Bodhi Testers: Mendo Purps X Snow Lotus

One thing I have had trouble with is matching HID lighting to equivalent LED. I mean I am used to using watts as a measure of power, like I know I need about 1000-1200W of HPS for every 2X4 I plant to get the yield I am looking for. I have found it hard to determine how much LED I need to get similar results.

Whats the secret to matching LED power to HPS power?

 

What Res said. Anyone remember when vcr's first came out? I remember them being around $1200.00 for a good one. I'm waiting it out till the led's get cheap.

 

These LEDs are getting quite cheap, and I'm sure they will get cheaper. I'm going to start building and testing some fixtures soon, but I need to gather some funds for it.

 

Rapid's DIY COB Kits w/ 3 CXBs will cover a 1x4 area. You'd need 3 to light the same area as this HIGROW. I believe the COBs produce more lumen per watt, though. They are just way more expensive to buy or build.

 

All the acronyms, you guys sound like a bunch of high schoolers talking about their 429 Boss.

 

I'm too lazy to type all that shit, so I shorten it.

 

They have been in flower for almost a week, and the plants are loving the light! They got a feeding of Nectar For The Gods, SLF-100, and Photosynthesis Plus yesterday, and these plants are loving life right now!

 

Thank you! I have to say the lack of heat is making my garden a lot happier. I can still see some heat stress on the plants under the last 600, so it will be good to switch that one out later this week.

 

I see some potential here in this strain. I've destroyed all of the males that I had because I felt it would be unethical to consider using them since I received these seeds as testers. I will be buying another 40 of these seeds at the first chance I get, though.

 

Me too. All of them are pretty thick, but that one in the middle is feeling like it's going to put out some nice weight by the time she's done.

 

These plants have some serious stretch to them. They will be beastly by the time they finish! The colas are starting to get a little frost now, too!


Here's a shot of the canopy to give you an idea of the stretch:


Here's a photo to show how thick some of the stems are becoming:


Testing for Bodhi has been an honor! This strain will definitely do well in my opinion!

 

The lights you have there look nearly identical to the ones I use. I use a single one labelled "300W" for the cloning/early veg area and two of the "600W" next to each other for 4 buckets. So far I am liking them quite a bit.

 

These are the HiGrow 1000s. They use about 400 actual watts each, and I am lighting a 10x4 with 3 of them.

 

Sounds pretty similar, mine are from Galxyhydro.

 

Is this what you are using? I've been seriously considering going to leds myself but besides the heat factor compared to a standard light and ballast, what are the benefits?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01N...rds=HIGROW&dpPl=1&dpID=51SaNdR592L&ref=plSrch