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greenghost420

greenghost420

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kgp said:
I'm updating my room with hps and plasma alternating. Ive read a lot about cmh, led, and plasma and I chose the plasma. It's supposed to have a super high par and spectrums of uva and uvb. Close to natural sunlight.
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really! whats it cost to light a 5x5?
 
kgp

kgp

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greenghost420 said:
really! whats it cost to light a 5x5?
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It leaves a 4 x 4 footprint. They are a little over a grand a piece. I bought 3, 2 for flower between the 3 hps, and one for veg. From what I understand they are better for supplemental light then stand alone. I'll let you know what I think.
 
greenghost420

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to light a 4x4 isnt cheap and i need 3 of these. at this time i have to go with hps just for a few months. id love for you to post any diy thread that might work for me.
 
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iv been waiting to crack some stardawg and yetis, but im just thinking why havent i cracked my own shit?!! i almost feel like throwing out these new sprouts so i can make room for my work....got mendodawg x fc6 and fc/male x mendodawg mom. 10 of each getting ready to crack...
 
MonsterDrank

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greenghost420 said:
bout the same for a led to cover a 4x4. led is fucking expensive! im just gonna grab 2 1k hps and get genetics with the money saved...
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Yep. Good LED tech is not cheap.

After tons, and tons of research and debating.. I just bought one of these. <--LINK
It cost about a grand. You can choose your color temperatue. .I chose 4000k spectrum. It was the most powerful one this company makes and I always try to shoot high. lol.. Don't regret it one bit.

I almost went out and did something stupid and bought a KIND or Blackdog LED light for nearly twice the price... that would have been really dumb. These new ones using Vero 29 COB chips are amazing and outperform them. Not to mention they are easier/cheaper to service and maintain ($28 replacement cost of each chip..on mine there are 4 chips). There are a lot of DIY projects that people are starting now using the same chips.. and I might get there someday soon.. but adding to cart and clicking "Buy Now" was a lot easier and well worth it to me. I wanna get a couple more of these. The WOW factor after plugging it in was something else. It was clearly brighter and more intense than my 1000 watt HID lamp. I was blown away with excitement the minute I turned it on. Nothing could have prepared me for that moment.

They let you choose either 3000k, 3500k, 4000k, or 5000k. I actually found out about this company from some of the light geeks in the LED thread here on RIU. Studying their tests vs tests on other forums and all the data that I pooled together.. I was led to one conclusion. The Optic Lighting Vero 29 LED Grow Light was showing itself to be the best LED light on the market bang for the buck in nearly every category. For me spending a grand isn't that big of a deal.. there are certainly cheaper alternatives out there.. but if you want high quality and something that will last for years. this product makes total sense.

I just hung it a couple days ago actually.. right smack dab next to my hood that houses a 1000 watt Ushio HPS lamp. I have a lot of light for my tent. The combined spectum from this particular LED and an HPS lamp running concurrently should come close to being able to mimic the kind of performance I would have received from running MH and HPS side by side, which is what I used to do. That really creates helps the plant to create a full cannabinoid profile. Really gets the resin flowing. =)
 
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