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Sorry I'm on the other side of the pond! That would me 1m x1m (3ft x3ft) times 2 trays one plasma each should be perfect yes?you will have only one problem, and that is the spread of the light in a square tent, as the plasma lights (point source) have a square light field. Two plasma's are ideal in a 1.50x3m tent for veg and mothers, for serious vegetative growth with plasma alone in a 3x3m you would have to invest in 4 for a complete plasma lit veg tent.
Again, I do not want to over-hype plasma, it is a great solution, but it comes at a cost. A combination of 4 1000W and 4 plasma for flowering would be a dream setup though.
just for the record guys, (and it is the last thing I'll say about this subject until there is some real news): Gavita is a Luxim Business partner. When there is something new available, we have it. When they announce something new we already know it. Last year there were rumors about a new module, and preliminary specs were released in a newsletter. Unfortunately this model is not even out of its prototype stage. Luxim is a venture capital backed company which has to produce and innovate. But they hurt themselves by bringing out this information as the new module, let alone a fixture for it, will not be available in a long time. Last year some people were suggesting that it would be on the market soon (it was not) or latest beginning of this year (it was not). Now these rumor surface again as there is a light show in May where Luxim will be. Please visit their booth and see a dummy of a new module which will be not even pre-production ready until end of the year, so do not expect a new fixture until somewhere next year. We are not in the business of spreading rumors or misinformation. You can not take decisions based on rumors. So, if people on the forums I manage insist to keep on undermining the information flow by spreading false rumors (or even say I am a misinformed liar) I will warn them not to do so any more. If they persist: I have better things to do than fight windmills 9and we have a lot of then in Holland :D).
For those who still want to wait for a new and bigger module: The current plasma fixture has a pay-back time (just based on the added light output and corresponding yield) of less than two cycles. I do not even take quality into this consideration. So you get a good ROI for this fixture. Also it remains to be seen if you can swap the 300W for the new module. You need to be able to spread the light over a surface, specifically when you combine it with HPS. That means that you would need to have a much wider reflector or hang it higher to get the same mix of HPS and plasma.
So my recommendation is to not wait and just experience the plasma for yourself. It is a no-brainer if you calculate the pay back time. For HPS fixtures the pay-back time is of course less than one cycle.
Then about the price (just to give you an idea of our strategy): Our competitors in the US, for example Chameleon, have a much higher MSRP ($ 1695) to be able to give the shops a bigger margin, and for that they give you a metal box with a fan in it. Our horticultural quality fixture (solid state fanless, custom design, Miro reflecotor, float glass wide spectrum filter, Wieland connector, inox parts) has an MSRP in the US of $ 1299. This has been the price since launch. We keep the price and margins low to enable people to actually be able to afford this lamp. It will not become cheaper this year. Recently Chameleon in the US announced their prices to drop, I think they have a special deal for 1395. This is not to talk bad about the competition, they do a good job promoting this new technology and investing in it, there is more than enough room in the market for more suppliers. It's just to put thing a bit more in perspective.
New technology is exciting, and even more so if it is affordable. As most of you will not be growing lettuce and tomatoes the break even point will be much faster than with any horticultural crop. You will get a better ROI with a HPS lamp, no doubt about it. LEP is still by far not as efficient as HPS in producing photons. It can not (contrary to what some of the competition tries to sell it for) replace a 1000W or even 600W HPS. It will replace a 400W MH if you just look at lumens. We have always been very open and precise about what you can and can not do with this lamp. Lighting is a science.
sorry if I am not always popping in when a question arises, fortunately there are many plasma users already who can answer most questions now :) (thanks Herb!)
hehe 3x3 for me is 3x3 meters, so my example was for a 3x3m tent (10x10')
Generally for keeping mother plants you can use a plasma lamp for an area of about 5x5'. If you really want to produce or for vegetative growth I would recommend a smaller area (more light), as small as 3x3' is perfect for one plasma. You will just have a hard time fitting the fixture I'm afraid if you have a small stand-alone tent like that.
Remember that when you switch to 12 hours from 18 hours you will reduce the dli (the amount of light you give a plant per day) by 30%! For the same photosynthesis in flowering this means that you need 30% more light during the 12 hours you light them in flowering. So during the 18 hours of veg a lower intensity than your flowering light will suffice.
old school in Holland is veg under 400W Mh and flower under 600W HPS, or a combination of MH and HPS.
Anyone interested in Gavitas 300 LEP wait until the new version is available STA 75). The latest and greatest Luxim puck should be shown at light fair 2012 in May on the 9th I believe. Look for production models to follow.
It has twice the output of the current 300w LEP with only an additional 150w. I can understand Gavita wanting to push the hell out of the current stock and supress all information regarding the latest version as Whazzup has done however he bans members in doing so.
Either way, if you wait you will get a better product for your money or a price reduction on the current model.
Be careful, he is a sales person who will ban you on his mother forum if you speak against him.
Anyone interested in Gavitas 300 LEP wait until the new version is available STA 75). The latest and greatest Luxim puck should be shown at light fair 2012 in May on the 9th I believe. Look for production models to follow.
It has twice the output of the current 300w LEP with only an additional 150w. I can understand Gavita wanting to push the hell out of the current stock and supress all information regarding the latest version as Whazzup has done however he bans members in doing so.
Either way, if you wait you will get a better product for your money or a price reduction on the current model.
Say what? Out of that tent! Lost track of this and need to go back and read from the beginning. Impressive work, and def getting stoked on gavita with what's being shown. Nice to have whazzup contributing, read lots of your posts and really appreciate your perspective.100 oz would be lovely but that's near 30 more than last time.
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