Irish Boys Return Of The Inferno With The Spectra 180's

green house stuff is a good idea.

i use kelp for both roots and foliar.

got some new 140w that spectra just put out. so i will do a grow test with those. i have have some Sannies genetics to mess around with in my new DIY hydro system.. getting a late start ive just been made busy with work and was also/ still having a hard time getting clones, so might pop those beans instead

irishboy said:

green house stuff is a good idea.

i use kelp for both roots and foliar.

got some new 140w that spectra just put out. so i will do a grow test with those. i have have some Sannies genetics to mess around with in my new DIY hydro system.. getting a late start ive just been made busy with work and was also/ still having a hard time getting clones, so might pop those beans instead

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Damn, another new spectra model? What's the low down on this one and why does Mike keep changing his designs everything 3 months? I know he isn't upgrading the components every time with the latest technology, so what is the reason behind constantly releasing new versions? Is he still ironing out the issues he had with the previous models? I saw some new ones with some "Spectra" logos on it, are those the ones you got?

puffenuff said:

Damn, another new spectra model? What's the low down on this one and why does Mike keep changing his designs everything 3 months? I know he isn't upgrading the components every time with the latest technology, so what is the reason behind constantly releasing new versions? Is he still ironing out the issues he had with the previous models? I saw some new ones with some "Spectra" logos on it, are those the ones you got?

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i guess he is still trying to fine tune things so thats why all the new models. the ones i am getting are the same specs as the 2010's i used for a while, same colors and ratios i guess but with the 3w leds. witch is wanted but in lower watts instead of the 300w lights i ran in the past i can try out more of lower watt lights. so i will use either 3-4 140w units over my 2'x3' flood tray

not sure if those will have the logos or not? i think i am the 1st on the web to have them? not sure though?

irishboy said:

i guess he is still trying to fine tune things so thats why all the new models. the ones i am getting are the same specs as the 2010's i used for a while, same colors and ratios i guess but with the 3w leds. witch is wanted but in lower watts instead of the 300w lights i ran in the past i can try out more of lower watt lights. so i will use either 3-4 140w units over my 2'x3' flood tray

not sure if those will have the logos or not? i think i am the 1st on the web to have them? not sure though?

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Depends on when they arrive. I know my tracking says mine will arrive on Tuesday. Michael told me that the yield difference between these and the 150w's were pretty significant, so I guess we will see!

WeJuana said:

Depends on when they arrive. I know my tracking says mine will arrive on Tuesday. Michael told me that the yield difference between these and the 150w's were pretty significant, so I guess we will see!

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should be the same ones i got then, because thats around when mine will be here.

I think I have the new ones, was running 4 140w in a cab on 2 week old plants at 20 inches, didnt do so well. Came back from my trip and I got bleach problems and stunted growth. I should of read through your thread before I adjusted the lights. Now I know I need to run them higher and dont need that many lights while vegging. Maybe 1-3. c how much height I can get in my cab. Got any advice for me irish.

so after seeing your proof of how good these Spectras can grow buds...would you recommend a 2011 model Spectra 180watt for 3-4 plants? Have 4 right now in a closet under t5's and flourescents and want to bump up to the LED revolution and get some nice yields and quality buds.

Ethier the Spectra 180 or a 240watt blackstar, or a 270watt HTG 7band 3 watt LED light
http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-7-Band-240w-LED-Grow-Light.asp -can't find any info on the htg light but specs are nice and they sell good products

any info will help because I am buying an LED light by friday, plants need a boost...t5's just arent cutting it anymore and HPS is not an option because of heat.
This will be a LED/T5 DWC grow

oh ya and I am going dynagrow after seeing your results...can I foliar spray with Advanced "Nirvana" while using dyna grow? was going to go Advanced PH Perfect

I wonder what happened to Irishboy? He seemed to disappear the same time Mike and GLH went downhill. Are you still around Irish?

go figure but they were good lights

The 2010's were. After that they tried to improve them but put them to market before they did their testing. The rest is history. Spectra is still around but it doesn't appear to be GLH anymore. Looks like Mike may have actually sold them for something.

irishboy's been posting on a bubbleponics forum as far as i know. last i saw him thats where he was. as far as glh, they were fair at best. Black dog led rules the led market as far as i'm concerned.