**ULTIMATE LED TEST** *GLH Spectra 290* VS *Blackstar 500* VS *Hydro Grow LED 336X*

WeJuana said:

Damn.. you read the whole thing!?! I don't even think I read the whole thing! haha jp..

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well truthfully i just read the intersting stuff, i skimmed thru alll the shit talking. or pretty much anything captian crunch, leo and some other kids said.... HA

WeJuana said:

What type of ventilation do you have for your tents?

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I have two clip on fans and one larger circulating fan running 24/7

WeJuana said:

And what is the outside tent room temp?

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latlely here in good O San diego (southern cali) has been pretty warm about 80ish during the day and pretty cool at night around 60ish..

WeJuana said:

I was able to pull off a few grows with next to no ventilation (besides oscillating fans) and kept the temp at a max of 87 when the lights were on, and the crops turned out surprisingly bombay.

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with pure LED? impressive!!!!!!!! with a tent? closed?

WeJuana said:

I do think that the Penetrator 336X (1w) that im using putts off a fair amount of heat

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, Hmmmmmmmmm

WeJuana said:

and possibly the most out of the 3 lights (the Blackstar 900w in the mother tent is damn warm).

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double HMMMMMMMMM
so i just happen to be running some of the hottest LEDS right now...? i was thinking of just simply adding more clip ons and figuring out how to direct the heat out, maybe point them right on top of the led and a little below to direct the heat out... and just simply adjusting my lights to be on during the cooler parts of the day. on at 5 P.M(where the sun cools down)-off at 11 A.M (before the sun goes up) supposebly the energy is cheaper at night?

WeJuana said:

I've been using cal-mag for the last few weeks (@4ml/gal) and stuff seems to be going good.

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nice i will do. also every sence ive been running LEDS, ive been on this organic phase that doesnt seem to be going away!, my production is slighty lower due to incorrect amount of raw organics and organic teas and blah blah blah, but the pay out is tottally worth it! im a true believer that LED and organics is the way to go! im growing some of the best organic herbs HANDS DOWN! i wouldnt be suprised if all the future cannabis cups winners will be LED/ORGANIC GROWs. LED IS LIKE A ORGANIC LIGHT not just because it uses less energy but because it gives out light spectrums that plants flurish in(sustainable?), while HPS JUST THROWS OUT UNUSED SPECTRUMS (Unsustainable!)

WeJuana said:

Sick setup. Post a link up and ill sub u

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You and a couple other LED growers inspired me to give it a try, i just really dont know how too start!??

Penetrator got some great crystal production

94 is way hot!! why don't you try filling your tent with homemade co2? I have the same problem. ..
I thought LEDs were heat free too, and even running only one of them in 16cu.ft. is a problem ... the facts that LEDs don't need venting is not true... not for closet setup anyway...

Whew... I just read all 99 pages of this... Just to decide whether or not to get a blackstar, but I'm looking at the 240, for a 2x3x5 or similar size. Thanks for all the info. LED is for me!

I'm using a bs500 in 2x3 and it is just about right I would go with 2 240's though if had it to do again.

@forever - the tent was left cracked during lights on to get sufficient ventilation.

After detailing the crops with a 20x jewlers loupe, I have concluded trichs are 5-10% amber and will I will be chopping in the next 2-4 days.

Heavy RO water from here on out. Drying and trimming will commence in my new "office" aka tent #5 (another 4x4 Lighthouse hydro tent) complete with trimming table/ bud gate, 2 bins (1 for good trim one for fan leaves), CFLs (which should make for good pix).


I think I am going to christen it with a bowl right now. I'm so excited I just cant hide it lol.

already harvesting!? nice job it went by fast!

Harvest was supposed to be on 12/8 but its getting moved up to around the 1st and making room for the newness thats coming in!

really you are not going to finish em up!!? all this time and effort!?

Endur0xX said:

really you are not going to finish em up!!? all this time and effort!?

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I consider "finishing em up" harvesting when the crop is prime. LA ambers quick and I like to chop around 15-20% amber.. so I will be watching and will chop when they are ready.
Anyone going strictly by time and not watching the trichs are not "finishing em up" correctly in my opinion.

word up! the ladies will tell you when they are ready, never rush them, same goes with growing marujuana

dying to know final bud weights... Thanks again for the grow and i'll keep an eye on your new stuff

Round 2 of LA Cons are hit the flower tents last night, making today day 1 of 12-12. I also threw in some other randoms which I will post periodic pics of.

Day 48 on Round 1 of LA's


Lights were all dropped do 50" from the floor.


The Spectra tent has been switched up to 2 Spectra 150's.

Spectra Tent


LA Cons Round 2 - Day 1
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Also in the Spectra tent:

Purple Power - Day 1


Qrazy Train - Day 1



Blackstar Tent


La Cons Round 2 - Day 1


Also in the Blackstar tent:

Power Africa - Day 35



Penetrator Tent


LA Cons Round 2 - Day 1
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Also in the Penetrator tent:

Trinity Kush - Day 35

I also wanted to note that Round 2 of LA Cons are coming in between 20-21" tall today, I'll measure again in 2 weeks so we will see how much they reached for the sky during stretch.

Round 2 is looking much better! Nice job so far!

Round 2! Great stuff, nice job fixing your problems WeJuana, keep up the good work and GOOD LUCK!

Like everyone is saying...round two looks allot better.....good job

Is it me or is the penetrator tent "shockingly" bright to anyone else??