You can’t use those lights as a fair objective comparison IMO. The one is outdated tech by about ten years and wasn’t that good to begin with. Latest generation LED’s are so much better than anything else that you can’t even compare it to older lighting tech. Seriously. AND, does it at 60% of the power of other lights.
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Not quite yet make. Make sure to be looking on the bud itself and not the sugar leaves. The leaves can be misleading. You have a beautiful plant growing there!
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Keep in mind, running 600w of quality LED’s is nearly equivalent to you running a 1000w hid.
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This is the post I was mentioning about trichome production with LED. What I should have started with his asking if they were Autoflower or photo period.
So 300 true watts of LED would be equivalent to what? 600 watts of HPS?
And yes, I’m finding everything that pumps out 600 watts is kind of pricey. I just feel like it’s better to have more and not need it and possibly be able to dim it down then not have it at all
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LED all the way
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I run LED but none of them are HLG.
I get very dense buds heavy with trichomes which causes the frosty look.
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Thatll be kept in mind. Its just that technology keeps accelerating so quickly I feel like by the time you buy an LED light not long after is another one that’s even better. I really like that hlg 600 R spec but it’s a little out of my price range. And I want to start going strictly LED for summer grows considering the amount of energy costs to cool the HIDs
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Between 400-450w will be a replacement for 600w hid.
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I got my stimulus and had a extra little cash for a new light. I was dead set on hlg. After about 15 minutes of browsing lights I left the website and purchased from elsewhere. Too expensive and purposely confusing and redundant.
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I’ve always steered clear from hlg due to their complexity. In regards to the different spectrums, and prices. But it seems to be a very popular vote.
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Really? I would say before you buy that you get schooled on lighting tech.
You can also tag DBRN in and ask specific questions if you want.
I found it to be fairly straightforward.
You can look around and find discount codes or do what I did and buy from a third party like Rightbud. I just bought a QB135 B-spec and couldn’t be happier.
I have diy fixtures built from gen 1 Samsung diodes and it’s almost twice the efficacy of MH/HPS. Three generations later and they are amazing. I don’t feel like I’m behind the crowd with my fixtures.
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A good schooling in lighting is deff good for everyone. Me included.
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Was it cheaper building your own? Did you have to solder?
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I did 3 fixtures using Bridgelux EB strips. You need: thermal tape, ‘hookup wire’, wago connectors and some time and imagination. In my case I had access to heatsink material which is about 50% of the total cost. Mine, 3 years ago cost me just a hair under $200 per fixture. If you are handy at all this can be a good savings. All connections were either wago or push connect.
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You can save money building your own, the amount usually depends on what you have to work with and how creative you are. In Myfriendis410’s case, he had aluminum that was plenty suitable laying around that saved him good amount. I know another member found some at scrap yard that was extremely inexpensive. Otherwise watching for sales/discounts helps a bunch too.
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I have to say this is first time I’ve ever heard this. Redundant maybe, but that is just because they sell a light, or they sell a kit to save some money, or they sell individual components so that one could design and build a custom light to suit their needs. I don’t feel like it is confusing though, and I’m pretty confident they don’t purposely try to make it confusing.
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