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ReefBongwell

ReefBongwell

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6-12". Don't get greedy that small of a light is probably only going to do one plant :) if you try to spread it out between several you're not going to have enough light.
 
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lospsi

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ReefBongwell said:
6-12". Don't get greedy that small of a light is probably only going to do one plant :) if you try to spread it out between several you're not going to have enough light.
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from this page http://www.growweedeasy.com/LED-grow-lights-marijuana it says that you can grow 2 plants with this light so thats what i am going for, 2 plants i have already day 37 today from seed still vegging, if you are right maybe i have to switch now to 12/12, any suggestions?
 
FranJan

FranJan

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Hey lopsi, a BS-135W (~58-65 watts real draw I believe), cannot flower 2 plants by itself because it's diodes aren't that efficient and it will not put out enough light, unless you're flowering 2 plants in 2 liter containers and they are less than 12" in height. Get some CFL/T5s to help with flowering or you are going to be very disappointed, especially if you aren''t training your plants, and I don't care what some website designed to generate revenue for someone says. No offense. You got to watch out for websites like those. Good Luck and Happy Growing.
 
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lospsi

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FranJan said:
Hey lopsi, a BS-135W (~58-65 watts real draw I believe), cannot flower 2 plants by itself because it's diodes aren't that efficient and it will not put out enough light, unless you're flowering 2 plants in 2 liter containers and they are less than 12" in height. Get some CFL/T5s to help with flowering or you are going to be very disappointed, especially if you aren''t training your plants, and I don't care what some website designed to generate revenue for someone says. No offense. You got to watch out for websites like those. Good Luck and Happy Growing.
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thnx for the info, i will propably switch now to 12/12 , i am doing lst circular to one plant, the other grows like a bush itself, I am not greedy i just want some ounches for my self and do the best i can with what i have... So thnx again i will be posting to share the results, happy growing!
 
ReefBongwell

ReefBongwell

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You could do two only if the plants were relatively small and single/dual cola. A plant of any size under that light/multiple colas it's only going to be one. Really it's gonna be hard to do one plant of any good size under there... for my money the 240ws are the sweet spot in terms of performance & price for blackstars. Powerful enough to put out solid nugs but not crazy expensive. I now own eight - 3 veg and 5 flower... and will be getting more flower ones soon (although i might try another brand haven't decided). They are really great if you space'em out over your grow. This is grown under 1 240w but it gets side lighting from 3 other 240s :)

Just starting week 6 - I expect over 4 oz off this one - she's in a 2.4 gallon airpot :)

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Downinit

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I'm also using the bs240 and have been very impressed with their performance!! I use two 240's in a 2x4 space but I scrog with only one plant.last grow pulled 3.6z of power kush. I love my bs240's!!! :bigjoint::lol:
 
ReefBongwell

ReefBongwell

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Sounds about right :) I believe you can push those yields higher as well I've gone over 4. I had a plant I expected to pull over 6z but had to cut it early... aiming to retry next flower i didn't have time to do a big enough plant this round.
 
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Downinit

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ReefBongwell said:
Sounds about right :) I believe you can push those yields higher as well I've gone over 4. I had a plant I expected to pull over 6z but had to cut it early... aiming to retry next flower i didn't have time to do a big enough plant this round.
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I hope u r right beef!! Your girls look great btw!! How close r u running ur 240's?
 
FranJan

FranJan

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ellydee said:
Blackstar 135UV=80 watts
I pulled 81 grams from one
Mdanzig Seeds Sour60 Automatic in a 2"x2" DWC.
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Do they pull that much? I was trying to do the math, but obviously effed up. Wonder what the driver is pulling? And please feel free to start a journal, cause I gotta see you grow if you can pull 80 grams off a 135W. I know there are some people pulling some monster numbers with LEDs and autos, but a number like that from a BS-135W boggles my mind.
 
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Downinit

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FranJan said:
Do they pull that much? I was trying to do the math, but obviously effed up. Wonder what the driver is pulling? And please feel free to start a journal, cause I gotta see you grow if you can pull 80 grams off a 135W. I know there are some people pulling some monster numbers with LEDs and autos, but a number like that from a BS-135W boggles my mind.
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I didn't wanna say that but, I agree with franjan...
 
ReefBongwell

ReefBongwell

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Sounds about right to me as far as the pull. Solid yield guessing high yielding strain + dwc.

That closest tops are about 4" from the lights but average is probably 6-8"... they didn't start that close but they stretched up to it and stayed there... I'd move the lights higher but no room :) i have other plants in the same cab that are about 1 1/2 feet from the lights because they don't want to stretchy any higher, but they've got nice sized nugs on'em anyway :)
 
FranJan

FranJan

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Now I'm not callin BS on the BS135, it's just that in my experience with BS's they have a grow ceiling, and a BS UFO isn't a flowering monster in my book. But that doesn't mean someone else with the right strain can't rock those numbers. DWC does shoot your numbers up so I guess with enough veg time a skilled grower could do it. But I would still like to see it.
 
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IAmTheBaddestOfThemALL

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quick question guys. im doing a fridge grow so heat is a issue, thats why im leaning toward led. Whats a good light to buy thats not gonna break the bank? dimensions are about 28x28x36. looking at doing 4 plants at a time
 
FranJan

FranJan

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ellydee

ellydee

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FranJan said:
Now I'm not callin BS on the BS135, it's just that in my experience with BS's they have a grow ceiling, and a BS UFO isn't a flowering monster in my book. But that doesn't mean someone else with the right strain can't rock those numbers. DWC does shoot your numbers up so I guess with enough veg time a skilled grower could do it. But I would still like to see it.
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It was under some T-5 for the first 4-5 weeks. It was the strain more than my skill. I didn't do anything different than anyone else would do. It was about 24" tall when done, but had shed most of its fan leaves so there was no shading. The buds were like concrete. I highly recommend this strain. I even purchased more sour 60s as well as sour spyders. It may be a long time until I able to try these again.

On another note, I just pulled 21 oz 8 gr from 2 Blackstar Chrome 405s (480 watt total). 12 plants in a 3"x6" DWC. CG Secret Recipe and Karma's White OG.
 
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