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Hillbillys winter play

HillBilly1

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So Santa just flew off but not before he left me 3
Little presents
 

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Haha it's the top of one of my LEDs

Going to give them a shot since I won't need to really
Heat the room. Hell before if I needed some soil I had
To buy a new bag cause the shit was froze solid and
That's where my tent and box were.. It's nice in a way
When the kids move out haha
 

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i just got a 48x3 reflector series a few days ago for veg,for the early stage at least im interested to see how well they work out for you. They are putting out a new mars II that will be dimmable, i read there maybe a dimmable kit made available for those who have the 1st adition mars II.
 

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i just got a 48x3 reflector series a few days ago for veg,for the early stage at least im interested to see how well they work out for you. They are putting out a new mars II that will be dimmable, i read there maybe a dimmable kit made available for those who have the 1st adition mars II.
Happy to see you made it over here Icon and welcome
Going to be lots of good things happening over the next couple
months so stick around..

Really? I don't know a whole lot about LEDs But thought i would
give them a shot..i see others have good luck with them..
Hell i am still new to the T5s lol Don't know what to do without
the Blinding MHs lol
 

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I've watched several LED grows in the past.

Good growers have excellent results with them.
Shitty growers? They could kill an artificial tree!

I will be buying at least 8 - 330wt units for my 2 flower rooms.
I will still run 2 - 1000wt HID's in unison, both HPS and MH.

LED buds tend to grow big buds, but seem to lack full potency and flavor.
So I'm gonna mix the technology and see what happens.

The saving in power will help support my summer A/C needs.
 

HillBilly1

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I've watched several LED grows in the past.

Good growers have excellent results with them.
Shitty growers? They could kill an artificial tree!

I will be buying at least 8 - 330wt units for my 2 flower rooms.
I will still run 2 - 1000wt HID's in unison, both HPS and MH.

LED buds tend to grow big buds, but seem to lack full potency and flavor.
So I'm gonna mix the technology and see what happens.

The saving in power will help support my summer A/C needs.
I have to SG , I really like what I do in the 8 x 4
Thet and the grow box.. I run the 3. 400s 2 hps
On the out side and the center is a MH drop bulb
They will give me Rocks haha. I am kinda hoping
For the same with the reflectors 3s and the
MARs 5s I don't know how it will do , going to
Find out haha
 

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You'll need some free heat for the winter fun anyway.
I couldn't run all LED's in winter.
I rely on the heat from HID's to regulate my night to day temps.
Otherwise I'd have to run heat with my LED's.

I think you'll have killer results by mixing it up.
 

hicksticky

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aahhh another Hillbilly thread........... and LEDs lol:woohoo:
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Been pondering doing a mix as well, I'll be following with great interest :biggrin:
 

HillBilly1

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You'll need some free heat for the winter fun anyway.
I couldn't run all LED's in winter.
I rely on the heat from HID's to regulate my night to day temps.
Otherwise I'd have to run heat with my LED's.

I think you'll have killer results by mixing it up.
My room stays cool in Sumer well around 80 when
It's 105 outside and the winter I would say 55 when
It's 10 lol heat rises
 

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I bought mine for veg but plan on using it with my 400w hps as supplementary light also cuts down on electricity cost & a lot less heat to grow in the summer. Im looking at buying either the reflector 96x3 or mars II 400 for supplemental lighting in flower next but will all depend on if i have the money as money is always pretty tight.

theres a topled/mars hydro thread a mile long on 420magazine where you can find all the info you need for these reflector/mars II etc lights & the customer support etc.
http://www.420magazine.com/forums/420-sponsors/190983-top-led-grow-light-discount.html

youtube is a really good source too just to see what others are doing with theirs, theres a few guys running reflector series,marsII & new proto types for topled/mars hydro on there now. colorado finest,medgrower1 & a few others i cant remember are running a new prototype that looks insanely bright in a compact design.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9krlUjxgHN4&list=UUUeOHcC5i_h-Rh-G_LqGoog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxj1Xk5_8RQ

it seems they pull some good results by using just leds in flower especially medgrower1 with his groblu apollo but their using the big leds it seems it doesnt work well if you use small leds just not enough power but small leds work good for supplemental light.

colorado finest mentioned you need the uvb lights for high thc production. I like the chinese lights they seem to work well but lights like growblu & advanced have more of a broad color spectrum with uvb/IR etc that really seem to help in flower...if i was going to switch to all led for flower ide probably go with a growblu apollo but not sure if the technology is quite there yet but then again im new to led's & the bigger led's are a little expensive for me to take a leap of faith.
 

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You'll need some free heat for the winter fun anyway.
I couldn't run all LED's in winter.
I rely on the heat from HID's to regulate my night to day temps.
Otherwise I'd have to run heat with my LED's.

I think you'll have killer results by mixing it up.
yea i just switched to night hrs. i gota use those HID light to heat my room,.
 

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yea i just switched to night hrs. i gota use those HID light to heat my room,.

Even air temps have to be mastered.
We are playing god, and take for granted how important it is to keep a winter grow feeling like a warm summer day.
Not only are you keeping certain lights running, but then regulating your exhaust timing to keep temps perfect and humidity under control.

After years of growing in all seasons, you just know shit.
Knowledge is knowing how to deal with problems, wisdom is knowing how to avoid problems all together.
Just wish it hadn't taken so long to figure shit out :biggrin:
 

HillBilly1

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Yeah this will be my first year in a good place, like said
The soil in my shed freezes so hard you. Have to chisel
To get some haha will be a lot nicer this go
 

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Be nice to have fresh bud year round.
You'll do mighty fine I'm sure.
 

HillBilly1

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Well thank you. And it will be. putting a lot in these
Lights but I have a buddy up the road who will take all
Of the LEDs if I don't like them, I hope I like them haha
I have been looking at them for about a year and hell
When I jump In I jump all in for the big splash

I would love to grow some strains I can't finish OD here
Like the 8-10 weeker.. I think this next year will be a grand
One also.. With a couple HBG shit and with SG and a little
BOG it will be great
 

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2 of the GDS. Has some color already if you
Look past my shaky ass hands
 

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