Have any of you DIY COB Growers finished a crop under 1000W DE HPS? - POLL

[2ANONYMOUS]

of course there is a next level, fluoro T5s are outdated because of efficiency.

I used to grow with mostly T5s, all sorts of different aquarium tubes with a full wide spectrum. I'm still using Coral Waves as a supplement and warm\cool white mixes for vegging, but all of those are going away with the dodo bird as I build my own lights.

Just to give you an idea as to how far the warm white cobs have evolved ....
T5s run around 100 lumens/watt ... well the latest cobs are now running 140 - 200 lumens per watt. That mean with the latest and greatest I can almost double the light output with the same wattage.

Any spectrum mix that you can develop with T5s I can create with leds at a higher efficiency and at a higher density.

Who cares about lumens Do plants ??? oh here T5 grow 432 watts 2 pounds dry

 

[RM3]

Not to mention fluro's are linear lights so their intensity drops off exponentially , after just a few inches from the bulb you are too far to get the right intensity.

Ok , if you say so

 

[PurpleBuz]

Not to mention fluro's are linear lights so their intensity drops off exponentially , after just a few inches from the bulb you are too far to get the right intensity.

all lights do that.

 

[RM3]

That looks like a lot of wattage to grow a couple colas...

18, 54 watt bulbs or 972 watts

 

[2ANONYMOUS]

wow dude you really missed the boat.

With only a partial upgrade to the latest led lights I'm able to save a 100 a month for power. I'm only running a couple of 5x5 flowering areas with supporting veg areas. Just wait till I finish building my lights.

legal weed is changing the pricing\profit. if your not squeezing out every penny of margin in your grows you won't last.
wa state is now wholesaling well under 2K a pound.

I agree with you the future of growing for legal reasons are changing in a big way being up most efficient that is

 

[Yodaweed]

Fluro's are one of the weakest intensity lights that can grow weed, I started out using them over 5 years ago, trust me there are better options, a MARS hydro is a better light and they are a joke in the LED community.

 

[RM3]

That looks like a lot of wattage to grow a couple colas...

it's a 5 X 5 garden that averages 28 oz's a grow, but what do I know ?

 

[cdgmoney250]

18, 54 watt bulbs or 972 watts

Don't those "54w" bulbs pull more juice than that at the wall?

 

[Yodaweed]

it's a 5 X 5 garden that averages 28 oz's a grow, but what do I know ?

Of fluffy low quality buds, never been impressed with any picture you have posted , always fluffy hardly any frost besides pictures that are so zoomed in you cant even see the plant. You are using a light less efficient than the worst LED or HID light.

 

[PurpleBuz]

Who cares about lumens Do plants ??? oh here T5 grow 432 watts 2 pounds dry View attachment 3641203

I mentioned lumens just to give a eyeballs estimation of the difference in efficiency between T5HOs and cob lights.
Prefectly suitable to roughly compare a warm white T5HO vs a warmwhite COB, for sheer ouput using an industry standard measurement.

so don't give me that crap about lumens for humans, when I didn't try to equivocate lumens to PAR.

DO YOU DENY that warm white cobs are at least 50% more efficient than T5HOs ?

 

[RM3]

Don't those "54w" bulbs pull more juice than that at the wall?

yes, the fixtures are rated at 342 watts

 

[RM3]

Of fluffy low quality buds, never been impressed with any picture you have posted , always fluffy hardly any frost besides pictures that are so zoomed in you cant even see the plant. You are using a light less efficient than the worst LED or HID light.

Wow ya must not of seen many of my pics ???

 

[Yodaweed]

Wow ya must not of seen many of my pics ???

View attachment 3641216

Fluffy and lacking frost.

 

[Yodaweed]

Wow ya must not of seen many of my pics ???

View attachment 3641216

Just stop dude, you are using pretty much the worst light to grow weed besides an incandescent bulb which I doubt would be very good at any growing. T5s are for veg.

 

[Yodaweed]

they look fine

That is fluffy as hell, if I was growing that I would be major disappointed with the density and frost.

 

[RM3]

Just stop dude, you are using pretty much the worst light to grow weed besides an incandescent bulb which I doubt would be very good at any growing. T5s are for veg.

Ok, if you say so, it must be true

 

[sixstring2112]

There is no next level Bro, I be there LOL

this made me lmao so hard,done,finished,just ask rm3 because he has all the answers. your here to troll,you need to take your troll game to the next level because all im seeing is the same old one liners from you.and im not gunna bash your t5 pics because for what your using the plants look good but can you please drop the "im the best" attitude.

 

[2ANONYMOUS]

I mentioned lumens just to give a eyeballs estimation of the difference in efficiency between T5HOs and cob lights.
Prefectly suitable to roughly compare a warm white T5HO vs a warmwhite COB, for sheer ouput using an industry standard measurement.

so don't give me that crap about lumens for humans, when I didn't try to equivocate lumens to PAR.

DO YOU DENY that warm white cobs are at least 50% more efficient than T5HOs ?

No i am just waiting to see this grow op that you claim your saving 100's month ?? that is a pretty big claim must be lots of wattage ???

 

[Yodaweed]

Ok, if you say so, it must be true

http://www.growweedeasy.com/grow-lights

Others say it too, CFL and T5 is considered Starter lighting for beginners.

 

[PurpleBuz]

That is fluffy as hell, if I was growing that I would be major disappointed with the density and frost.

its probably a difference in strain, rather than a difference in lighting.