Black Dog Led

I was recently Thinking about switching to a LED and couldn't decide on what I should do. I Hear good and bad about em. reminds me of the iPhone vs. Android rivalry . I came across black dog led and they sound like they are THE SHIT I was looking for some input on this decision . http://www.blackdogled.com/BD700_p_10.html to replace my 600w hid set up? Any thoughts . Will I yield more, less? Will Quality get worse, better? Help me please before I jump off the roofkiss-ass
 

lbezphil2005

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I was recently Thinking about switching to a LED and couldn't decide on what I should do. I Hear good and bad about em. reminds me of the iPhone vs. Android rivalry . I came across black dog led and they sound like they are THE SHIT I was looking for some input on this decision . http://www.blackdogled.com/BD700_p_10.html to replace my 600w hid set up? Any thoughts . Will I yield more, less? Will Quality get worse, better? Help me please before I jump off the roofkiss-ass
Hey bro - I own one and highly recommend them, bro - wouldnt' send you anywhere else. I bought the 2010 model and he's kind of fine tuned them since then, especially his warranty, bro - lifetime, how can you go wrong? I think I'm the only one that's ever had a problem with one and that was initially caused by a bad power cord, not the light itself. YOu can't do wrong with black dog - my cola's are rock frigging hard, everything I put under it glistens with trichomes, I've grown indoors and out for over 30 years, with mh and hps going back into the 80's - this definitely does as good as a 1k hps without a doubt, bro.
 
Hey bro - I own one and highly recommend them, bro - wouldnt' send you anywhere else. I bought the 2010 model and he's kind of fine tuned them since then, especially his warranty, bro - lifetime, how can you go wrong? I think I'm the only one that's ever had a problem with one and that was initially caused by a bad power cord, not the light itself. YOu can't do wrong with black dog - my cola's are rock frigging hard, everything I put under it glistens with trichomes, I've grown indoors and out for over 30 years, with mh and hps going back into the 80's - this definitely does as good as a 1k hps without a doubt, bro.
the guy at a local hydro shop said to stick with hid due to the lack of penetration of light from led's. will i have this problem with black dog? and will i yield better under led or something close to this http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=/watch?v=PkZud2Yk1Ok
 

dbkick

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the guy at a local hydro shop said to stick with hid due to the lack of penetration of light from led's. will i have this problem with black dog? and will i yield better under led or something close to this http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=/watch%3Fv%3DPkZud2Yk1Ok
You'll have this problem with ALL LED. You have to change your style of growing when switching to LED, its a whole different deal. I'm only on my first LED grow and I'm using what most call "cheap" panels but I'm thinking as for the price difference you're not gonna do that much better. I bought 5-blackstar 500 and will be selling all but 2, they are excellent in veg and also they don't do to bad in flower but like I said, you'll have to change your style of growing to sog/scrog or something similar.
 

dbkick

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Hey bro - I own one and highly recommend them, bro - wouldnt' send you anywhere else. I bought the 2010 model and he's kind of fine tuned them since then, especially his warranty, bro - lifetime, how can you go wrong? I think I'm the only one that's ever had a problem with one and that was initially caused by a bad power cord, not the light itself. YOu can't do wrong with black dog - my cola's are rock frigging hard, everything I put under it glistens with trichomes, I've grown indoors and out for over 30 years, with mh and hps going back into the 80's - this definitely does as good as a 1k hps without a doubt, bro.
would love to see pictures of that black dog keeping up with a 1kw hps.
 

