Vert(600+400) 5 plant, from Ukraine with love

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ttystikk

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CCCmints said:
I can replace a 1000w HPS for less than $800 with LED.
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@Sedan said he's getting his 400W and 600W HPS lamps from a greenhouse that I gather went bankrupt. He uses one of each in the silo and pulls some amazing numbers.

He's also an engineer (civil?) who isn't working because of the ongoing conflict wrecking the economy in his country.

I have nothing but the utmost respect for his ingenuity and perseverance in the face of incredibly adverse circumstances- on the barest of shoestring budgets and all this with an amazingly positive attitude.
 
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ttystikk said:
@Sedan said he's getting his 400W and 600W HPS lamps from a greenhouse that I gather went bankrupt. He uses one of each in the silo and pulls some amazing numbers.

He's also an engineer (civil?) who isn't working because of the ongoing conflict wrecking the economy in his country.

I have nothing but the utmost respect for his ingenuity and perseverance in the face of incredibly adverse circumstances- on the barest of shoestring budgets and all this with an amazingly positive attitude.
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and he has a cute pussy to pat..
 
ANC

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Sedan said:
I described in great detail why the LED can not get such a crop in principle. There are not yet invented lamps that will shine 360 degrees, like sodium ...
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In stead of using 1000W HPS, one can use four 250W Bars with COBs in the center. In a north south west east formation.
 
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I don't see why not, everything stays the same, it's just the light source that changes from a point source to four "beams"
The efficiency of this system is mostly gained from the reflective tent being right behind the plants.
 
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ANC said:
I don't see why not, everything stays the same, it's just the light source that changes from a point source to four "beams"
The efficiency of this system is mostly gained from the reflective tent being right behind the plants.
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It's still a tight fit to work on the plants.
 
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Yep, you will need to use the version of the tube that opens up like a book on castor wheels as I suggested previously.
 
ttystikk

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ANC said:
Yep, you will need to use the version of the tube that opens up like a book on castor wheels as I suggested previously.
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So why not just have it flat? More room to work on the plants, no pie wedge effect, fits in square rooms better...

In other words, what problem does the round silo solve, once you aren't using a 360 degree light source? Having done this for years, my answer to that question was 'none'. The only reason for the round silo was the nature of the light emission from the lamp. Once I switched to directional LED lighting the reason to keep that shape went away.
 
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