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No, I feed every day but only to run-off once a week. Pot size is 9 liters.

Let's just say I've been growing in coco for many years over a decade to be precise, I only feed to run-off once a week, experience is your best friend when growing

It's not the UV that produces the higher leaf temps but the IR

I'm still using the Pulsar APX dry herb vape, so far has lasted a year and a half with no problems

It's been a long theory as to why Equatorial cultivars took 16 weeks or longer to complete flower as it's always 12/12 in the equatorial regions as the duration of red photons are less abundant their

Do you not see 660's and reds and far reds in those fixtures ?

You should also look at the temp differences required for a HPS room to LEd room, LED's require 5-7 degrees increase in room temps from lack of infra-red, or a rise in PPM concentration with the lower leaf surface temps under LED's. All cost to be considered when growing Not arguing for or...

You have to change HID bulbs at least once a year, if you are running it for a year

those 2 lights cost me $600 to build

Those are homebuilt lights, so Toker tech

Use what you feel comfortable with, I would really need more info though as to what you are growing in as such as a tent and what size ?

No, multiple light points is always better. The problem is the periphery with 600's in a 5x5, you will have high par in the middle and low par numbers in corners, That's the beauty of LED bar lights, even spread over a larger footprint of your canopy. For an example, here is 600 watts Of LED's...

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The correct lighting guide for HID's 400 watt for a 3x3 600 watts for a 4x4 1000 watts for a 5x5 600 watts in a 4x4 equaled 28 ounce of dry buds

Or if you want LED grow here's 2.2 lbs from 600 watts of LED's