SF 1000 V2 - Spider Farmer Grow Light Review

Doug Dawson

Doug Dawson

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Budzbuddha said:
Actually , 100watts . Which by way grow is going , it looks to be a good “ plant “ efficient light.
$159 cost is looking more and more like a deal. Plus you can add more panels by way of jump wire ( daisy chain).
Super easy .

Flowering stage will be interesting, as they included Red led strings on board.
Flip will be few weeks from now or when they show sex maturity.
( No males ... knock on wood ) .... LOL.
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This is awesome bud. I have been curious about these lights so I am glad to see you testing these in the real world. Thanks for your reply and thanks to @Spiderfarmerled for hooking up a grower to do this test. I can't wait to see what this thing does in flower. It seems to be killing it vegging the plants so that is awesome. Looking forward to seeing how dense they can make the buds. Keep it up and I will come along for the ride. Looking great so far and nice job on the review.
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Update : Friday the 13th

Ran to a cold spell during last week and plants were a bit sad . So I added some supplemental heat to tent area.
Plants are coming around , bit need to let the root area get warm and cozy. Had some minor purpling from it , but added some silica to water to harden them up.

Today was also top dress FFOF / EWC for the girls . Might bump the nitro a bit too.
Panel ( @Spiderfarmerled ) is working fabulously so far. No complaints. Runs a lot cooler than other similar boards.

Note : For those growing indoors make sure you supplement a good heat source for your plants as this panel and others like it , don’t really radiate all that much heat. Panel at full power is barely pushing 75°.

I plan to veg out til end of month , once growth gets back on track . And will FLIP THEM around that time.

Check them out at :https://www.spider-farmer.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItMSQ0P6A7QIV0iCtBh2AawvQEAAYASAAEgIup_D_BwE

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Rolla J

Rolla J

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Budzbuddha said:
Update : Friday the 13th

Ran to a cold spell during last week and plants were a bit sad . So I added some supplemental heat to tent area.
Plants are coming around , bit need to let the root area get warm and cozy. Had some minor purpling from it , but added some silica to water to harden them up.

Today was also top dress FFOF / EWC for the girls . Might bump the nitro a bit too.
Panel ( @Spiderfarmerled ) is working fabulously so far. No complaints. Runs a lot cooler than other similar boards.

Note : For those growing indoors make sure you supplement a good heat source for your plants as this panel and others like it , don’t really radiate all that much heat. Panel at full power is barely pushing 75°.

I plan to veg out til end of month , once growth gets back on track . And will FLIP THEM around that time.

Check them out at :https://www.spider-farmer.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItMSQ0P6A7QIV0iCtBh2AawvQEAAYASAAEgIup_D_BwE

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Beautiful foliage. You the man BudzBuddha. Hey dude I had a question since it's been a while 4 me. Cpl years ago I recommend them nuke head seeds
How did that end up going? Jc
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Lol .... nukeheads.

Man , I fell for a small order of seeds from those guys ( snakes ). Thought the 3D printed container was cool tho.
But , all beans ..... ALL OF THEM , either male or bad mutation. Never again.

That’s My OFFICIAL REVIEW.
LOL.
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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Budzbuddha said:
Well , this will be one strain i will pop .
Durban Poison x Green Crack cross i just cut down for seeds. No name i made ( Green Double Poison ? ) but I’m nicknaming it “ Mr. Crowley “ :bigjoint:

I like playing dr. Frankenstein with my girls from time to time. F1 or S1 ( i do both ) so i can pheno hunt. I keep the amount of pollenating to one branch ( I don’t need hundreds) .

Mr. Crowley

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Due the fact i was spinning some ozzy vinyl and that happened to be rockin. The other strain more than likely will be running on this grow : Hazeman Seeds - KING KONG POISON ( durban poison x gg4 ) .... a room spinning gem !

@Spiderfarmerled
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Mr. Crowley..... fucking masterpiece! Good choice for the name!
 
Rolla J

Rolla J

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Budzbuddha said:
Lol .... nukeheads.

