frica
Well-Known Member
Crap is all relative.The problem I see is there are a lot of us noobs out there that will go and try and find info and there is so much out there that it is hard to believe anyone. But just to reassure anyone who is thinking of buying one. My last grow with 99% organic nutes not from a bottle and 1x P300 and 2x HSO Lost Coast Hash Plant
In 5 gal diy grow pots and I got QP dry. Not bad for being a beginner and a so call crappie light. My current and third grow I think I might get 3-4oz per plant. 2x Sweet Seeds Snow Fruit. I truely believe alot of the growing is the grower and then lights, not the lights then grower.
First pic is current 2x Sweet Seeds Snow Fruit(13 days into flower)
Second pic is last grow 2x HSO Lost Coast Hash Plant (right before harvest)
For the price Platinum (Blackdog too) should perform a lot better than they are performing.
1 gram per watt is something you should be able to achieve with generic 80 lm/w LED bulbs (With the diffuser popped off). And 1 g/w is something experienced growers are doing with the Platinum.
Though any decent higher powered led bulb these days should put out 100 lm/w.
And unlike overpriced LED panels, generic bulbs are actually somewhat price competitive with HID.
Why would I buy a 370 dollar growlight when I can do the same for much less money with some generic bulbs?
It's expensive even compared to COB panels, and Citizen/Vero/Cree cobs are a lot more efficient.