The Crystal Palace is back, now with a Spiderfarmer SE5000.

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He called one day and asked what happened to his auto cup holder. I was like "What?" He described the CD drive.

 

[Dirtbag]

Lookin' good Db, as always! Which side looks the frostiest? From your video it looked like the SF side, but as you were on your way out, the other side looked pretty frosty too!lol

I can't really tell. But, and I can't believe I'm saying this, the LED side just looks like it has bigger buds overall with about equal trich production so far. But again, HPS side seems to have more buds, but they're a bit smaller.

When they really frost over at the end of ripening it will be interesting to see if they are noticably different.

 

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We had codes we would write down on the repair sheets for accounting. PIBCAK was billed often.
Problem
Is
Between
Chair
And
Keyboard

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

I can't really tell. But, and I can't believe I'm saying this, the LED side just looks like it has bigger buds overall with about equal trich production so far. But again, HPS side seems to have more buds, but they're a bit smaller.

When they really frost over at the end of ripening it will be interesting to see if they are noticably different.

Imagine adding UV and CO2 on top of that.

 

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CIAPITA = Extra charge
Client Is A Pain In The A**

 

[BionicKroniK]

I can't really tell. But, and I can't believe I'm saying this, the LED side just looks like it has bigger buds overall with about equal trich production so far. But again, HPS side seems to have more buds, but they're a bit smaller.

When they really frost over at the end of ripening it will be interesting to see if they are noticably different.

Interesting... Looking forward to the comparisons at the end too!

 

[Dirtbag]

We had codes we would write down on the repair sheets for accounting. PIBCAK was billed often.
Problem
Is
Between
Chair
And
Keyboard

Hahaha I need to start doing this.
I contract for businesses and the city and other prime contractors because at least they know business, keep discussion short, monthly billing... get the job done and you can go a year without talking to anybody. I had a lot of residential customers when I started my business and it was exhausting.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

I've got my lung designed for the 'After Move' grow build.
It's pretty sweet. And it will be more or less airtight for CO2.
Imagine an organic grow with CO2 under a SE5000 +UV 4x4. That's a pound right there.

 

[Observationist]

I can't really tell. But, and I can't believe I'm saying this, the LED side just looks like it has bigger buds overall with about equal trich production so far. But again, HPS side seems to have more buds, but they're a bit smaller.

When they really frost over at the end of ripening it will be interesting to see if they are noticably different.

wonder if its the spectrum difference.

AFAIK the hps is mostly just red, while the LED has multiple spectrum diodes.

 

[Dirtbag]

wonder if its the spectrum difference.

They are reading a fair bit higher ppfd to tell you the truth. Surprisingly so. They're bright as all get out.

 

[Observationist]

They are reading a fair bit higher ppfd to tell you the truth. Surprisingly so. They're bright as all get out.

that makes sense but.

that SE pulls 480w, how much is the HPS, 650w?

man im excited for ya

 

[Dirtbag]

I've got my lung designed for the 'After Move' grow build.
It's pretty sweet. And it will be more or less airtight for CO2.
Imagine an organic grow with CO2 under a SE5000 +UV 4x4. That's a pound right there.

Easy a pound. I'm back to thinking about pimping the shed next winter with Co2, put in a minisplit, run a mix of high watt LED and DE HPS.. bang out a good one.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

DB, have you considered mapping your floor in there to make sure its even all the way across?
Using the map to adjust your lights up front.

 

[Dirtbag]

Actually I take that back...

Here is LED

Here us HPS

 

[Dirtbag]

So pretty Damn even really.

 

[Observationist]

So pretty Damn even really.

interesting considering they are ~200 watt difference ?

is that the "efficiency" of LED tech

 

[Dirtbag]

DB, have you considered mapping your floor in there to make sure its even all the way across?
Using the map to adjust your lights up front.

I did test the floor footprint in 4sqft sections, so 16 quadrants. Each was super even, it's why this canopy is so even. I'm just surprised that the 480w lights are keeping up.

 

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I did test the floor footprint in 4sqft sections, so 16 quadrants. Each was super even, it's why this canopy is so even. I'm just surprised that the 480w lights are keeping up.

That's what Doc Bruce was talking about when he said LED has caught up.

 

[Dirtbag]

interesting considering they are ~200 watt difference ?

is that the "efficiency" of LED tech

More than that. The 2 HPS are combined 2000w, the 2 LED's combined are about 900w. So less than half the power draw.

 

[Dirtbag]

That's what Doc Bruce was talking about when he said LED has caught up.

Apparently..