What kind of GROW lights are you using?

Cmh 315 in a 3x3

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I decided to give it a try for a grow from seed to harvest with LED’s let’s see if the OG tini likes them :grin:

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Recent purchase of Viparspectra KS5000 enroute as we speak

Merry Christmas! :christmas_tree:

Thanks!
John

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Using 2 x 600 w hps in xxxl 8 in vented hoods for flower.

Got an sf 2000 for tent veg duties in a 2 1/2 x 5.

Happy New Year OG. :pray:

:v:

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I have a little 30 watt burple led light the kind with the three rods that are adjustable. I only “play” with plants in the winter. I grow my “crop” outside during summer.

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DIY H-seires 4000k strip lights. Meanwell 240 watt driver. Never flowered with it. It gets my outdoor starts going. :v:

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@DougDawson how does one become a light tester?

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Companies just reached out to me, not really sure why but was happy about it.

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Oh yeah, love me sun grown. Looks :fire:!

Hello guy and gals I was cleaning up and I noticed I still had these lights but I sold the light that went with them I have 4 boxes of 6 T8 lights led

they cost me 300. 00 plus taxes I would like to get 150 .a box if interested or have questions pm me !

Medic grow spectrum x 880 watt

Medic grow fold 8 760watt

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I cobbled mine together with different horticultural lighting group quantum boards that were on sale. I built two lights with some of their older boards two boards each and a driver, i think they have like 244 diodes on each board. Then i put another light together with 4 boards powered by another driver. They do ok, but now id just shop for a deal on a well built light. Ill take some pictures and share tomorrow.

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Ok, took some pictures of my janky ass homemade lights. I have three fixtures, two are pretty much the same, consisting of 2 v1 qb288 boards driven by an hlg 120h-c1050b, the other one is 4 V1 qb132s driven by a hlg 240h-c1750b. At first they were all dimmable but i removed a couple of the pots because of flickering(i suspect my crappy soldering is at fault). I made the frames out of frames, :joy: and bought some hangers online. They aren’t pretty but the work and were cheap at the time, like 4 years ago. Like i said, now id just look for a deal on a new (nice looking) light rather than mess with a build(wasn’t very hard though).






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https://www.amazon.com/MARS-HYDRO-Spectrum-Greenhouse-Hydroponic/dp/B07RSRX1RS/ref=sxin_14_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.71c5deab-a2e4-4b74-b50e-3c6d8a62895b%3Aamzn1.sym.71c5deab-a2e4-4b74-b50e-3c6d8a62895b&crid=36LCLEZFOPXCD&cv_ct_cx=mars+hydro+ts1000&keywords=mars+hydro+ts1000&pd_rd_i=B07RSRX1RS&pd_rd_r=50ddcfb4-508c-45f0-ae32-b4c99b001172&pd_rd_w=CbeAc&pd_rd_wg=Xy7le&pf_rd_p=71c5deab-a2e4-4b74-b50e-3c6d8a62895b&pf_rd_r=5G928YNX80B75TGKA6D1&qid=1705172859&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=Mars+hydro+%2Caps%2C111&sr=1-1-7efdef4d-9875-47e1-927f-8c2c1c47ed49-spons&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM&psc=1

is what I have in the tent right now but I have a Higher wattage light on the way.

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I am currently setting up a 5x5 with two tsw2000 lamps and a vs1500 lamp. My other lamps are two 600 watt hps in a 4x8. And a 200 watt led set up in a 3x3.
Occasionally running a 10x5 with a 1k hps in a xxxl hood.

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bought two 100w led’s for a 2x4 to play around with… also just grabbed a 500w 3000k cmh for my 4x4. it will be replacing my 600w hps. kind of tired of needing a cooled hood, and the duct work always looked ugly to me… can’t wait to see how cmh performs for flowering.

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I’ve been growing outdoors the last few years, but I’ve kept a 2 x 4 tent going for F2ing. I had a Mars Hydro bar light that stopped working eventually, and I replaced that with a MyGro Array 4. Decided I’d try keeping cuts over the winter so I set up a 20 year old 4 bulb T5 in a second 2 x 4 (the fact that it generates heat is something of a bonus).

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So what is the general belief here about spectrum ? Has everyone gone to white light ? No more red-blue mix ?

Ive just gone back to blurple for early veg and then switch to full spectrum around week 4. I believe it keeps the internode spacing tighter in the early stages.

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My new but old stock mars hydro 2 blurple light with both veg and bloom on, granted this plant is only 3 weeks into veg but so far internodal spacing is tight.

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