Commercial Grow choices

BigHornBuds

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I don’t like to have bulbs behind glass because you are degrading the light even before it gets to the plants .
But I think the de would cook in there, they are very very hot. You would need a lot of air movement to prevent a magnifying glass affect. I think sealed is the way to go .

The air pots do help, but cleaning the fabric every time, gets old fast.
So far liking the plastic air pots.

Don’t mind the questions, I use to grow for yrs , then met a girl she made me quit, got hurt, got a scrip, got to start up again.
 

Go go n chill

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wow dude, those are bad ass man! Those look like HID plants. This new tech is really rad. ii'm going to have read into these cobs more. Beautiful plants man!
Thank you, 3 fans and the light fixture..... 404 Watts covering a closet that is a bit bigger than 2x3
 

BigHornBuds

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I grow with cobs 3500k veg and bloom. So I know nothing of bulbs, hps, cmh or LEC
I have never grew with LED so I’m at the other end.
I think some LEDs are good, but I also think they are over priced. If I bough a top of the line led to replace a 1000, I would need to keep it for a long to to equal the cost of the HPS with a new bulb every year. I think leds lose there value faster then hps so if I wanted to switch, I would be taking a bigger hit.
I’m sure one day I’ll be running them , just not in the near future.
Right now , there’s no replacement for displacement.
 

Go go n chill

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I have never grew with LED so I’m at the other end.
I think some LEDs are good, but I also think they are over priced. If I bough a top of the line led to replace a 1000, I would need to keep it for a long to to equal the cost of the HPS with a new bulb every year. I think leds lose there value faster then hps so if I wanted to switch, I would be taking a bigger hit.
I’m sure one day I’ll be running them , just not in the near future.
Right now , there’s no replacement for displacement.
I agree, they are costly
 

Go go n chill

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i have 315's as well, they are the only "modern" piece of tech i have.. (still trying to learn about LEDs and DIY cobs).. I use the 315s in specific scenarios, like to burn though generations in smaller sectioned-off areas, or for testing out soemthing.. Sometimes science calls for setting up multiple 3x3 tents or using panda film to section off an area, to test something or whatever.. Instead of using a shit-ton of CFL's or like a 400 or 600 i can rely on the 315's.... i love them, they dont get as hot as 400/430 but produce the equivalent (in my mind) to what a hypothetical 450 or 500w HID would do.. they work great, and have thier purpose and place.. .. but i dont use 315's for big runs. they simply dont have the penetration i want. I still always rely on trusty 1k hps's for production runs man.. veg under 1k mh's at 24/0.. flwr under 1k hps's..
Thank you for your suggestions...”veg under 1k MH’s and flower under hps”
This is a scenario I’ve hesrd multiple times.
 
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