600W LED Grow

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beautiful irishboy.

very nice work.
 
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DAY 42 of flowering? How many more days ya think?
I guess it too early to say one way or another if Da buds are long and stretched but not much weight/thick at this point....Sure looks good in the pics..Thanks
 
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WheeloFortune said:
beautiful irishboy.
very nice work.
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botanist85 said:
ya those are going to be big girls. Good work man.
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Setting Sun said:
beautiful!
strong work bro
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dogsnova said:
Those girls are lookin' good bro..
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:thankyou::thumb:

hogs said:
DAY 42 of flowering? How many more days ya think?
I guess it too early to say one way or another if Da buds are long and stretched but not much weight/thick at this point....Sure looks good in the pics..Thanks
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their will probably be another 28 days or so left. on weeks 6 and they should go 10weeks with flush and all. the only buds that are long and stretch are the xj-13's the hindu skunks are nice compact fat buds. still have a few weeks left so we shall see what happens?
 
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Great update Irish, very frosty!

One thing though, I read earlier where you removed the glass. I spoke with my LED company today about removing the glass in my new 850w and they strongly suggested I leave it in. They said the glass is there to protect the LEDs from dust and that the LED diodes lifetime will be drastically reduced and the output is only shortlived because the dust will also limit output as it accumulates. I just thought I would pass this on so people would know before they go breaking the glass in a $1900 light just to have it begin failing later.

You could continually wipe down the LED diodes and try to keep them clean like you would a CoolTube...
 
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Budzamillion said:
Great update Irish, very frosty!

One thing though, I read earlier where you removed the glass. I spoke with my LED company today about removing the glass in my new 850w and they strongly suggested I leave it in. They said the glass is there to protect the LEDs from dust and that the LED diodes lifetime will be drastically reduced and the output is only shortlived because the dust will also limit output as it accumulates. I just thought I would pass this on so people would know before they go breaking the glass in a $1900 light just to have it begin failing later.

You could continually wipe down the LED diodes and try to keep them clean like you would a CoolTube...
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No offense but whatever LED company you spoke to is only thinking in terms of liabilities that could be counted against them and dust is probably the worst excuse I have ever heard. Last time I checked dust particles settle and fall from the environment in which they exist in. That being said it will be vary vary hard for dust particles to accumulate on some inverted diodes I.E. a light pointed down. Call me retarded but I think the laws of gravity still apply to dust. The only real benefit the glass could serve is protection from moisture and even then diodes do not get hot enough to fracture if they get lightly misted on accident... If you think you couldn't handle not spraying your light I would advise leaving the glass in but to say it protects it from dust is the worst answer I heard. Even if dust could collect the diode is protected from epoxy and the lens it self. Not to mention all the fans we growers use, recirculation and exchanging fresh o2, those alone make it hard for dust to collect, well at least in my growing space. I guess everyone is different in their own ways, and this isnt towards you Budzamillion but your MFG. I just amazes me to hear and see what some LED companies say and do. Just me two cents man.
 
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Budzamillion said:
Great update Irish, very frosty!

One thing though, I read earlier where you removed the glass. I spoke with my LED company today about removing the glass in my new 850w and they strongly suggested I leave it in. They said the glass is there to protect the LEDs from dust and that the LED diodes lifetime will be drastically reduced and the output is only shortlived because the dust will also limit output as it accumulates. I just thought I would pass this on so people would know before they go breaking the glass in a $1900 light just to have it begin failing later.

You could continually wipe down the LED diodes and try to keep them clean like you would a CoolTube...
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I spoke with Mike about this and he applied good ol common sense. How dusty are typical grow rooms? Seems to me that keeping dust and small particles out of a grow room is pretty common. And if taking out the glass gives his light an advantage....good for Mike :rasta:
 
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botanist85 said:
No offense but whatever LED company you spoke to is only thinking in terms of liabilities that could be counted against them and dust is probably the worst excuse I have ever heard. Last time I checked dust particles settle and fall from the environment in which they exist in. That being said it will be vary vary hard for dust particles to accumulate on some inverted diodes I.E. a light pointed down. Call me retarded but I think the laws of gravity still apply to dust. The only real benefit the glass could serve is protection from moisture and even then diodes do not get hot enough to fracture if they get lightly misted on accident... If you think you couldn't handle not spraying your light I would advise leaving the glass in but to say it protects it from dust is the worst answer I heard. Even if dust could collect the diode is protected from epoxy and the lens it self. Not to mention all the fans we growers use, recirculation and exchanging fresh o2, those alone make it hard for dust to collect, well at least in my growing space. I guess everyone is different in their own ways, and this isnt towards you Budzamillion but your MFG. I just amazes me to hear and see what some LED companies say and do. Just me two cents man.
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I hope they are wrong too. An increase in __% of light is always good, right? I just want to make sure my light continues to work at its full potential for as long as possible.

