Raphael
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I just finished a 8 bio bucket / rdwc under 1200 watts. 600w digi on the left and 600w magnetic on the right:
The root mass was generally about the same, between the digital and the magnetic, but the the 4 plants under the digi yielded 4oz dry more than the magnetic (18oz, 0.86gpw from digi, 14oz, 0.66gpw from magnetic). The only difference between the two sides was the ballast. Both bulbs were new generics, one GE, one Ushio.
All this has been documented over the course of the past two months, and I can comfortably say that I only see myself using digital ballasts for flowering for awhile. The digital 600w Lumatek was it's first run, and the magnetic is about 5 years old.
Has anyone else seen a significant difference in yield between magnetic and digital ballasts?
Cheers
The root mass was generally about the same, between the digital and the magnetic, but the the 4 plants under the digi yielded 4oz dry more than the magnetic (18oz, 0.86gpw from digi, 14oz, 0.66gpw from magnetic). The only difference between the two sides was the ballast. Both bulbs were new generics, one GE, one Ushio.
All this has been documented over the course of the past two months, and I can comfortably say that I only see myself using digital ballasts for flowering for awhile. The digital 600w Lumatek was it's first run, and the magnetic is about 5 years old.
Has anyone else seen a significant difference in yield between magnetic and digital ballasts?
Cheers