Just beautiful man. I dream of a large healthy canopy like that one day 
Lovely to see. Iām only pushing 100W and in a propagation tent for now, so 50g a time in my little microgrow heh heh.
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Check out this thread if you havenāt yetā¦
You can build a great LED light on your own. Thereās lots of folks that will help you out with the design part too.
Cheers
G
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Awesome growing is that a sog with clones? Like MidgeSmith said I can only dream of a canopy like that.
Nopeā¦that pic is of 12 plants, just starting flowering after about 4 weeks in veg. LEDās tend to keep them short if the LEDās are kept close enough. Some strains you may have to top once or twice (sativaās) and I also heavily defoliate a few times once flowering begins. So, no training or branch manipulation whatās so ever. And all plants started with seeds, Iām told old to f*ck with clones anymore.
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Oh ok its amazing how even they are, I only grow 4 to5 and top fim and lst the hell out of them.
I heard Gavita is the bestā¦when I first started researching thatās what I heard. Commercial wise for sure.
I never had to switch, LED first time growing.
Partly the reason I never grew earlier was the difficulty in accessing HPS at the time
LED was just plug and play for me in my mind.
Iāve really steered toward the Maxsisun brand which is a spider farm knock off design.
I tried the leds with fans in them, they are nice but donāt have the same strength as the ones with the drivers and samnsung diodes + metal back pan are really growing on me .
I just bought my 5th light lol. In less than 6 months of growing ! Lol I am sure som people can relate.
I started with 1 small blurple. Then bought a second oneā¦then bought a doubled up led light with fans (cobsāp)) and a veg /bloom switch,
I did just harvest with the bigger one , but pretty weak looking buds , no colas. They all look like lowers. However the potentcy is still there.
But my one maxisun light got me 2.5 oz on one plant my first time growing so Iām pretty impressed.
I doubled down and bought a light twice the size frommthe same brand for a great priceā¦amazon coupons and discounts,$239 cad a MAXSISUN PB2000 pro.
that should cover My entire 4x2 tent for 3 plants , and Iāll do one Big one under the Maxsisun 1500
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08FCFFKS2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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ITs been so long, I forgot how I even topped these plants and LSTd llol, I donāt really remember doing much of itāā¦Iāll go through my diary.
This is right at end of flower. Wether itās strain or the lights. The one under the big light grew Somme major big colas , super dense . The other blurples werenāt terrible especially they got Some of the Maxsisun too.
Hoping To run a much cleaner grow next time. Maximize space, I have 2 2x4so hoping I can do 2 big ones in each or see how it goes reallyā¦ I want to keep veg time low. I went too long last time due to being a novice.
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Iāve been trying to work out which light Iāll use for the last 3-4 months. I havenāt personally cultivated in decades, and prior experiences were with HPS and MH. Back then, LEDs had crappy reputations and were WAY more expensive than HIDs. Now that my state is going legal, and my passion for growing is back, LEDs make sense with the leaps and bounds theyāve come. I was frequently vacillating with brands, but have been heavily leaning towards the HLG 600RSpec most recently (plan on using a 4x4 tent). Any supporting, or differing opinion is most welcome 
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This one ? Sexy looking
If Gavita is in your price range I would consider researching!
Best of luck !
https://www.amazon.ca/Horticulture-Lighting-Group-Certified-Inventronics/dp/B08JP7694C
https://www.amazon.ca/Horticulture-Lighting-Group-Certified-Inventronics/dp/B08JP7694C
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Thatās it, buddy. Plan on ordering direct for warranty and support integrity. Honestly, this is more than I want to spend, but light is one facet to not skimp on while still remaining within budget (AKA not pissing off my wife).
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Hey Mr.Sshz!! Congrats on the Medic Grow light! What light are you comparing yours to next grow? I was also going to do a side by side grow against the Fluence SPYDR 2P! I am.currently using the Medic Grow EZ8 to finish up this grow. My Fluence lights went off during the on cycle for no discernable reason so I switched out the lights! Did a test before contacting Osram but the SPYDR 2P worked then so I donāt know why the hell it shut itself off during the on hours but barring another issue like that Iāve only got about 10 days or so left in my current grow. Each bud below is a different plant, 2 GDPāS & 2 NYC Dieselās!
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But what about the spuedo science bullshit like āmuh light penetrates better.ā
Not sure why most of the time I see hps pics itās all yellow and stretchy vs any decent quantum.
The one on the left is a unit farm and the brick is outside the tent. no dimmer but I dont like dim plants.
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Gavita Pro 1700e vs. Medic Grow Fold 8ā¦ but not sure at this point if Iāll go thru with it since I like the gavitaās so muchā¦I may just keep the Medic as a backup for now.
Thatās a 4 X 4 sq. ft area you are looking atā¦
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Nice even canopy sir
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This is an example of truly maximizing space. Wouldnāt have guessed this is 4x4 if you hadnāt told us. Great work!
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Actually, numerous people have said they donāt believe it so Iām forced to show the 42 inch X 44 inch LED above it, just to prove the fact. LOL This room, 2 sides, and has gone thru 2 thorough defoliations, but the leaf growth has been incredible. Iām done removing leaves now until week 6 now, just waiting for the explosive bud growth to begin. This strain is known to be a high yielder.
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Great thread man, really useful info.
Im planning to make the leap myself once I get settled into the new grow room.
I was going to go with Gavita 1700e, but I noticed a 1030w from Maxibright hit the market recently.
Stunning looking flowers too.
Difference is 645 watts vs. 1030 wattsā¦all depends on how big your space is. For my 4 X 4 area, the gavita is perfect. 1030 watts would be a waste as Iād need to dial it back to 60% or 80% max- just a waste of money if thatās the case. The Gavitaās were released about 2 years ago now, so there are other LEDās as good if not better on the market now as technology develops. Iām going to use the Gavitaās for 12 grows- 3 years basically- then replace them. Iām in my 4th grow with them now.
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