EPILOGUE
It’s time to close this journal out. As I do, I’d like to sort of summarize a little. I tend to do this numerically or alphabetically so I can remember, so I’ll try that again.
1. THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH
@ViparSpectra !!! For anyone who doesn’t know, both the XS1500 PROs and the 2x4 tent came from ViparSoectra, and they not only sponsored this grow but actually have become my permanent sponsor for any grow in this lovely 2x4 tent they gave me. It is now and will stay a dedicated ViparSpectra tent which will always exclusively house the 2 XS1500 PROs. I love the lights and the tent. Muchas gracias Valerie from ViparSpectra - you do an amazing job.
2. Let’s talk about these lights a little bit, now that I have seen the results from them in flower, which is all of our main concern. I grew a White Widow auto and a Banana Daddy auto this time. In both cases the finished buds turned out extremely well - dense, frosty, properly formed, no foxtailing, and voluminous for the small size of the plants. Each plant yielded just over 3 ounces of finished bud. Again, doesn’t sound like much, but we’re talking about autos that were intentionally kept small. Neither plant was even two feet tall. Very productive. All of these qualities have a ton to do with the light. The plants LOVED it. And here’s another thing - on both plants, my buds are dense all the way to the bottom of the stems. This speaks to the penetrating power of the lights. Overall, here’s a brief set of bullet points that list the very strong features of the XS1500 PRO as it relates to my grow.
- extremely powerful for their size
- perfectly sized for a 2x4 with two of them, or a 2x2 with one.
- extremely well packaged and professionally produced with exceptional build quality - you can feel how solid they are as soon as you open the box.
- the easiest light to clean post grow I have ever owned, due to the fact that all the diodes are covered either by lensing or glass.
- exceptionally even growth
- dense flowers
- very frosty flowers
- the previous two points speak to the spectrum of the light as well as it’s power, as plants only produce these two qualities in volume if the spectrum is agreeable to the plants in my experience
- fabulous and solidly made dimmer that is well marked and easily accessible
- excellent heat dissipation - I was able to flower at about 10” from the lights and had no heat issues whatsoever
- high ppfd levels very evenly across the board
- the independence of each light allows for them to easily be hung at different heights in the same tent if desired
- incredible price point, and for the level of quality I don’t believe these lights can be beaten
- easily control your improved electric bill by using the dimmer effectively - these lights won’t cost you nearly as much in electricity as maybe you’re used to
- super penetrating power to the lowest parts of the plants
That’s a lot of excellent points. These lights rock. Simple as that. I can’t wait to use them again. This is going to happen in about a month when I complete my move back to PA and get started again. I’ll tag you guys.
The buds are curing. Too soon for a smoke report on them, but suffice to say that the jars smell amazing.
Thanks so much for stopping by to see this grow and hopefully learn about the XS1500 PRO. I appreciate everyone’s interest, commentary, and questions, as well as any side discussions that may have been spawned.
Also worthy of note was yet another flawless performance from
@Prescription Blend nutrients. They’re now my go to and all I use. Flawless every time.
Original Harvest was the White Widow breeder and Ethos was the creator of the Banana Daddy. Excellent genetics.
Thanks everyone. Moderators, if someone could please move this to completed journals I would most appreciate it.
