toddwalker33
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Very true but down here where the sun never stops shining I can see a reason to try something a little cooler which is why i went COB
4000w 16 plant grow
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Afgan King
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And it still wouldn't change the parameters I would run regardless of the lights
toddwalker33
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It is the future of lighting though wouldnt you say
Afgan King
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It's not there yet it's close and prices too high I wouldn't go buy a 4k TV when it came out for upwards of well 4k. I'm gonna wait for it to be perfect and cheaper why not just saw a 60" 4k TV for 700$......that's 2 years after I saw the first one for 4500$ lol I'll wait
Afgan King
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I could see that and I get it but I'll wait lol
toddwalker33
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I take it there are not currently many if any commercial guys running COBs as a main light source
Afgan King
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Nope mainly hps-gavita-cmh-some led not much and most isnt worth it no cobs only the smaller chips like 3-5w diodes
Yodaweed
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I never heard of one and only know one company that uses any type of LEDs , in a side room , here in colorado. They are just too expensive right now. I know a place that tried LEDs and went right back to HID lights. They ran older blurples from advanced LED. Replaced them after one run with 1000w hps in parabolic reflectors and then moved to gavitas .
Yodaweed
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I haven't really seen crazy yields so far from COBs, people are getting like 1 gram per watt, which isn't impressing me.
Afgan King
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Yup craft only runs led for clones and moms
Afgan King
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Agreed I've seen hps at 2gpw....soooo ya lol it's close but not where I wanna go spend all the money I got and don't got to do a room pull same weight and be in the red longer than doing all hps
MMJ Dreaming 99
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Not to go off track but the average Joe may not have 10 or 12 foot ceilings that you may need with Gavitas. I know you can dim em down.
I have lower and may try some Nanolux DE which are similar with a Light Rail 3.5. I think some guys in Cali are using LED like Fluence.
The ideal would be HPS for winter like last night and tonight and LED COBs for summer.
toddwalker33
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I know its not a huge grow but for instance growmau5 running 32-3590s underdriven at 700ma pulling over 3lb in a 4x8 doesnt that seem promising for only 850w? asking out of curiousity not trying to prove any points or anything. stuff like that is what got me interested in COBs
Afgan King
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Strain dependent? Running all same strain? I wish I could run all same but variety and the "new" flavor is what everyone wants
Afgan King
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I know people running at 8ft no problem with ducted hoods partners lights hang at 9 no issues 5-6ft plantsNot to go off track but the average Joe may not have 10 or 12 foot ceilings that you may need with Gavitas. I know you can dim em down.
I have lower and may try some Nanolux DE which are similar with a Light Rail 3.5. I think some guys in Cali are using LED like Fluence.
The ideal would be HPS for winter like last night and tonight and LED COBs for summer.
toddwalker33
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From the youtube vid it was multiple strains.
Afgan King
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And also cost for setting up that space just lights?
ttystikk
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That's great for the 5 nights in 365 that it is a good thing.
ttystikk
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Yeah. Let's be HONEST.
Yodaweed
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That is a crazy amount of money that guy has invested in those lights but pretty nice setup.