It's just older tech. It'll still perform well. But there's other lights out there using CXB for not much more...
Check out the "indoor growing" section on this site. There is a thread with a completed grow on the first page right now. Blew my mind...
Thanks for sharing your experience w/ us. It's good to hear an honest review.
To be fair, you're comparing 4000w of HPS with about 2000w of LED. The LED's aren't meant to be used in conjunction, they do just great by themselves which is why some are getting huge yields off them. I think comparing 500w of LED to 1000w of HPS is a bit one-sided. I just watched a guy on youtube growing 2lbs in a 4x4 with 800w of these exact same 3070 cobs in 3500k spectrum. Plenty of other grows in here to compare to also. The nutrients might have also been a factor, LED grown buds tend to have diffrent requirements than HPS, albeit slight.
What lamps do you run with?
Gen 6 Vero 29 4000k @1400ma
And? Are you growing pounds all over the room? Can yo show us?
Although I bought them many months ago, my work season just ended which allowed me to finish the project. Will post pics in a couple months when things are closer to harvest. It's also just a smaller space, nothing like what most on here are doing. Originally with 8 cobs in a 2'x4' space but I do have extra heatsinks laying around to add something else like far/deep red or just more white cobs and eventually fill a 4'x4 space. Sorry if this derails the thread in any way. Enough about me.
Although I bought them many months ago, my work season just ended which allowed me to finish the project. Will post pics in a couple months when things are closer to harvest. It's also just a smaller space, nothing like what most on here are doing. Originally with 8 cobs in a 2'x4' space but I do have extra heatsinks laying around to add something else like far/deep red or just more white cobs and eventually fill a 4'x4 space. Sorry if this derails the thread in any way. Enough about me.
Looks like hes going for a few ounces not a few pounds...
You're right I am but this has nothing to do with the OP's thread or his lights. I'll be happy with whatever I get come xmas time errr...late January. These are 3 weeks old.
So these lights were positioned 1 per 4x4 area the same footprint as the HPS lamps I use since that's how they were supposed to be setup according to specifications and that these are supposed comparable to 1000 watt HPS. I do understand your point that it doesn't seem fair according to watt consumption however the manufacturer (Johnson) says this is the configuration to use and these Lamps are $1100 each. So it sounds like you are suggesting I use more in a smaller footprint overlapping, say 3 of these for a 4x8 area?
3 in an 8'x4' would be 50w per sq ft and about ideal. I think that would compare much better to 2-1000w HPS. 1620w vs 2000w. Probably get much more similar results. I understand that those are supposed to replace a 1000w HPS but after hundreds of grows, video's, measurements and testing from all types of sources it appears that 400w of LED is a good comparison to 600w of HPS. 700w of LED would be much closer to the photon output of 1000w of HPS with all other things being equal. I've never seen anyone use around half the power in LED's and equal the yield of twice the amount of HPS. I really love the cobs though. I find myself having to turn them up a bit higher and raise them up a bit just so they throw enough heat to keep conditions nice but my setup is small compared to yours. I've seen more than a few grows in RIU of guys going with 800w in a 4'x4' with LED but I think that's a bit overkill in PPFD, especially with newer gen cobs.
Which one did you pickup Hybridway and how much did it set you back?
What for? You got more resinous you say, which would mean to me that your quality is better then when you grew with hps. If your first grow with new lighting technoligy is a little less weight, but obvious better quality your winning. Mess around with your gardening practices and figure how to yield more. would rather have a pound of super sticky stooper dank then 1 1/2 pounds of some bull shit ok looking stuff.
