I would 100% rather strips than cobs no matter how big the space. If you are using hps and your plants don't burn then you are either not utilizing the edges of your tent effectively, or you're using CO2 (in that case you'd also not be utilizing the edges effectively because they would also have the CO2.
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Mimed are you say that the material the boards VS the stripes are print on is different?
I'm not criticizing you. I'm just expressing my knowledge of strips and cobs.You have all the answers. ;-)
i dont flower in a tent i have multiple lamps in an open converted bedroom and dont use co2.
Lots of different ways to grow.
Please look at just page one of my perpetual garden thread and teach me what i am doing wrong with my lamps.
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Haha Funny you mention that, my good sir . As we speak I am growing my orange tomato, bell pepper, squash, microgreens and basil seedlings under trusty ole T-5 HOs I have laying around from a now outdated aquarium setup. I used to use T5HOs on a religious basis before discovering aquarium rated planted+ and rapid led builds. Figure I mind as well take it out of the closet and use it for its last bits of juice before one of my housemates accidently breaks it while rummaging around in there for a duster or a vacuum bag.
I’ve got cobs, both of the Vero 29, and Cree CXB variety. going forward I would never again purchase the Vero’s due to their iffy wiring connection for the cobs.
ill make sure to steer clear of veros then. definitely dont want to come home to a house fire.
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Have you ever used hps? Be honest. I havn't seen any leds that distribute light better than hps. You should try a mini sunburst.
No I haven't. I'm sorry but I just can't believe that. Even with a perfect hood, there would still be much more light in the center than the outside. Maybe you mean hps can distribute light at a bigger angle but definitely not more evenly. It's physics.
Thanks for the heads up. Mine are a few years old... and I haven’t kept up with whats available now. Obviously that older design had some drawbacks and Bridgelux went back to the drawing boards...
Compare center reading to outside readings. As you can see, hps doesn't make nearly the hot spot as led. My light meter also confirms.
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The lights used in those tests are cobs or small qb's. Strips will give you a perfect footprint.Compare center reading to outside readings. As you can see, hps doesn't make nearly the hot spot as led. My light meter also confirms.
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Full Spectrum Led Grow Lights, HID, and fluorescent light fixtures emits for a plant to use, there are two primary measurements that should be read and examined together.
The picture speaks for itself, they are Vero 29’s check the number visible. This isn’t a timber fixture so I can’t speak to what they may have used...
I agree strips can spread light better. I'm not using them. I'm using hps and qbs. The hps doesn't have near the hot spot.
Ok, that is very possible. I was talking about strips before.
