggest plant.
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irishboy
i just looked at the girls right now. the hindu skunks are looking much better after i feed them last nite. things are looking frosty in their, all of the leaves have frost all ver them. i have been using that new additive called snow strom ultra, and i will say that $hit works great. i will use this now on. i am also going to use that gravity stuff to in a few weeks.
one thing i have notice between the two lights is the hairs are turning color faster on the 126w side then the 180w dont know why this is happing? but things are looking good.
one thing i have notice between the two lights is the hairs are turning color faster on the 126w side then the 180w dont know why this is happing? but things are looking good.
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