All COB Users - Lettuce Grow Challenge!!

OneHitDone

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The OnehitDone Lettuce crisper is running low and it is time to restock so I'm throwing together another side by side while I'm at it.
Time to take a step back and reestablish some baselines so here we go.
The old trusty HydroFarm 100W Mini Sunburst with a Philips CMH lamp vs debatably the hottest 65 watt led currently on the market - the HLG 65.
So join on in for the ride! :hump:

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Tim Fox

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OneHitDone said:
The OnehitDone Lettuce crisper is running low and it is time to restock so I'm throwing together another side by side while I'm at it.
Time to take a step back and reestablish some baselines so here we go.
The old trusty HydroFarm 100W Mini Sunburst with a Philips CMH lamp vs debatably the hottest 65 watt led currently on the market - the HLG 65.
So join on in for the ride! :hump:

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way cool, will be fun to watch this one,
 
OneHitDone

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We'll just call this day 1.
Did a little thinning of the herd the best I could this early on.
Interesting note is that the MH plants seems slightly more robust at this stage fresh out the gate. Will see how that progresses :peace:

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QB65
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MH on Left - QB65 on right
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OneHitDone

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Day 14 update 2 days early since I gotta bail
The center plant on the MH side is a runt cause I accidentally snipped off the one I intended to keep when thinning :oops:

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PSUAGRO.

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So how's the new exhaust fan treating you OHD? Any thoughts so far?

Can't find the old thread for some reason
 
OneHitDone

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PSUAGRO. said:
So how's the new exhaust fan treating you OHD? Any thoughts so far?

Can't find the old thread for some reason
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So far so good and no complaints. I have it mated with the Terra-Bloom 8" carbon filter as well.
I also picked up the 6" version for another area.
I will say the ducting they are selling is a bit cheap and not fully light tight even but it points the air where it needs to go. ;)
 
PSUAGRO.

PSUAGRO.

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OneHitDone said:
So far so good and no complaints. I have it mated with the Terra-Bloom 8" carbon filter as well.
I also picked up the 6" version for another area.
I will say the ducting they are selling is a bit cheap and not fully light tight even but it points the air where it needs to go. ;)
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Sound level? Muffler necessary?......... Longevity/reliability is everyone's worry with these Chinese DC motors, fingers crossed it holds up.
 
OneHitDone

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PSUAGRO. said:
Sound level? Muffler necessary?......... Longevity/reliability is everyone's worry with these Chinese DC motors, fingers crossed it holds up.
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Just got back after 4 days out of town
I have never had a HyperFan for sound comparison but I would say these are similar to a Vortex etc in sound level on full blast. They move a lot of air!
 
OneHitDone

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Tim Fox said:
is it me,, or do the bulbs win everytime?
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Not 100% drawing a conclusion till the end. One thing I have noticed with led's in general thus far is that you get a burst of root growth at the beginning. Maybe the led plants will take the lead from the back of the pack by day 30? We will see. :peace:
 
OneHitDone

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Adding some Day 16 Data to get a direct comparison on where the plants where at in the HydroGrowLed 42X lettuce runs on Day 16 in my journal.

100W Metal Halide Day 16
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HLG 65 Day 16
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HydroGrowLed 42X at Day 16
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