Freshone
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Yeah i dont think people realize that the region you live in affects you as a grower in so many ways from electrical cost to different environmental issues to the value of your product itself.Damn, that's crazy. I wish my 1000W HPS bill was $50 per month. My bill went up $250. Sticker shock to say the least. I'm considering QB or COB because of it. I haven't made up my mind yet of the two.
Here's a good tool that I use to figure costs:Yeah i dont think people realize that the region you live in affects you as a grower in so many ways from electrical cost to different environmental issues to the value of your product itself.
True StoryYeah i dont think people realize that the region you live in affects you as a grower in so many ways from electrical cost to different environmental issues to the value of your product itself.
That calculator is awesome, I added to my favorites. What really jumped out to me was I'm not estimating nearly enough for AC. In other words, I thought my lights were about 90% of my consumption but it's closer to 70%. Of course there's the inline fans, dehue's and carbon filter scrubbers as well but AC is a monster. Any calculators for that?Here's a good tool that I use to figure costs:
http://www.angelfire.com/cantina/fourtwenty/yor/lightrescostadvan.htm
Nothing that I have seen.That calculator is awesome, I added to my favorites. What really jumped out to me was I'm not estimating nearly enough for AC. In other words, I thought my lights were about 90% of my consumption but it's closer to 70%. Of course there's the inline fans, dehue's and carbon filter scrubbers as well but AC is a monster. Any calculators for that?
I was going to just say that as well. I’ll take any 315 s anyone is selling cheap all day long
You just made me look up photon boards, kinda cool. I love seeing all the good LED tech out there!
do you have gavita 1650e LED?How many 315s would you like?I think i have 7 or 8 still sitting in the shed next to the gavitas!I can ship,lol.
Yeah.....Just like the Owner of Fox Farm did....Monsanto SUX!
No..FF DID NOT..In fact they published a letter saying they stopped dealing with a certain huge company when it was bought out.Man I didnt even know about fox farms. They're no dummies they know where the money is unfortunately. I just hope they don't impact us like they did traditional ag. Guess that's what grow your own means.
I've never used fox farms either so that's good atleast lol
Regarding A/C power usage, that’s a big variable and you’d have to know what it draws, guess how long and how many times it comes on during one hour, then extrapolate that into hours per day. I use “excel” where I just plug in all the various loads, hours per day, multiplied by the lengths of my veg and bloom phases.That calculator is awesome, I added to my favorites. What really jumped out to me was I'm not estimating nearly enough for AC. In other words, I thought my lights were about 90% of my consumption but it's closer to 70%. Of course there's the inline fans, dehue's and carbon filter scrubbers as well but AC is a monster. Any calculators for that?
No..FF DID NOT..In fact they published a letter saying they stopped dealing with a certain huge company when it was bought out.
Man I didnt even know about fox farms. They're no dummies they know where the money is unfortunately. I just hope they don't impact us like they did traditional ag. Guess that's what grow your own means.
I've never used fox farms either so that's good atleast lol
Nice fade going on.Kilo from 530 wall watts. 1.8 gpwView attachment 855141 View attachment 855142
Mind if I ask why you ditched the Gavita's?How many 315s would you like?I think i have 7 or 8 still sitting in the shed next to the gavitas!I can ship,lol.
It's funny, I know LED is popular and more efficient and has specific spectrums and high PAR blah blah... But I'm still not convinced enough that it's worth switching from MH/HPS..
Sure HID wastes power and isnt nearly as efficient in PAR output/wattage. But the bud I grow is seriously top shelf with it. Ive used 250, 400, 430, 600, 1000watts, and none of them compare to 1000 watt eye hortilux, except for DE-HID which are in a class of their own. And CMH do very well in small spaces.
MH and HPS just reliably grows Huge hard buds covered in crystal all the way down through a 24" deep canopy.
Maybe I'm just an old dog stuck in his ways. If it ain't broke...
I cant speak for freshone, but my buddies moved away from them once they realized they are too damn intense and hot for most indoor setups. You need high ceilings and excellent environmental control and even then they run hot,, throw deadly hotspots when hung horizontally.. They're just overkill. They're meant for hanging like 6-8 feet over top of the canopy of greenhouse crops for supplemental light.Mind if I ask why you ditched the Gavita's?
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