LED GROW TEST. 126W hydro grow led VS. 180W pro source LED LIGHT

irishboy said:

ya ive done 3 grows so far with leds. my first was with a 90w tri ban and it did cool. got an oz or two cant rember.

my last grow was the best one but i got some spider mites and they killed my girls befor they could finish all the way. 2 plants were permo and the other two barly made it. hers my old log
https://www.rollitup.org/showthread.php?t=218632

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here are some pics right befor i had to pull them because of those evil spider mites.
2 shiva skunks and 2 supper skunks

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I remember those days....

Amazing how fast time goes eh....and the advances and forward movements since then.

Good times....good times...

project fuoro said:

I remember those days....

Amazing how fast time goes eh....and the advances and forward movements since then.

Good times....good times...

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yep those were some good plants for being in 95-100F* temps their whole life, but them i got a visit from spider mites. those little fu$kers paid for that. is was war! they better not come back!! ill burn that room down! lol.

its all good because these plants i have now look great, so hopfuly ill beat my old grow.
i mean they look so $exy.lol

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Yes, yes they do. lol.

They are some seriously sexy bitches...

Lovin it!

-pf-

how'd you deal with your mites?

notoriousb said:

how'd you deal with your mites?

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i did alot of things.
i am using a no pest stripe, floramite, bombs, and wiped down all the wall,floors ect. left the room shut down for about 3 weeks with all of this stuff. the no pest stripes seem to work realy well, i am still using one right now.
plus its alot more colder so they wont breed and hatch so much. my te,ps were real hot at the time 95-100F*

what up irish lookin good man
i just got my penetrators in but one
isnt workin right only 2/3 of it is lite up
im gonna call cammie in a bit but i got the other ones goin!
im pretty fuckin excited

Hey irish. The ladies are coming along very nicely and I do'nt wanna speak too soon but the 126w looks like it is edging ahead a little, at least in how full the plant looks as you get farther down.

fhs,

I feel the same way, I have a 180w UFO and maybe swapping

I'd smoke them mites. lol little bastards! ha!

Sorry...one of those days. lol.

TC, I think you're on to something with your comment...consider it after this grow and before your 90 days...It will produce, I can vouch for that, but how much, and will it satisfy you? That's what is important dudes...what works for us...not everybody else, but you...

Peace dudes!

The thing I am wondering though is if the growth difference is caused by the difference in the wavelenghts of the LED's or if it is because the HGL lights are 60 degrees instead of the 120 from prosource

I would say yes, the NM ranges on the lights are different, enough to be dramatic as far as results go. But really it's my opinion only.

Watch and see fhspolo. The results will speak for themselves. IF you are impatient...it will hurt your wallet. Trust me.

Friendly advice, and two cents...

-PF-

jflynn83 said:

what up irish lookin good man
i just got my penetrators in but one
isnt workin right only 2/3 of it is lite up
im gonna call cammie in a bit but i got the other ones goin!
im pretty fuckin excited

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that sucks! give her a call and i am sure she will fix this for you. cant wait to see those girls under more then one 126w. send me a link when you get them going.

fhspolo16 said:

The thing I am wondering though is if the growth difference is caused by the difference in the wavelenghts of the LED's or if it is because the HGL lights are 60 degrees instead of the 120 from prosource

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maybe both, i dont realy know good question?

yes their is more nodes on the 126w as you can see in the pics and it is bushyer. more branches tell me more bud sites but more leaves also to shade light, i dont know what going to happen in flowering? but i cant wait because i want to smoke some blue dream and hindu skunk.lol.

the real test is about to begain soon when the buds actulay start growing, then we will see who is kingkiss-assof led's.

project fuoro said:

I'd smoke them mites. lol little bastards! ha!

Sorry...one of those days. lol.

TC, I think you're on to something with your comment...consider it after this grow and before your 90 days...It will produce, I can vouch for that, but how much, and will it satisfy you? That's what is important dudes...what works for us...not everybody else, but you...

Peace dudes!

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I could take the money and maybe buy 2 126 W lights and stuff them in the fridge and see what kind of damage they could do!!!

TCurtiss said:

I could take the money and maybe buy 2 126 W lights and stuff them in the fridge and see what kind of damage they could do!!!

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thats up to you. i cant tell you how good the 126w is going to flower because i havent seen it with my own eyes. i also have seen the 180w flower from start to finish either since my last grow was using a 90w tri ban from start to 5 weeks into flowering.

i cant wait to see what each light dose?

You still haven't given you view on how these are preforming?

What do you think of them?

TCurtiss said:

You still haven't given you view on how these are preforming?

What do you think of them?

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its hard to say this eirly in the game since their no buds yet, but for veg the 126w seemed to be less stress on the plants and they did grow faster and bigger.
the 180w had a slow start but after about 5 days it took off real fast and almost cought up.

the 126w i just left it at 6" and the plants loved it.

the 180w i had to play around with it to get that sweet spot. i had it at 10" half powerd like i was told to try and it seem to stress the plants out, so i raised it to around 16" and every two days lowerd it down one link on my chain to let the plants get use to it, they seem to like that alot more.

so for veg i would have to give it to the 126w for faster/bigger growth, ease of use and less stress on my plants.

rember this is what happen for my grow and results may very better/or worst for somone else.

these results are good to me but i wont be totaly happy untill i see the buds that each light can produce with my own eyes. cant wait!

KILL A WATT METER TEST?

I am curious as to what these lights total draw is. The Kill A Watt meter is about 20 bucks and you can get it at Radio Shack. It reads quickly how much something is realy drawing. I have seen that most of these lights make a cacluation and end up drawing another 30 to 40 watts more than they are rated. Have you tested these lights this way? In the end when we are all paying 35 cents a kWh we are going to want the most efficient light possible. I believe both of these lights will do a good job growing, but I am intersted in how much are they going to cost me every time I turn them on. 200 watts today is still 200.00 a year. What is their warranty read like. If I buy one of these and it dies next year because the power company surges me will they replace it? What is my fault and what is theirs.

BOB