Mars-Hydro LED Grow Light Discussion

[FiveToMidnight]

Thanx for the help Sarah. I purchased 2 of the epistar 160 today. I cannot wait until they get here. Feels like Christmas. I will add a picture of the plants and new room before I turn the lights on. Then we can watch them explode.

Exactly what I have, you won't be disappointed!

 

[Mars Hydro]

"It's osmocote seed and clone mix" this is what my friend told me about the soil he is using right now.
After i checked his growing condition,i also can not find out what's wrong,maybe the PH little lit high for sprout?

would think there is something wrong with the soil as well - or just bad genetics. All the other parameters are fine. In theory that plant should thrive now. Can you find out what kind of soil it is and what is in it?

 

[Mars Hydro]

yeah,i think he should check and may need to change the soil which he is using now....

I would get a little spoon, a set of tweezers and maybe a little brush.

Remove the seedling (carefully and slowly) and place the roots straight into a shot glass of lukewarm water to stop any air and what nots messing up your roots. Empty the container of soil into a bucket then mix much, much more perlite into the soil. Doing this will help the plant long term and sap up / disperses any excess liquid & nutrients. I can see 11 pieces of perlite in that pot.. haha.. If she / he can get themselves a brick of coco coir, use that with perlite instead of cheap potting mix.

All the best, wishing good vibes for the little AK.

 

[Mars Hydro]

that's great.You will love these Mars Pro II Epistar 160 LED grow light (with switches) .
I checked our website,i will ask our colleague for shipping department arrange your goods as soon as possible.(As the delivery company in your country not work at weekend,so we will arrange your goods on Monday)
May i know which deliver company service you usually use?

Thanx for the help Sarah. I purchased 2 of the epistar 160 today. I cannot wait until they get here. Feels like Christmas. I will add a picture of the plants and new room before I turn the lights on. Then we can watch them explode.

 

[Mars Hydro]

You are Mars Pro II Epistar160 fan .me too.haha

Exactly what I have, you won't be disappointed!

 

[Dabby Duck]

that's great.You will love these Mars Pro II Epistar 160 LED grow light (with switches) .
I checked our website,i will ask our colleague for shipping department arrange your goods as soon as possible.(As the delivery company in your country not work at weekend,so we will arrange your goods on Monday)
May i know which deliver company service you usually use?

Thanx again Sarah. You are dynamite.

 

[Mars Hydro]

If you need anything later,you can talk to me here at anytime.

Thanx again Sarah. You are dynamite.

 

[Skullman420]

I do not know this soil, but I checked the producers homepage and it's full of weird shit I don't know what is and look at this:

"Not suitable for

Don't use for the propagation of phosphorus sensitive plants (it contains boosted phosphorus). Use Osmocote Professional Native Potting & Planting Mix instead

Don't use in hydroponic growing systems or ponds

Don't use on lawns - use only specifically named lawn topdress soils on grassed areas" What do you other growers say? Where's the perlite? and check out this description: Wetting agent added to ensure uniform wetting of mix and prevent drying out Coir creates the ideal moisture and nutrient environment - never too wet or too dry Water crystals keep tender seedling and cutting roots moist What is a wetting agent? I use water, that's wet enough for me. I don't know if the soil is good or not, but I do suspect it's too "hot" for this poor poor seedling. Get it out of there and into something that's not full of mysterious chemicals for improved whatever

"It's osmocote seed and clone mix" this is what my friend told me about the soil he is using right now.
After i checked his growing condition,i also can not find out what's wrong,maybe the PH little lit high for sprout?

 

[Skullman420]

I'm wondering about something Sara. Those grow-bars - Do you know anyone using them inside small closets? Are they generating much heat?

Since the autumn is approaching I'm wondering if I should go into a "Flower em all" mode and simply put away a clone of each strain into a tiny locker just to keep the genes living, and then flower all grow-spaces before the winter. How many bars needed to keep 5-6 clones alive 3-4 months?

