Led quality

msimard12

msimard12

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Heyy guys, I grew years ago with a 1000 watt metal halide/hps now I'm just growing a couple plants because it's legal for fun.. I currently am running the vipar spectra 300 reflector series than I looked online and saw the bud quality people were getting.. and I dont care about the amount of bud but for the love of God I want bud and not just leaves. Found this cob fixture online.. any input to run it with my vipar.
 

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GBAUTO

GBAUTO

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Honestly, unless you have an issue that prevents you from running HID that's what I would use. The Vipar you have is a 125wfixture and the cob fixture is 300w. A 400w HID would actually provide more light(it's more efficient than the diodes used in those fixtures) with less heat and be substantially less expensive.
 
whytewidow

whytewidow

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That is straight garbage. 100% garbage. Those are the same as smartcobs. They put out like 16ppfd they are less efficient than hps. Hps 400 are 0.9 umole those cobs are under 0.50 umole. Migro did a test on them. Dont waste your money. If you want more heat in your grow just buy a heater. Bc that's all that is. The light is puts off, only about 30% of it can be used by the plant.
 
NanoGadget

NanoGadget

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msimard12 said:
Ok, what about the hlg series lights, I hear good things about them on this site would the 100 series be a better option.
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Now you are talking about great lights... HLG uses top bin, high efficiency diodes. The prebuilt fixtures are great, and if you are even a tiny bit handy with tools the diy kits they sell offer the chance for a top shelf light at a decent price. I own 3 HLG lights at the momemt and they are the best investment I've ever made in terms of growing.
 
msimard12

msimard12

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It is a 4x2 but again I'm doing this for fun so both lights would be directly over 2 or 3 12 and 12 from seed style plants. When I get the second light I might run a side by side comparison with the vipar spectra. Same nutes conditions etc, that would be interesting.
 
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willvape

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I have a 2 and 1/2 by 4 space and I am running 3 300 watt vipers. Very happy with the results. I am pulling roughly a half pound dry , 7/8 ounces every 4 months. The trick is to keep the canopy flat, LEDs do not have the penetration so I keep them low and flat where they do not require any penetration. I don't give a f*** what anybody says these things grow!
 
dandyrandy

dandyrandy

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willvape said:
I have a 2 and 1/2 by 4 space and I am running 3 300 watt vipers. Very happy with the results. I am pulling roughly a half pound dry , 7/8 ounces every 4 months. The trick is to keep the canopy flat, LEDs do not have the penetration so I keep them low and flat where they do not require any penetration. I don't give a f*** what anybody says these things grow!
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I use a diy cob build. 16 cobs in a 40" x 40" area run at 600w produces 1 1/2 to 2 lb of trimmed bud. Not counting leaf. I toss it. I could run at 500 but I find 24" at 600 gives me less hot spots on the taller colas. But still gives me penetration 2' down from the tops. And I suck at growing.
 
jarvild

jarvild

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willvape said:
I have a 2 and 1/2 by 4 space and I am running 3 300 watt vipers. Very happy with the results. I am pulling roughly a half pound dry , 7/8 ounces every 4 months. The trick is to keep the canopy flat, LEDs do not have the penetration so I keep them low and flat where they do not require any penetration. I don't give a f*** what anybody says these things grow!
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I get a good 36" of penetration with my strips and get a pound from less than 300 true watts of LED's.
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msimard12

msimard12

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Do you think I could put 2 small plants looking for like 1.5 -2 oz per plant under one hlg 100 3000k. I'll keep the vipar spectra on a side angle to help with side coverage.
 
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