SolarStorm LED vs. 600w HID
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:49 am
My new SolarStorm LED just arrived yesterday. Plugged in, tested and gawked at for about an hour, then I moved on.
I've been growing for about a year and just revamped my built-out-attic-turned-grow-room last fall. Just finishing up drying/curing on my first grow-up w/ the new equipment I setup only a few months ago. Time flies when you are indeed having fun.
I have a GL120 tent w/ 600w MH/HPS, XXXL hood and a new Lumatek that I use for mostly flowering. I also have a CloneLAB w/ several T5 fixtures for vegging but it sucks. If you are not hardcore cloning w/ domes the thing is impossible to keep any humidity in.
I'm using AN's newest formulae (PH/PPM perfect) of Sensi Grow, Connoisseur & add bundles up to pro. I'll be planting several each of various dwarf autos using 2-3 gal smartpots and Sunshine #4. Unless you are old-school organic, you are missing the easy train if you are not using the same combination of nutes, pots & soil. Expensive, yes but worth every penny, IMO. Stepping off my soapbox now.
This GFP w/ MWW was the perfect opportunity for me to expand and add another tent. With the exception of occasionally starting seedlings in the lab, each large tent will now serve it's own full cycle purposes. I'm after a true head-to-head grow-up where the only delta are the lights...well, and a lot less ducting.
800w LED vs. 660w (super lumens) MH/HPS full cycle grow competition. The results should speak for themselves. Stay tuned!
Ender
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I've been growing for about a year and just revamped my built-out-attic-turned-grow-room last fall. Just finishing up drying/curing on my first grow-up w/ the new equipment I setup only a few months ago. Time flies when you are indeed having fun.
I have a GL120 tent w/ 600w MH/HPS, XXXL hood and a new Lumatek that I use for mostly flowering. I also have a CloneLAB w/ several T5 fixtures for vegging but it sucks. If you are not hardcore cloning w/ domes the thing is impossible to keep any humidity in.
I'm using AN's newest formulae (PH/PPM perfect) of Sensi Grow, Connoisseur & add bundles up to pro. I'll be planting several each of various dwarf autos using 2-3 gal smartpots and Sunshine #4. Unless you are old-school organic, you are missing the easy train if you are not using the same combination of nutes, pots & soil. Expensive, yes but worth every penny, IMO. Stepping off my soapbox now.
This GFP w/ MWW was the perfect opportunity for me to expand and add another tent. With the exception of occasionally starting seedlings in the lab, each large tent will now serve it's own full cycle purposes. I'm after a true head-to-head grow-up where the only delta are the lights...well, and a lot less ducting.
800w LED vs. 660w (super lumens) MH/HPS full cycle grow competition. The results should speak for themselves. Stay tuned!
Ender
And now a word from our sponsor...
"Are you tired of pulling your expensive-ass AC-air out of your grow space to cool one stupid little bulb? Before you consider moving to the North Pole to setup an igloo grow, have you considered joining the 21st century? At California Lightworks, we are not 150 years old. Seriously, Thom Edison is dead. Look it up."