Then this last question is an open one - input would be appreciated from everyone.

Would 1L Air-pots be a sufficient size to keep the clones alive the given amount of time? 3-4 months?
The next size is 3L which will be a little big in the locker I had in mind

 

[tryan2grow1]

It has been decided that due to the Mars-Hydro Reflector 96 performing so well that some of the cfls that I was using for enhancing the lower branches could be removed. This has several positive attributes, lower electricity and less residual heat. This also allows for the reflectors to be replaced on the light fixtures. The MHR96 is full spectrum and would suffice alone. These babies love bathing in this most wonderful artificial sun. Mars-Hydro, you rock it!

 

[ohioboy]

Ok Sara and everyone else I have 4 marshydro lights already and am looking to buy more but I found this unbranded light and was wondering honestly if it's as good or better than a marshydro

its a 1000 watt led full spectrum and it's $87. It's either this or the marshydro 300 led for $89? Anyone with an opinion is appreciated

 

[Dabby Duck]

Ok Sara and everyone else I have 4 marshydro lights already and am looking to buy more but I found this unbranded light and was wondering honestly if it's as good or better than a marshydro

its a 1000 watt led full spectrum and it's $87. It's either this or the marshydro 300 led for $89? Anyone with an opinion is appreciated

I have looked at most of these unbranded Chinese lights from weird manufacturer. My pause on this would be that is doesn't list true watts at all. No reputable company is using these double watt chips. So begs the question why. Mostly what you find if you look in buy China direct websites is that the power suppliers they use are way too small and are not made by a reputable company. I looked for months at these lights and still went with mars pro2 epistar 160's. I mean you can find some diamonds in the ruff I think but seems risky. If you could find some grows that have used this light or maybe a third party par test might be not so risky.

 

[Skullman420]

You kinda lost me at "unbranded"

If they can't even stand behind their product enough to give it a brand-name it must be shit

Ok Sara and everyone else I have 4 marshydro lights already and am looking to buy more but I found this unbranded light and was wondering honestly if it's as good or better than a marshydro its a 1000 watt led full spectrum and it's $87. It's either this or the marshydro 300 led for $89? Anyone with an opinion is appreciated

 

[Skullman420]

Btw! 1000 watt for less than 100$

you know the old saying...
if it sounds too good to be true...

 

[Blazekingg]

Ok Sara and everyone else I have 4 marshydro lights already and am looking to buy more but I found this unbranded light and was wondering honestly if it's as good or better than a marshydro

its a 1000 watt led full spectrum and it's $87. It's either this or the marshydro 300 led for $89? Anyone with an opinion is appreciated

I have 2 mars 300 watt and they are awesome I just removed the class on them and it made them even better so imo I would always go wit mars they are not number 1 on the market but they are number 1 in price for quality

 

[Blazekingg]

 

[Skullman420]

they are not number 1 on the market but they are number 1 in price for quality

Not sure what's the best LED out there, but I have never grown with any light performing better than the Mars Pro-series.

 

[Blazekingg]

Not sure what's the best LED out there, but I have never grown with any light performing better than the Mars Pro-series.

I'm not sure either but mars is # 1 in my books I won't buy anything other than mars ...i wish I could afford the pro series but I do love my 96 reflector

 

[Skullman420]

Since I started with their pro-series it makes sense to stay with those as all parts are interchangeable. It doesn't matter if it's named 160, 320, 80 - they all have the same parts And they're all very easy to fix at home. Easy to get spare parts too. Great long-term investment

I'm not sure either but mars is # 1 in my books I won't buy anything other than mars ...i wish I could afford the pro series but I do love my 96 reflector

 

[tryan2grow1]

I'm not sure either but mars is # 1 in my books I won't buy anything other than mars ...i wish I could afford the pro series but I do love my 96 reflector

I too love my reflector 96. Received it just as the flip to 12/12 was upon my babies. Growth explosion for sure.