you cant say blanket statements like t5 are only good for rooting clones when theres tons of growers here been using t5 for vegging larger plants for a very long time lol.i have also used 600w mh and hps for veg but the t5 does a better job ime,have a peekView attachment 690770 Ive used t5(aint shit,only good for rooting clones)mh(not bad)and i hav best luck w/hps.heres one under a 600w,this is only 4 wk from dropping roots.
nice plants bro.im not in u.k. tho so no need to save on electric bill lol.i hav 8×1000w n my flower rm.hid is what kills it for me.t5's dnt hav enough penetration in my garage.that said im seeing the cob led's doing the same work at 1/2 the power coming from the wall.
What's your heat production like, though?i have 120w of cobs over the same spot i used to have 300w of t5 and the new cob setup is vegging the plants much better with less than half the power.t5 is decent tech but times are changing fast.2 x 50w quantum boards would also smoke 300w of t5 no doubt in my mind.
i dont get the question bro ,heat from that whole room or from my cob setups ? the room is climate controlled just like my flower roomWhat's your heat production like, though?
From cobi dont get the question bro ,heat from that whole room or from my cob setups ? the room is climate controlled just like my flower room
gotcha.the cobs run about the same as like a t5 or lec/cmh would.being around 60% eff im gettig a bit more light and less heat than those other setups.but if you pack 600w of cobs in a 4 x 4 tent it still gets hot as hell.but imo its easier to remove cob heat because most of it comes off the heatsinks above the lights so a simple fan setup high in the tent can move alot of the heat away.hid tends to heat up the walls,pots,leaves,everythingin there with the ir light,cobs dont do this.so alot of cob growers are finding we can run our rooms hotter like 80 to 82f to keep the leaf temps up.i ran 78f forever with my hps/mh flower rooms and im at 80 to 82 f now with all the cobs and the plants love it.From cob
i have 120w of cobs over the same spot i used to have 300w of t5 and the new cob setup is vegging the plants much better with less than half the power.t5 is decent tech but times are changing fast.2 x 50w quantum boards would also smoke 300w of t5 no doubt in my mind.
3000 or 3500k would be my choice if you ever plan on using it to flower.also plenty of blue light in 4000kI'm thinking of getting 5000k - 5cob array - vero29 model type.
I think I'm sold on it
3000 or 3500k would be my choice if you ever plan on using it to flower.also plenty of blue light in 4000k
Been using this for a year and it lights up everything! Best veg lamp imo. Also only 210w and if it breaks they overnight a new one while they fix yours.
Yeah. I mean it's better than a t5. Only 535$ if you shop around tho
I've replaced HPS and T5.
I use 5000K COBs 350ma-700ma for vegetative.
You can run very low power and have healthy green ladies.
Or, run more intensity for fast growth. You can really customize and dial things in with COB.