bodhi seeds

[luv2grow]

I'm switching over to cobs at the moment. I like the versatility of spectrum's you can bring. And its very easy to add diodes for deeper spectrum tuning.
But damn if it isn't expensive to get into.
This is how I view led's....

...Just precision bud growing when you drop the coin and tune it up.

Have you ever used a combo heater/ac unit JD? they work well and some even have a dehu packed into the combo units. they kick ass

 

[calicat]

@JDGreen I would use a 315 lec.

 

[pnwmystery]

Just reading up on HIDs last night - conventional wisdom is MH in bloom usually results in more sticky on the icky, but that HPS yields better yields.....so I read.

I've been playing with dual arc bulbs recently. Pretty interesting.

 

[futant]

Just throwing this out there... but Halides grow insane bud. Wtf have I been doing with HPS?! Seeing a huge difference in the 'blue' tent as opposed to the 'red' one.

Finally! i lose a tad on yield but make up for it on frost every time. I also find Stretch more manageable.
I haven't read this I have lived it.

 

[FlakeyFoont]

So i have an all led light system and was thinking of throwing a mh or hps in there for a. Extra light, b. I actually need some heat sometimes lol c. The outer parts of the room get dim cuz the leds go straight down.

So wat would u reccomennd to throw in thee if im just looking to add 250-400w. 1Bulb with leds.

Another vote for 315W LECs... CDM/CMH/LEC, they are all MHs.

 

[JDGreen]

I'm switching over to cobs at the moment. I like the versatility of spectrum's you can bring. And its very easy to add diodes for deeper spectrum tuning.
But damn if it isn't expensive to get into.
This is how I view led's....

...Just precision bud growing when you drop the coin and tune it up.

Have you ever used a combo heater/ac unit JD? they work well and some even have a dehu packed into the combo units. they kick ass

If you want a few extra grams then I'd say an hps.
If you'd prefer a lil more frost on every gram then an mh

Just my two cents tho

Sweet. Really i have multiple factors that a standard bulb would fix. And i have my 1000w leds on a tree and they r mounted alittle far apart. So imma put the bulb between them to fill in the gap alittle better.

Ill prolly go mh, i got decent yields. Not that i wouldn't like more lol but its not top priority.

 

[D_Urbmon]

I like to run a mixed spec. 2:1 HPS to MH or HPS to LED.

 

[JDGreen]

I like the lec alot. And if i plan on expanding much i may get one. This light isnt much for yield. Just to fill in the gap between my 2 leds so the edges of each circle per say get more light and i can sqeeze in a Extra plant.

So the 315 lec is abit more expensive then i was gunna go...the ones ive seen at my hydro store running 350-450 or so and id like to stay around 275 or less.

I think i found my product though. Its a package with an hps and mh so i can run each one and see wat i like...
Thanks guy i appreciate the quick incite. Woulda passed on the mh otherwise.

 

[D_Urbmon]

I took clones of all my Jabbas Stash a few days ago. This is only my 2nd time doing clones. Took 2-4 from each plant, in case of failure rate and also in case no failure I can have more than 1. (non keeper clones will be flowered out anyways unless they are absolute shit which I AM NOT anticipating). I have yet to have a shitty plant from Bodhi or PeakseedsBC. There are a few plants I have my eye on and am really hopeful for because they have killer structures.

This year I am going to be diligent at trying to clone everything and start keeping "keepers". I always just grew from seed and had in my mind that I needed a separate "mother room" but I figured fuck it, I will just clone each "keeper" before she is flowered and try to keep it going in that regards. Maybe get another tent. The regrets of non cloned specimens of the past are starting to haunt me haha.

now if only I had some local growmies to share with.

 

[JDGreen]

Second question, If i run my light at 50% power, does it pull 50%.

So if i have a 1000w and dim it down 50%, i assume the wattage pulled and expressed is ~500w now...correct?

 

[D_Urbmon]

Second question, If i run my light at 50% power, does it pull 50%.

