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And as far as pots I use airpots and fabric bags. The fabric is better. Easier to water more evenly and the root mass is always larger in the bags versus the airpots. I've used a couple different types of bags one a felt type. The other some type of plastic mesh that almost looks like a...

Since everyone has touched on light amounts and their proximity. Is he recycling grow media? Sure it's not a pH and/or over fert issue? Too much light isn't as prone to eagle claw top type of leaves as much as 3 things. 1. Over fertilization whether through normal feeding or recycling soil. 2...

Nice and healthy as usual. Looking good! I should probably start only letting my son tend and feed a couple plants instead of all. LMAO

I haven't ran all the numbers but I think given clientele is a huge variable. Here in Texas dealing with guys who have been in it for a while versus your small town head or old head who just wants a reliable source or younger crowd willing to spend what it takes for better stuff. Going rates...

Really depends on the area and applicable providers along with other variables like credit. There are some companies that have 3-5 tiers. Costs are anywhere from 8.4 cents per kWh to 16 cents. I thought I was paying 12 cents but according to them when I just checked now their site is vague and...

Just for shits and giggles want to see my monthly electric bill? And I'm in Texas. Man these quality LEDs break the bank all around I tell ya. Wait a minute @SnotNazi let me find my bill in a minute. was $95 for a 3bd house.... If you can't tell I like efficiency. ;)

Again you're missing the point. So let's look at this. $350 for a 900w vipar. I paid $450 for my xgs. $100 more. Yet if that light draws 900w at 12 cents a kilowatt and twelve hours a day with 710 difference that's a good $30 difference in cost each month in electricity for the same outcome...

Exactly and to expand on what he said and general consensus. Drive too soft=cost a small fortune. Drive too hard=premature death. Need to define your middle ground.

Well If supposed to be a 400w equivalent could you get a 1/2lb or so out of it? I know not the best example but i knew I could consistently get 10-12 off a 4-hundo.

And our point is we can and do accomplish those yeilds with 200-300w of higher quality more efficient LEDs.

Yeah well my first indoor grow about 15 years ago was with a halogen shop light, then a mercury vapor security light, then flos and cfl. Guess what? They grew bud too. Lol Doesnt mean that was a good lighting source to stick with. Input, output. That is that matters and where the cheaper lights...

Honestly I am not sure I would do anything that small with LEDs. First thought I'd think just use cfls. I feel good leds might be too intense for that height. That or issues with coverage from light source obstruction. Though I'm sure someone else may be better to answer that.

900w of quality led and if you got less than 2lbs I'd be upset. LOL

Yeah. But look at the photon flux per watt. You get more with low voltage for the reasons I outlined with the water pipe analogy.

How big of an area? What types of yields are you after? Things like that. That info will give people a better idea for helping you.

Low amps low volts. Why guys are running 3590s in the 36v VERSUS 72v variety at 700mA. I.e. You want a high output cob (large water pipe) with low voltage driven at low current. Think of efficiency in this sense as the ability to free flow. You just have to minimize the resistive properties...

What leds did you use. You didn't say.

Yes they are. Even though you didn't mention a key part of that equation is resistance. Easiest way to describe is a water line. Amperage would be the amount or volume of water moved through at a given time, voltage would be the pressure behind that volume of flowing water, And resistance in...

Curious have you used that gator filter before? How do you like it compared to a standard carbon scrubber? Is it actually worth the extra coin?

Not what I meant. Just that mono chrome LEDs used in tandem at varying ratios haven't been as efficient in panels at growing because we can't seem to get the ratios correct. Where the whites have eliminated that Guess work. I could only see future monochrome panels as tailor made type of...