Thanks sdgrower. You're correct, but 5% is a huge loss of $ compared to replacing the bulb yo. A 6 lighter pushing 12 Ps would lose about 10 zones at 5%, assuming the light output was effecting yield.
Here's an update. Got the baby rockers on Dutch Master Bloom A/B & Zone. Blumats are the mother fucking shit! (So is the new Young Jeezy album, TM:103)
Just got back from buying a duplicate setup I like it so much.
Was gonna rock a plasma but they're back ordered to the manufacturer. Kinda funny with all the sales I spent less for a tent, fan, filter and double ended 1000w than the plasma costs.
Saw live readings on a PAR meter under a 600w MH and the Gavita plasma. Plasma in the hot spot puts out twice the PAR and only uses 300w. What I didn't like is the small area in which the plasma actually covered evenly. Very fast falloff when the meter leaves center. Just means rotating which plants sit beneath the light I guess. Still want.
Whilst it looks like there is a drop off. I happily vegged plants in my dr150 under one plasma. No plants rotated and no plants stretched or grew towards the light. All grew evening, right up to the edge of the 1.5 m tent.
The plasma puts out 300micro moles of light, the 600w is 1000micro moles. You would need about 3-4 plasmas to equal the yield from the 600w pro el line.
Top work on buying another setup, they really are the nuts.
I just too delivery of more plasmas for myself. The non ac version is so so heavy.
I just did what the bottles said for regular strength, which is 130ml of A and B into 10gals of water, 2.1 EC and 5.7 pH no adjustment needed. When it gets low I fill it up with a gallon or two to dilute and run it dry, then start over.
1ml per gallon of zone.
No runoff. The roots are dolphining up out of the coco where the drips hit. Raging!
For sure bro, they're due for it now, thanks for the reminder.
Super frosty strain too, gonna be cray. Smells like a mixture of tart and pine fresh in bloom now, sites say a grape taste in reviews so it should be an all around winner. Leaves are turning purple now at week 7, yee.