Again, great grow journel with this LED Irish! :welldone:
 
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Budzamillion said:
Great update Irish, very frosty!

One thing though, I read earlier where you removed the glass. I spoke with my LED company today about removing the glass in my new 850w and they strongly suggested I leave it in. They said the glass is there to protect the LEDs from dust and that the LED diodes lifetime will be drastically reduced and the output is only shortlived because the dust will also limit output as it accumulates. I just thought I would pass this on so people would know before they go breaking the glass in a $1900 light just to have it begin failing later.

You could continually wipe down the LED diodes and try to keep them clean like you would a CoolTube...
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not to sound like a ass, but i dont grow in a dusty environment. my room is very very clean. i have not dust on my light or fans, at least not enoff to see with the human eye. sounds lie the company is saying that so u dont void the warranty, plus mike already said he would still cover the warranty no matter what so i dont have anything to lose. but very good info for those growing with different leds, thanks for sharing that with others:thumb:. i can only see the RH being a problem if you dont have that under control. but still ur RH would have to be real high and youl probably get mold on your plants at the same time. to be honest that company is just making BS to cover their ass. gravity still counts for dust, plus like i said if you grow in a dusty room then maybe you would want to leave the glass on, but i dont know anyone who grow with a dusty room expect for one friend and he always wonders why he has spider mites..lol. a clean room is a happy room!! and dont buy into that BS sales hype that these led light will last you 10+ years, because i really dont care if mine last that long because in that time my light will be sooo out dated it wouldn't even be funny. in 10+ years the led tech will blow the lights out know out of the water.
 
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Budzamillion said:
Great update Irish, very frosty!

One thing though, I read earlier where you removed the glass. I spoke with my LED company today about removing the glass in my new 850w and they strongly suggested I leave it in. They said the glass is there to protect the LEDs from dust and that the LED diodes lifetime will be drastically reduced and the output is only shortlived because the dust will also limit output as it accumulates. I just thought I would pass this on so people would know before they go breaking the glass in a $1900 light just to have it begin failing later.

You could continually wipe down the LED diodes and try to keep them clean like you would a CoolTube...
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thats the dumbest thing I ever heard. there is no possibility on earth that dust will wear out LED. each one of the lights is in its own sealed environment.

Honestly ... i find it odd that someone shelling out this kind of money for a light ... on a crop that could net him 4x-5x the cost of the light with one grow would even worry about wearing out a light 10hours sooner.

Some people spend thousands pinching pennies ..while some will spend hundreds to make thousands.

You act like the light lasts forever when in reality it doesnt.

I hear this all the time from customers at the local hydroponics store ...OMG thats 60 dollars? thats too expensive LOL.

Lastly, if you are not running a strong fan in your grow... which sucks out all the air anyway ... or you are one of "those guys" that bitches about spending 20 extra dollars ...then you wouldn't be satisfied anyway with the glass broken out even if it netted you 10% more yield.

I think youre that "expert guy" that hangs out in stores giving "expert advice" to people that are still learning what needs to be done which in turn leads to serious misinformation and less-than=happy results with 4 months worth of labor. No pun intended.

Maybe make your own thread about not breaking the 2 dollars worth of glass on a LED light. Mike at GrowLEDHydro is backing the warranty .. so even mentioning what you did is not worth hijacking Irishs' thread here.
 
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i wanted to get a discussion going on on here. wanted to here everyones opinions on this? ok, so when i was first talking to mike about doing a grow with his light i never really wanted to just get one 600w unit i really wanted two 300w units or a few 180w units. but at the time he didnt have them in stock only the 600w unit and he also wanted me to do a grow with a big unit because their isnt really too many out their. so i said ill do it. but later on i would want to trade out the 600w for some smaller units so i can spread out the light more and get more foot print. dont get me wrong this 600w light is pretty bad ass so far, but its just not what i need for my setup. i rather have more foot print from the smaller units.

Now my question to you guys is do you think its better to go with three 180w units or two 300w units?

do u think to more intense light from the 300w units will grow fatter bud or the larger foot print from the 180w unit that i could keep closer to the plants because of the larger foot print will grow fatter buds?

i would love to here your opinions on this?
 
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