If this Apollo LED lamp is really great as you guys reports, why there is no any distributors reselling them in the USA market?
I got my Apollo 8 in about two weeks ago and I am very pleased. $367 shipped, custom spectrum, about three weeks from order to delivery (not from Cidly, but some other AliExpress vendor). The girls have been responding vigorously- very green and healthy with the flowers fattening daily. My flower tent is now strictly LED- the Apollo and a 240w (130w actual) from HTG. The Apollo tests at around 260w draw and is super bright compared to the HTG. The veg tent is cfl and I wondering if I should pick up an Apollo 4 with a veg spectrum. I haven't harvest with LED's yet, but this shit looks promising!
If this Apollo LED lamp is really great as you guys reports, why there is no any distributors reselling them in the USA market?
My girls are doing lovely under the Apollo 8. Kosher, Cotton Candy, and TransLove. The Trans is killing it! I'll take them to the end of June and I would say the Trans is on track to produce 3+ oz. Very, very funky smell. The Kosher likewise is producing a lot of fat, dense buds and should go about 2 oz. Cotton Candy smells amazing but the yield is smaller, probably because I left it in a 2 gal to finish (there is a huge difference, literally, between 2 and 3 gallon smart pots).
I'm loving the led way! My yields are much better this time than with the 250w hps/cfl's I used last round, not to mention that heat has not been an issue at all- my tent never goes over 82 degrees.
I would love to post pics, but I'm just too nervous or whatever. It feels like I'd be posting exhibit A in my future trial- no thanks. Yeah, I know, paranoia and all, but my little hobby could bring a serious penalties in my backwards ass state. It sucks, since I'm really proud of this crop and feel like it is good evidence that these led thingymanjingies work- particularly the Apollo with custom specs.
Some details on my setup- I use a 2x4x4 motherkeeper style tent for flowering, which is certainly not optimal but all I can handle in my space. Being so low decreases the footprint of the Apollo 8, so I add 4x40w 2700k cfl illuminating the corners (could add more, but doesn't seem to need it). I've got three plants, two in 3 gal- kosher and trans, one cotton candy in a 2 gal. This round I'm using fox farm nutes with beasty bloomz, cha ching, etc. Also I've been adding a little SuperThrive for kicks- seems to be doing great. In fact, the growth seems healthier than any of my previous crops- very green and vigorous. I don't know whether this is just an improvement of my techniques or the impact of the led (more likely both). In any case, the heat issue has been a piece of cake, which was the main reason I felt compelled to switch to led's.
Sorry no pics, but I rather endure the communtity's skepticism than indict myself in the war on drugz
Apollo 10 in a Secret Jardin DRT90
12/12 light cycle since june 10.
Originally order Apollo 8, but was rewarded with an apollo 10 if i wasnt picky about color of enclosure.
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