LED vs. HID Grow Off 1000w DualArc HID vs. Magnum+ vs. Apollo 10 vs. Penetrator 336x

[ledlightuser]

Grow summary;

4 independent rooms, 4' wide x 8' long x 8' high. Each room is equipt with 1 x 4" 165 cfm intake fan and 1 x 4" 165 cfm outtake fan.

Room 1 is outfitted with a 1000w hypotek digital ballast running a 1000w dual arc bulb. cost of this lighting system was $299.99 for the ballast, $169.99 for the reflector and $159.99 for the bulb. Total cost $629.97

Room 2 is outfitted with a Apollo 10 LED grow light that is drawing 2.65A or 325w. Cost of this setup is $799.99

Room 3 is outfitted with a Magnum Plus LED grow light that is drawing 2.42A or 294w. Cost of this setup is $1099.99

Room 4 is utfitted with a Penetrator 336x pro LED grow light that is drawing 4.15A or 515w. Cost of this setup is $2199.99

Each room will have an even number of female lowryder 2 auto flower in them. The goal is to see what if these LEDs can really stack up to a 1000w HID system and also to see which LED is producing the most GPW for the money!

update...

Ok so I am finally ready to do this first grow off, I popped 30 Lowryder2 autos and planted them on the 28th of June and moved them into 2 of my 4 x 8 x 8 test rooms. 14 are under a 1000w dual arc HID setup and 13 are under the mag+ and regular 357 magnum par amp 2012 in full veg mode. They have been on 24 hours of light since the 28th and will switch over to 18/6 for the rest of the grow starting today. The 27 survivors will be broken down to 6 per room with the extra 3 going one each into the LED rooms. The nutes being used for this grow are Advanced Nutrients...

 

[mal schaun]

for a legit test you have to take clones and not seeds ! with seeds you have a lot phenotypes that dont grow identicaly.

but nice setups.

 

[Mr. Bongjangles]

Grow summary;

4 independent rooms, 4' wide x 8' long x 8' high. Each room is equipt with 1 x 4" 165 cfm intake fan and 1 x 4" 165 cfm outtake fan.

Room 1 is outfitted with a 1000w hypotek digital ballast running a 1000w dual arc bulb. cost of this lighting system was $299.99 for the ballast, $169.99 for the reflector and $159.99 for the bulb. Total cost $629.97

Room 2 is outfitted with a Apollo 10 LED grow light that is drawing 2.65A or 325w. Cost of this setup is $799.99

Room 3 is outfitted with a Magnum Plus LED grow light that is drawing 2.42A or 294w. Cost of this setup is $1099.99

Room 4 is utfitted with a Penetrator 336x pro LED grow light that is drawing 4.15A or 515w. Cost of this setup is $2199.99

Each room will have an even number of female lowryder 2 auto flower in them. The goal is to see what if these LEDs can really stack up to a 1000w HID system and also to see which LED is producing the most GPW for the money!

update...

Ok so I am finally ready to do this first grow off, I popped 30 Lowryder2 autos and planted them on the 28th of June and moved them into 2 of my 4 x 8 x 8 test rooms. 14 are under a 1000w dual arc HID setup and 13 are under the mag+ and regular 357 magnum par amp 2012 in full veg mode. They have been on 24 hours of light since the 28th and will switch over to 18/6 for the rest of the grow starting today. The 27 survivors will be broken down to 6 per room with the extra 3 going one each into the LED rooms. The nutes being used for this grow are Advanced Nutrients...

As pointed out, using seeds means the results are meaningless, especially autoflowering ones.

Also, using the same cooling for the LEDs and the HID is putting the HID at a major disadvantage due to the difference in heat.

And why are the LED lights getting 1 extra plant each vs. the HID?

 

[VerdantGreen]

interesting test, thanks for posting it.

the HID, at twice the watts of the biggest LED array, will win hands down.

VG

 

[Karmic Farmer]

Nice thread, glad you are doing this experiment. I agree with using clones of one variety and also no
auto flowering strains.
Good luck!

Peace,
KF