TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
I found led tubes to replace t5 lights that are plug and play, but I don't know about the t8.
The t5 led replacements out grew the t5 hands down. With a substantial cost savings I might add.
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I found led tubes to replace t5 lights that are plug and play, but I don't know about the t8.
The t5 led replacements out grew the t5 hands down. With a substantial cost savings I might add.
Douglas.Curtis
Autistic Diplomat in Training
I hope you didn't buy one.
$99 for 170w
170w in a very bright footprint, well above 30wpsqft recommended for inefficient LEDs.
5000k spectrum is definitely far from ideal, especially for flowering.
In comparison, a Mars Hydro TS-1000 is slightly more expensive per watt @ around $130 for 150w.
The TS series has the correct spectrum for low leaf, HPS style flowers and yeild.
It efficiently covers a 1x2 area for flowering.
No, I wasn't kidding. The commercial Electric is a nice shop light, with a great spectrum for working with tools.
You are correct
You are correct
I will stand by my growing results with the Commercial Electric $99 job from Home Depot. My friends are shocked when they see the results. Right now I have Zamaldelica females 6 feet tall, they are only 6 feet because I crimped them. Otherwise they would be 7 feet plus. Try it! You might like it!
You are correct
I hope you didn't buy one.
$99 for 170w
170w in a very bright footprint, well above 30wpsqft recommended for inefficient LEDs.
5000k spectrum is definitely far from ideal, especially for flowering.
In comparison, a Mars Hydro TS-1000 is slightly more expensive per watt @ around $130 for 150w.
The TS series has the correct spectrum for low leaf, HPS style flowers and yeild.
It efficiently covers a 1x2 area for flowering.
No, I wasn't kidding. The commercial Electric is a nice shop light, with a great spectrum for working with tools.
I will stand by my growing results with the Commercial Electric $99 job from Home Depot. My friends are shocked when they see the results. Right now I have Zamaldelica females 6 feet tall, they are only 6 feet because I crimped them. Otherwise they would be 7 feet plus. Try it! You might like it!
TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
If you're not going to compete in a cup, who gives a rat's ass. Normal garbage day abandoned shop lights will do. You'd be surprised what I've grown with household florescent lights. And I start my yearly outdoor seedings with 4 4x4 vanilla lights. 1000+ last year.
Sure, I could use better flowering lights indoor, but who will be impressed? My cat?
That said, I'll be springing for "proper" grow lights this year because electric costs are skyrocketing.
Sure, I could use better flowering lights indoor, but who will be impressed? My cat?
That said, I'll be springing for "proper" grow lights this year because electric costs are skyrocketing.
I'mback
Comfortably numb!
It's not the length of the dick that does the trick, it is the throb of the knob that does the job, and, I wouldn't qualify that as an endorsement!
TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
I'm not sure about the shop light. The link won't work from here, but I'm reading 18,000 lumens from 170w and $99, plus it's 5k. That is the same price per watt as Samsung/meanwell lights delivered. Which put out over 50% more light around 3k.
It's no competition for me either. I don't want dumpster lights for the price of the very best.
It's no competition for me either. I don't want dumpster lights for the price of the very best.
I'mback
Comfortably numb!
Glad you liked it
I remember one day we were on watch and we had this young whipper sniper brag about screwing all night. My boiler operator told him... Son, what YOU do all night, I take all night to do
Douglas.Curtis
Autistic Diplomat in Training
Many people go to the sunlight spectrum light. Check out our TS and SP SMD tech light. 
CrossBones
Active member
As for T8-T12 4ft Shop Light Replacement LED Tubes, I bought one each of these direct from the Toggled website when on sale. Hard wired in an old shop fixture and seem to do pretty well for me anyways.. Figured I'd share if anybody still has some old school light racks they might want to update.. Home Repo even sells em now. I use em for seedlings, clones, veg..
To the OP, I use two Viperspecra V300's and one R300 for the last 15 minutes of cycle in one of my tents. Got a 2 for 1 Black Friday deal in 2018 on the V300's and they are still working non stop since..
https://www.homedepot.com/p/toggled...um-Linear-LED-Grow-Light-E416-G2310/304970642
https://www.homedepot.com/p/toggled...ERCH=REC-_-pipsem-_-304970642-_-301370415-_-N
To the OP, I use two Viperspecra V300's and one R300 for the last 15 minutes of cycle in one of my tents. Got a 2 for 1 Black Friday deal in 2018 on the V300's and they are still working non stop since..
https://www.homedepot.com/p/toggled...um-Linear-LED-Grow-Light-E416-G2310/304970642
https://www.homedepot.com/p/toggled...ERCH=REC-_-pipsem-_-304970642-_-301370415-_-N
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Thought i'd throw up a couple pics of my ghetto grow.... LED's are new to me....
3 x V900 per 4x8 table
Veg, then Bloom, then Both....
3 x V900 per 4x8 table
Veg, then Bloom, then Both....
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TheForgotten
For the record i sprouted, am vegging, and will flower in Both mode....
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TheForgotten
Just gonna throw these up here....
Took the plants, threw a littlt LST their way (Low Stress Training)
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First what i did.... twist ties
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Put 2 together....
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Bend plant at where, when it turns back up it'll allows bottom shoots room yet the apical meristem will still be the tallest point of plant,
and tie it dowm....
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And boom, less than 48 hrs later....
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The Sugar Haze responded better than the Afghan i pictured....
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Took the plants, threw a littlt LST their way (Low Stress Training)
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First what i did.... twist ties
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Put 2 together....
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Bend plant at where, when it turns back up it'll allows bottom shoots room yet the apical meristem will still be the tallest point of plant,
and tie it dowm....
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And boom, less than 48 hrs later....
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The Sugar Haze responded better than the Afghan i pictured....
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Plants needing water
Plants needing water
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Plants an hour or 2 after watering
Plants an hour or 2 after watering
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One more LST before budset....
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One more LST before budset....
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Time to go beddy bye....
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Here's a plant i'm keeping an eye on, Northern Lights by Jordan of the Islands....
It's like a carrot, if you bend the stalk or even the branches too much they snap, very difficult to LST, this is what the pot i first grew in 87 was like, and what i like most of all, Indica, because it's what i grew up on, although i am starting to find some Satty's that are strong....
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Time to go beddy bye....
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Here's a plant i'm keeping an eye on, Northern Lights by Jordan of the Islands....
It's like a carrot, if you bend the stalk or even the branches too much they snap, very difficult to LST, this is what the pot i first grew in 87 was like, and what i like most of all, Indica, because it's what i grew up on, although i am starting to find some Satty's that are strong....
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TheForgotten
Another pheno Northern Lights....
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Leaves so fat they overlap....
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Leaves so fat they overlap....
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