Man , I fell for a small order of seeds from those guys ( snakes ). Thought the 3D printed container was cool tho.
But , all beans ..... ALL OF THEM , either male or bad mutation. Never again.

That’s My OFFICIAL REVIEW.
LOL.
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Atleast they shipped I guess lol. My old friend got them and gifted me a Durban Poison alaskan thunder fuck seed and then laughing buddha clone. I don't even remember what happened to it hahaha. I still have the seeds was thinking of using them but I have changed my mind and will throw em out. Long time over due but my apologies for the recommendation:wall:bongsmilie
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Rolla J said:
Atleast they shipped I guess lol. My old friend got them and gifted me a Durban Poison alaskan thunder fuck seed and then laughing buddha clone. I don't even remember what happened to it hahaha. I still have the seeds was thinking of using them but I have changed my mind and will throw em out. Long time over due but my apologies for the recommendation:wall:bongsmilie
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That’s the “ strain “ I thought I was getting - Alaskan Thunderfuck ..... but in reality probably crap bulk seed from god knows where.
They only got me for like $40 bucks . And I thought Barney’s Tangerine Dream was bad ....
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Well , that top dress refresh didn’t really catch that green color I was hoping for . So I added 1/2 tsp of Organic Blood Meal today after another light prune and lst adjust.

Plants seem pretty happy just a little lighter than I like , so I felt blood meal was in order to remedy this. I want plant to have enough nitrogen stored for the flip / stretch coming down later. Plants are shaping up nicely and corrected cooler temp issue.

Spider Farmer panel is still rockin and zero complaints. Kind of wish I asked for a double to review. ( oh well ..... )
For those looking for a starter rig / supplement or different option to grow with @Spiderfarmerled is hard to beat.
I‘m only running 100 watts ( full ) and am happy with grow so far.

Haircut and Blood meal feed.

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@Spiderfarmerled
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Blood meal didn’t quite get the color back , so I added some fish / kelp fert and Calmag. . Now they are coming around and must be a nitro hungry bunch. Other than that , getting good growth still from that little Spider Farmer board ( SF1000 ) .

@Spiderfarmerled

Next time I will dry fert ammend my layered mix when running this strain again. Mix must be exhausting a bit faster than I thought.
Gonna top dress a mix of new FFOF and dry when time comes to flip for a proper recharge .

As far as review of panel , she’s working flawlessly so far. And still like the fact I’m only running 100watts for these bagged plants.
Can’t wait for flower time ( end of month ) I will probably flip as they are showing sex ( early pistil ) . Hoping this little panel will keep the
grow going without “ help “. I will definitely use this board along side my other panels for supplemental use or maybe dedicate it for cuttings and early starts.

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Wizzlebiz

Wizzlebiz

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Budzbuddha said:
Blood meal didn’t quite get the color back , so I added some fish / kelp fert and Calmag. . Now they are coming around and must be a nitro hungry bunch. Other than that , getting good growth still from that little Spider Farmer board ( SF1000 ) .

@Spiderfarmerled

Next time I will dry fert ammend my layered mix when running this strain again. Mix must be exhausting a bit faster than I thought.
Gonna top dress a mix of new FFOF and dry when time comes to flip for a proper recharge .

As far as review of panel , she’s working flawlessly so far. And still like the fact I’m only running 100watts for these bagged plants.
Can’t wait for flower time ( end of month ) I will probably flip as they are showing sex ( early pistil ) . Hoping this little panel will keep the
grow going without “ help “. I will definitely use this board along side my other panels for supplemental use or maybe dedicate it for cuttings and early starts.

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What size bags are those?
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Well .... managed to bring back a bit of color back by means of warmth and Epsom Foliar.
Panel has been a no brainer on veg capability, as you can see from the new wild growth. Today is definitely a time to re do the LST and final prune for flower.

Very happy with the @Spiderfarmerled , it is becoming a great panel to start with for new / experienced growers.
Again , it is only a 100 watt panel . This is proving to be a great panel for those growing their own meds and on a budget.