lbezphil2005

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You'll have this problem with ALL LED. You have to change your style of growing when switching to LED, its a whole different deal. I'm only on my first LED grow and I'm using what most call "cheap" panels but I'm thinking as for the price difference you're not gonna do that much better. I bought 5-blackstar 500 and will be selling all but 2, they are excellent in veg and also they don't do to bad in flower but like I said, you'll have to change your style of growing to sog/scrog or something similar.
I know a guy who grows with 90 and 120 watt ufo's and gets over 1gpw consistently - he just vegges longer and lollipops the shit out of his plants so there is no lower growth whatsoever, everything is up top. I've grown 7ft tall sativa's with my black dog and 2 ft tall indicas. 3" to 7 1/2" colas in diameter, rock hard colas and lower buds too, just like my old 1k hps. I've been doing this shit, off and on, for a long long time. I even had a problem with black dog initially - I was one of the first to have a problem with their lights, and had an issue with their warranty and service. Now they have a lifetime warranty, before it was 3 yr limited. If you want to be like everybody else buy hps/mh. If you want to step up to a whole new level of quality, try the bd700 or platinum xl. Put 2 to 4 plants under it, lst to even the canopy out and you will rock the shit out of it. Hands down, black dog led's are the best on the market period, and worth every penny, especially with the warranty. put your plants in bigger containers, too - the diff between a 3 and 5 gal container could be as much as 50 grams or more, bro, the bigger the better. Basically if you put 9 in a 5 x 5 footprint you would be perfect if you were growing sog, 1 or 2 scrog, 2 to 4 lst and veg a little bit longer for maximum yield and potency. A lot of seed breeders recommend at least a 50 day veg and I've seen some discussions of some Thai's that need over a year of veg time to come to full potency. And, yes, bro, you get what you pay for. there is a big difference between black dogs panels and cheap ones, even the blackstars are lightweights compared to these. 288 leds running over 2 watts each, 15 spectrums including uv and ir. there is a big, big difference and unless you've grown with both - black dog leds AND hps/mh, you'll never understand what I"m talking about. ANYTHING I put under this light comes out frosty as hell, tight as a rock and solid all the way down. by the way, I paid for my light, and I get no kickbacks, nothing out of the company, not even a discount. I just believe that if you are going to pay the money, get the best. I am also an industrial electrician with many many years of experience with lighting in industrial/commercial environments and even from that point Black Dog LED's are way, way better than hps/mh. I wish I had the rooms and the money, I'd outfit one complete with 8 1k hps and another with 8 bd 700's or the platinum xl's just to prove a point, only I just grow for myself, not in it for the money and never have been. Hope I've helped in some way. The only thing you have to change with led's is the light height during veg and flower and the temps in the growroom, as it will be much cooler in there now - although they do produce heat - these things use power, they are not underpowered lightweights like the blackstars. I would have bought hps before I'd have paid for any underpowered light. MOst led's, even if they do have the 3w led in them are still only being driven at 1watt or so, hence the lack of penetration. Not so with the black dogs and especially the platinum xl. If I'd known they were coming out with that one at the time, I'd have waited another 6 months or so, lol - that baby could grow some monster buds, as my bd 700 is frigging badass!! Later fellas!SNC05581.jpg017.jpg014.jpg029.jpgSNC05480.jpgSNC05490.jpgSNC05500.jpgSNC05575.jpgSNC05521.jpg012.jpg I can't seem to find my pics of the taller plants, dammit - working off my wife's laptop, I'll get out my old hdd and pull some pics off that. Also, none of these show the frost content properly, but everything is nice and frosty!!
 

lbezphil2005

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would love to see pictures of that black dog keeping up with a 1kw hps.
Send me a 1k hps and I'll oblige you. I got rid of my hid about 8 years ago (kids got too old for indoor, moved everything outside until they graduated high school) and when I decided to get back into it led was just coming into play. I spent over 2 years researching different methods of growing - hps, led and t5's, until I found Black Dog and have been sold ever since. What I'm telling you, bro, is I'm not a paid spokesman, nothing exchanges hands between me and the owner of black dog, no discounts on future purchases and no kickbacks. I vouch for what I believe in. If you want to save some money on electricity - not a lot, as these eat power BUT they do the trick quite nicely! They don't produce as much heat as hps and can be easily dissipated to outside ventilation or thru minor a/c changes. AT any rate, tech has changed bro - yes it is expensive but these are lights that work. you get what you pay for, my friend.
 

dbkick

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I dunno man, looking at your pictures I'm just not all that impressed but if you're happy that's really all that matters. everyone talking up "their" brand of led always talk about power and efficiency being the only real advantage over a panel such as blackstar . The way I see it I can buy (and did,not all of them new) 1500 actual watts of blackstar for the price of your black dog. So unless your dog has something other than power I guess all it takes to keep up with it is another panel.You should possibly revisit HID.Good luck and happy growing.
 