So if i have a 1000w and dim it down 50%, i assume the wattage pulled and expressed is ~500w now...correct?

Yes I think so. A wall meter would give you an exact reading but I would guess it will be very close to 50%, maybe not exactly but very close.

 

[COGrown]

Stickier and smellier buds under metal halide, but yes lower yields for most strains. I'm upgrading to a 315 lec for my next grow, but my last grow was start to finish under a 600w metal halide. I could have mixed my soil a bit better, this grow felt like I was being limited by a weird micronutrient, never any deficiency but just on the smaller side. Nonetheless the finished bud quality was great and on a bus vs bud level better than the same clones under 600w of hps.

 

[genuity]

Second question, If i run my light at 50% power, does it pull 50%.

So if i have a 1000w and dim it down 50%, i assume the wattage pulled and expressed is ~500w now...correct?

Ballast depending. ..I run galaxy ballast, (super lumen-1000-600-400)
They all run with about 30-40 extra watts (1040-640-440)

 

[D_Urbmon]

I've read before that the increased UV in the Metal halide aids in cannabinoid production and some people use MH to finish. From your guys experiences sounds like this might actually be true?


A couple crops ago I finished some plants under a MH simply because one of my HPS died and it was so close to the end I didn't want to go buy another. But I didn't notice any difference, I often do a mixed spec anyways.

 

[JDGreen]

Stickier and smellier buds under metal halide, but yes lower yields for most strains. I'm upgrading to a 315 lec for my next grow, but my last grow was start to finish under a 600w metal halide. I could have mixed my soil a bit better, this grow felt like I was being limited by a weird micronutrient, never any deficiency but just on the smaller side. Nonetheless the finished bud quality was great and on a bus vs bud level better than the same clones under 600w of hps.

I would be sacrificing overall yield with the mh opposed to hps, but im not sacrificing bag appeal like bud density. Correct. I can deal with lower yield. No biggie, but i just wanna be clear.

 

[VTMi'kmaq]

i love to flower under MH. every 2 weeks i clean my tubes & change the spectrum. for years & years now. if i have any issue with my schedule i run one lamp mh, the other hps. in the middle of those two lamps im rocking led panels & kessils. i like all the light types for flower. veg i like mh & t5 only. all plants hit flower after mh time. t5 to build them up. led in veg for me = no bueno.

Maybe i should take 2 of my 400 mh set-ups and run an hps mh experiment too. I use plantmaxx 400mh and 600 hps eye hortis.
ive been using both hps and mh from sprout to harvest. Was fun trying to find the perfect distance on seedlings with a 400 mh lol. Live and learn. But the nodes stacking under the mh is top notch sexy imho.

 

[FlakeyFoont]

My understanding is dimming can change the spectrum on some bulbs, so it could be counter-productive.

For $200I got the Philips 315W mogul based LEC's and ballasts from Advanced Technology, and that included shipping. I already had both horizontal and vertical hoods for my CMH's, so I just use them.

The mogul based bulbs have a bit more UVA&B. I'm getting frostier buds, and more of them, than I was from 400W CMH's, and they work really well... plus my electric use is less, and so is the heat... I'm just waiting for Philips to discontinue these, lol!

I didn't think my Bodhi stuff could get any frostier, but it has!

Now, back to your regularly scheduled programming, ha!

 

[futant]

Another vote for 315W LECs... CDM/CMH/LEC, they are all MHs.

Plasma at center with CMH\LEC surrounding it is my plan. Not my idea, got that from a great friend; but that is what I am trying when I upgrade.

 

[apbx720]

Just throwing this out there... but Halides grow insane bud. Wtf have I been doing with HPS?! Seeing a huge difference in the 'blue' tent as opposed to the 'red' one.

Have u harvested the blue tent yet? Im curious. About to buy new bulbs and i was thinking about alternating hps and mh every other light

 

[futant]

Bodhi's Golden Triangle - 600 watt Lumatek digital with a digilux blue 600 from start to finish in flower in a 3 gallon pot. This pic is about day 52. Wasn't even centered under the light, off to the edge.