Note : that little plant on side is a HSO BD ( blue dream ) plant I purposely put at the fringe area of the panel’s footprint.
I wanted to see if I could get good growth ..... and I did. Really thinking a 3 panel side by side would really be a nice setup for some growers. May just leave it in there when I go 12/ 12 just for shits and giggles.

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Again thank you to @Spiderfarmerled for a chance to review.
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Flipped on Wednesday... and they are growing pretty wild. These again are simple 1 gallon grow bags running mostly on bagged FFOF and minor amendments. They will be top dressed tomorrow and watered with kelp. Will adjust LST points again before stems get to woody.

@Spiderfarmerled panel is rocking this grow nicely. Very happy with veg growth so far.
Looking forward to the flower stage coming up.

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Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Update :

MALE :wall:

Well one of the 4 started throwing balls and I took a boot to it ..... Good growth wrong sex !
Took over to dumpster and body slammed it.

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LUCKILY... that HSO BD BLue Dream I had growing on the fringe of light will substitute.

It literally is a 12/12 seed that is growing pretty well so far , but the last 3 KKP plants are showing pubes and moving along nicely.
Looks like I will have to do more leaf cleanup once I do a watering tomorrow.

HSO BD BLUE DREAM

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@Spiderfarmerled SF1000 is running well , no complaints :bigjoint:
 
curious2garden

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Budzbuddha said:
Update :

MALE :wall:

Well one of the 4 started throwing balls and I took a boot to it ..... Good growth wrong sex !
Took over to dumpster and body slammed it.

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LUCKILY... that HSO BD BLue Dream I had growing on the fringe of light will substitute.

It literally is a 12/12 seed that is growing pretty well so far , but the last 3 KKP plants are showing pubes and moving along nicely.
Looks like I will have to do more leaf cleanup once I do a watering tomorrow.

HSO BD BLUE DREAM

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@Spiderfarmerled SF1000 is running well , no complaints :bigjoint:
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Nice journal Budz. I was considering this as my first LED but instead went with a Mars Hydro (SP150) for a dwarf citrus that can't take my winter temps so it's in my kitchen and I wanted a light that would look more like a normal light. But I'd wondered about the Spider Farmer panels since I'm considering more LEDs. Thank you! Good information
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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It has opened my eyes .... I think I was “ chosen “ for this particular board because of past comments . A mistake on my part , and have been liking it more and more.

For such a simple board and price point , any grower ( beginner or experienced) to get respectable growth for personal meds.
For a 100watts .... I will be very curious on amount of weed harvested at end without really trying for “ yield “.

But , it definitely veg well. These are not even in stretch phase yet and are pretty tall . And uniformly around same height.
Gonna clean them up but very pleased with the growth in these 1 gallon bags.

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Leaf speckling is from Epsom Foliar spray ( magnesium sulfate ) to green them up a bit more.
Not Bugs. Misted plain water after pic was taken.
 
curious2garden

curious2garden

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Budzbuddha said:
It has opened my eyes .... I think I was “ chosen “ for this particular board because of past comments . A mistake on my part , and have been liking it more and more.

For such a simple board and price point , any grower ( beginner or experienced) to get respectable growth for personal meds.
For a 100watts .... I will be very curious on amount of weed harvested at end without really trying for “ yield “.

But , it definitely veg well. These are not even in stretch phase yet and are pretty tall . And uniformly around same height.
Gonna clean them up but very pleased with the growth in these 1 gallon bags.

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Note :
Leaf speckling is from Epsom Foliar spray ( magnesium sulfate ) to green them up a bit more.
Not Bugs. Misted plain water after pic was taken.
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That's a lot of plant for a 1 gallon bag, nice job!
 
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NewGrower2011

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I wish they built these with the option for adding an extension or something for mounting the driver externally. I've been looking into another panel a little bit and the dimming is making these more appealing than HLG for me as I would prefer more panels but driven softer for my needs.
 
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