Green Mean martian

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I know a guy who grows with 90 and 120 watt ufo's and gets over 1gpw consistently - he just vegges longer and lollipops the shit out of his plants so there is no lower growth whatsoever, everything is up top. I've grown 7ft tall sativa's with my black dog and 2 ft tall indicas. 3" to 7 1/2" colas in diameter, rock hard colas and lower buds too, just like my old 1k hps. I've been doing this shit, off and on, for a long long time. I even had a problem with black dog initially - I was one of the first to have a problem with their lights, and had an issue with their warranty and service. Now they have a lifetime warranty, before it was 3 yr limited. If you want to be like everybody else buy hps/mh. If you want to step up to a whole new level of quality, try the bd700 or platinum xl. Put 2 to 4 plants under it, lst to even the canopy out and you will rock the shit out of it. Hands down, black dog led's are the best on the market period, and worth every penny, especially with the warranty. put your plants in bigger containers, too - the diff between a 3 and 5 gal container could be as much as 50 grams or more, bro, the bigger the better. Basically if you put 9 in a 5 x 5 footprint you would be perfect if you were growing sog, 1 or 2 scrog, 2 to 4 lst and veg a little bit longer for maximum yield and potency. A lot of seed breeders recommend at least a 50 day veg and I've seen some discussions of some Thai's that need over a year of veg time to come to full potency. And, yes, bro, you get what you pay for. there is a big difference between black dogs panels and cheap ones, even the blackstars are lightweights compared to these. 288 leds running over 2 watts each, 15 spectrums including uv and ir. there is a big, big difference and unless you've grown with both - black dog leds AND hps/mh, you'll never understand what I"m talking about. ANYTHING I put under this light comes out frosty as hell, tight as a rock and solid all the way down. by the way, I paid for my light, and I get no kickbacks, nothing out of the company, not even a discount. I just believe that if you are going to pay the money, get the best. I am also an industrial electrician with many many years of experience with lighting in industrial/commercial environments and even from that point Black Dog LED's are way, way better than hps/mh. I wish I had the rooms and the money, I'd outfit one complete with 8 1k hps and another with 8 bd 700's or the platinum xl's just to prove a point, only I just grow for myself, not in it for the money and never have been. Hope I've helped in some way. The only thing you have to change with led's is the light height during veg and flower and the temps in the growroom, as it will be much cooler in there now - although they do produce heat - these things use power, they are not underpowered lightweights like the blackstars. I would have bought hps before I'd have paid for any underpowered light. MOst led's, even if they do have the 3w led in them are still only being driven at 1watt or so, hence the lack of penetration. Not so with the black dogs and especially the platinum xl. If I'd known they were coming out with that one at the time, I'd have waited another 6 months or so, lol - that baby could grow some monster buds, as my bd 700 is frigging badass!! Later fellas!View attachment 2157703View attachment 2157696View attachment 2157695View attachment 2157697View attachment 2157698View attachment 2157699View attachment 2157700View attachment 2157702View attachment 2157701View attachment 2157694 I can't seem to find my pics of the taller plants, dammit - working off my wife's laptop, I'll get out my old hdd and pull some pics off that. Also, none of these show the frost content properly, but everything is nice and frosty!!
I know this is a little late in the day to reply to the thread but wondering how close you would get your black dog LED’s to your plants during flower ... i’m running twi 1000 this is my first time doing it and I have about 20 inches of space between my light and the canopy .. i’ll start to bend but just curious to know what you found in your experience using this product was the closest you could run the lights to the plant without causing burning or injury to the Bud
 

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