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400w Club-Show Off Your 400w Pride And Joy
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Ok here are pics of my 395w LED light (it runs on 395w which is pretty damn closed to 400w right people?)
Its mostly 3w LEDs with some 2w and covers 12 spectrums/wavelengths each using 90 degree reflecting lens (if you count and do an average each LED should run about 1.5w which might sound wrong but it is true you must run LEDs below their max wattage if you want them to last more than a couple days and not start a fire)
Oh and safety features include some bits that keep 1 dead LED from taking out a whole row/column (a problem for most panels). The hanging/hook mounts are very sturdy, the LEDs are a mix of Cree and others of high quality, and each LED is run an appropriate wattage to balance power and longevity (reds for example must be run cooler than blues in the LED world). Also its supposedly designed to make replacing a dead LED pretty easy. High quality fans blowing onto a finned heat sink that touches the LEDs directly unlike many panels that have the LEDs on... PCB? board and that on the unfinned heat sink
Sweet 5 year warranty. Thoroughly designed and tested by a Cannabis grower in Cali. I got this sucker for a whopping $1145 which works out to $2.89 per running watt. This baby replaced my 400w HPS system and bought temperatures in my tent down 10 degrees throughout, below this LED the temp is still ambient and only gets up to 7 degrees above room temp above the light without putting off enough heat to warm my bedroom (before with my 400w HPS the whole tent was 15 degrees above and I had to always keep my bedroom window open lest it get into the mid 80s in my bedroom and mid 90s in my tent should i keep the window closed. Now I can close my door, window, and heat vent and without my computer running my room never goes over 72 (remember 400w of HPS would put my bedroom at least mid 80s). This heat issue is the real reason why I switched to LED in the first place*!
PS: I have a 2.5ft x 2.5ft x 6ft GL80 whose exhaust filter simply blows the air into my 12x12 bedroom.
Its mostly 3w LEDs with some 2w and covers 12 spectrums/wavelengths each using 90 degree reflecting lens (if you count and do an average each LED should run about 1.5w which might sound wrong but it is true you must run LEDs below their max wattage if you want them to last more than a couple days and not start a fire)
Oh and safety features include some bits that keep 1 dead LED from taking out a whole row/column (a problem for most panels). The hanging/hook mounts are very sturdy, the LEDs are a mix of Cree and others of high quality, and each LED is run an appropriate wattage to balance power and longevity (reds for example must be run cooler than blues in the LED world). Also its supposedly designed to make replacing a dead LED pretty easy. High quality fans blowing onto a finned heat sink that touches the LEDs directly unlike many panels that have the LEDs on... PCB? board and that on the unfinned heat sink
Sweet 5 year warranty. Thoroughly designed and tested by a Cannabis grower in Cali. I got this sucker for a whopping $1145 which works out to $2.89 per running watt. This baby replaced my 400w HPS system and bought temperatures in my tent down 10 degrees throughout, below this LED the temp is still ambient and only gets up to 7 degrees above room temp above the light without putting off enough heat to warm my bedroom (before with my 400w HPS the whole tent was 15 degrees above and I had to always keep my bedroom window open lest it get into the mid 80s in my bedroom and mid 90s in my tent should i keep the window closed. Now I can close my door, window, and heat vent and without my computer running my room never goes over 72 (remember 400w of HPS would put my bedroom at least mid 80s). This heat issue is the real reason why I switched to LED in the first place*!
PS: I have a 2.5ft x 2.5ft x 6ft GL80 whose exhaust filter simply blows the air into my 12x12 bedroom.
DumpsterKeeper
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Ok here are pics of my 395w LED light (it runs on 395w which is pretty damn closed to 400w right people?)
Its mostly 3w LEDs with some 2w and covers 12 spectrums/wavelengths each using 90 degree reflecting lens (if you count and do an average each LED should run about 1.5w which might sound wrong but it is true you must run LEDs below their max wattage if you want them to last more than a couple days and not start a fire)
Oh and safety features include some bits that keep 1 dead LED from taking out a whole row/column (a problem for most panels). The hanging/hook mounts are very sturdy, the LEDs are a mix of Cree and others of high quality, and each LED is run an appropriate wattage to balance power and longevity (reds for example must be run cooler than blues in the LED world). Also its supposedly designed to make replacing a dead LED pretty easy. High quality fans blowing onto a finned heat sink that touches the LEDs directly unlike many panels that have the LEDs on... PCB? board and that on the unfinned heat sink
Sweet 5 year warranty. Thoroughly designed and tested by a Cannabis grower in Cali. I got this sucker for a whopping $1145 which works out to $2.89 per running watt. This baby replaced my 400w HPS system and bought temperatures in my tent down 10 degrees throughout, below this LED the temp is still ambient and only gets up to 7 degrees above room temp above the light without putting off enough heat to warm my bedroom (before with my 400w HPS the whole tent was 15 degrees above and I had to always keep my bedroom window open lest it get into the mid 80s in my bedroom and mid 90s in my tent should i keep the window closed. Now I can close my door, window, and heat vent and without my computer running my room never goes over 72 (remember 400w of HPS would put my bedroom at least mid 80s). This heat issue is the real reason why I switched to LED in the first place*!
PS: I have a 2.5ft x 2.5ft x 6ft GL80 whose exhaust filter simply blows the air into my 12x12 bedroom.
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Your grow looks great, but $1145 for the LED panel?!
Good panels are expensive. Its $2.89 per watt (thats my light, lots of LED companies charge in the $3 or $4 range) compared to say a $80 bulb and a $140 hood and a $140 digital ballast and getting something like $1.38 per watt with HID (and you likely go through 2-3 bulbs per year). Basically you pay double watt for watt with a good LED panel compared to HID. But I think its worth it. One could go with say Blackstar LED panels which are about as inexpensive as the panels that can actually grow at all may cost as little as 1.8 or 2.2 (can't remember which), but I don't think they are of as high of quality for a less than $.75 difference).
rasputin71
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I thought the thread was for showing off your plants, not spamming your lights.
Illumination
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what gro....all I see is a light? Anyhoo...I went from cfl' to 400 watt hid in a 19"x44" closet and my ambient went down and is much easier to cool....The remote ballasting is why I am sure...led all heat stays in the grow........so where's the grow?
Namaste'
bobbypyn
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hehehe it's soil less mix i whipped up; 1/3 peat, 1/4 perlite, a buncha mushroom compost, some organic soil conditioner. I layer groton, then perlite, then dead plant material on the bottom. I put an airstone in my totes at first, but those pix are old, i do it different now; I drilled a buncha 1&1/2 inch holes in the bottom half of the tub, then lines it with mesh; homemade airpot style. I'm lovin it. those plants are Purple Kush. I like it but it don't yield for shit. and it don't turn purple! at least mine don't... I don't care anymore, my gremlins turn damn near black! and I use Ron's Super Bloom granular organic nutes & hygrozyme. no bloombastic.
bobbypyn
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I'll never use pots again, unless smart pots start makin reinforced rectangular 20 gal pots... way i see it is, the space between the pots & the space of the pots themselves are all wasted potential root zone, so i tried to eliminate as much of that as possible without going full on bed-style, cuz I have to be able to move em; staggered harvests & all that good stuff. I used to be a DWC guy so I had a buncha these already!
reduce, reuse & be ghetto! \m/another option I've been weighing the merits of is a laundry basket lined with mesh, but it's gotta be a sturdy one, and rectangular... I'm still lookin for one i like for this; seen a few candidates!
kermit2692
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def. agree rubbermaids are the only way to go hammer out a bunch of holes on the bottom throw a thin layer of small rocks under your dirt...good to go half the price and it works better anyway
rasputin71
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I would put more holes if it were me, and line the inside with a layer of landscape fabric, or my personal favorite: pet-tough plastic window screen mesh.
oh oops yeah I forgot that was the point lol
Here are some more pics of my 395w grow. These plants were under several 24w cfl for 10 days then 400w HPS until they'd been above ground for 30 days before switching to 12/12 (a few days later the LED light came in so its only really done the flowering stretch it didn't do the vegging). These pics are a couple days over 5 weeks of 12/12. They are in two .8gallon airpots and three 2 gallon airpots. I didn't realize my Earth Juice was as low in the NPK #-#-# as Fox Farm so I'd been underfeeding them until just after I took these pics. But I still feel quite impressed so far with how they've done and how well they are doing with 2, 4, or 6 weeks left depending on the strain (Papaya, Bubblelicious, and Haze #1 all from nirvana there is 1 each in the 3 gallon pots but I forgot which was which in the smaller pots).
Here are some more pics of my 395w grow. These plants were under several 24w cfl for 10 days then 400w HPS until they'd been above ground for 30 days before switching to 12/12 (a few days later the LED light came in so its only really done the flowering stretch it didn't do the vegging). These pics are a couple days over 5 weeks of 12/12. They are in two .8gallon airpots and three 2 gallon airpots. I didn't realize my Earth Juice was as low in the NPK #-#-# as Fox Farm so I'd been underfeeding them until just after I took these pics. But I still feel quite impressed so far with how they've done and how well they are doing with 2, 4, or 6 weeks left depending on the strain (Papaya, Bubblelicious, and Haze #1 all from nirvana there is 1 each in the 3 gallon pots but I forgot which was which in the smaller pots).
Illumination
New Member
pretty pink and purple plants...not a fan of nirvana at all but they look decent....
Namaste'
Namaste'
DumpsterKeeper
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I've never tried Nirvana, but I've heard really good things about Blue Mystic. Your plants look great though. LEDs may be expensive, but from what I can see they get the job done pretty well. I'll have to invest in one in a few years when he price drops.
kermit2692
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to both ppl above that are also using rubbermaids - i always had put the holes on the bottom and smaller for one reasoni was under the impression that you dont want your roots to see light or the plant will get confused as to where is up and down and get stressed out. do you guys have a high rate of hermies?? or do you have no problems at all with roots trying to grow out of the bin?
rasputin71
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Holes in the bottom are for drainage. The holes in the sides are for air-pruning the roots.
dantheStonerMan
Active Member
air prune the roots? never heard that befor... elaborate on what why and how please? i saw those totes and i got to have mine switched over now... that looks just genius.... i got 6 plants in a 4x4 and im crowded. could have at least 4 in those totes and have room for a couple more!!! i keep mine short and bushy.... dont want em over 4' tall and thats pushing it....
dantheStonerMan
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sweet.... thanks for links