Mars-Hydro LED Grow Light Discussion

lol, women will also no longer need husband then.:yahoo: Let's live with remote control forever.:blalol:
UncleCannabis said:
If your engineering team are able to develop a remote control that does all of those things and play with a snake then Mars-Hydro will be bigger than Apple, Samsung, Honda, Toyota, GM, Ford, and GE combined.
In addition, men will no longer need wives and divorce lawyers will be in high demand. LOL!
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Haha, I will take this challenge!:high-five:
Gnarl E Green said:
That's good because soon we are going to have an in depth symposium on what constitutes real customer service.
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:thanks: thanks for sharing the grow! Hope the grow goes from better to the best.:cheertwo:
Gnarl E Green said:
During today's watering and herm patrol several things occurred to me:

My plants have reached a height under my Mars II 1200 where they seem to shy away from the light, open up and spread on their own. I don't get light burn as it seems they avoid being that close.

They are much fuller and bushier than last grow ( these are clones of the previous grow)

For some reason some of the stems are brittle and snap off with just the slightest pressure. Didn't have that before.

Since they are only in late week three of flowering and have filled the tent wall, to wall soon I am going to have to pull some plants out of there.

And last of all

Despite the fact that it's been two weeks today since I requested the replacement driver and it's been operating at less than full potential my plants are probably twice as far along as the preceding grow was at this time in the grow.
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Gnarl E Green said:
During today's watering and herm patrol several things occurred to me:

My plants have reached a height under my Mars II 1200 where they seem to shy away from the light, open up and spread on their own. I don't get light burn as it seems they avoid being that close.

They are much fuller and bushier than last grow ( these are clones of the previous grow)

For some reason some of the stems are brittle and snap off with just the slightest pressure. Didn't have that before.

Since they are only in late week three of flowering and have filled the tent wall, to wall soon I am going to have to pull some plants out of there.

And last of all

Despite the fact that it's been two weeks today since I requested the replacement driver and it's been operating at less than full potential my plants are probably twice as far along as the preceding grow was at this time in the grow.
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Hi do we call you Mr Gnarl or Mr Green? It was recommended to me the use of Armor SI by GH or something similar with LED's along with the Cal Mag to keep the stems firm but not brittle seems growth can get so fast that the plants need the extra Silica and Potassium I use aprox 3 ml per gallon in my reservoir or you can use it as a foliar spray It works for me things bend without breaking at least till the buds get huge then if they bend over they still don't break just watch the PH as it will cause it to raise.:yummy:
 
SmokeSara said:
lol, women will also no longer need husband then.:yahoo: Let's live with remote control forever.:blalol:
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So true Sara. Include a "leaky pipe fixer" and a "take the garbage to out to the curb" function and women will no longer need husbands either.
Sales will then double and there will be no need for divorce attorneys. Everyone will be happily content with their remote controls. :)
 
OK 1 more question (for now lol) say I'm in the middle of a grow and my light stops working suddenly. How long is the repair/fix time because when I grew and when I grow again I tend to stick to top shelf seeds and I don't want to lose a whole crop because my light malfunctioned .
 
Gnarl E Green said:
I don't really partake of the herb that much other than for comparison purposes. I am more into the zen of watching things grow, experimentation with soil mixes and trying to create new strains, but my friends seem to rave over the money maker strain I grew last grow. I have sprouted some seeds resulting from my crossing MM with ultimate purple. I'd be interested to know what you think of the MM later on.
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I will let you know. :peace:
 
Gnarl E Green said:
During today's watering and herm patrol several things occurred to me:

My plants have reached a height under my Mars II 1200 where they seem to shy away from the light, open up and spread on their own. I don't get light burn as it seems they avoid being that close.

They are much fuller and bushier than last grow ( these are clones of the previous grow)

For some reason some of the stems are brittle and snap off with just the slightest pressure. Didn't have that before.

Since they are only in late week three of flowering and have filled the tent wall, to wall soon I am going to have to pull some plants out of there.

And last of all

Despite the fact that it's been two weeks today since I requested the replacement driver and it's been operating at less than full potential my plants are probably twice as far along as the preceding grow was at this time in the grow.
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My experience is the clones are much bushier then from seed. :peace:
 
So I went to lunch with my wife, came back to my office to find........

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Multiply my excitement times 3! I know my plants will also be excited. My 4ft 8 bulb T5 hit it's max coverage as my 3 bushes extend past those lights now. These could not have come at a better time and I'm excited to see how they take to the reflectors spectrum. Expect a lot of photos and a video soon!

Thank you Sara and Ruby!

I ended up opening this one box, I'll check the other two when I get home, plugging it in...................Holy Crap....

Co-workers came running to my office as it's glow traveled through the body shop. Luckily I had put my sunglasses on before switching it on, but there were 6 employees whose curiosity caused them to see yellow spots for the next half hour when they came rushing into my office. The boss is impressed and can't wait for me to bring him some weed. It's awesome to live in Colorado.
 
randy355 said:
Hi do we call you Mr Gnarl or Mr Green? It was recommended to me the use of Armor SI by GH or something similar with LED's along with the Cal Mag to keep the stems firm but not brittle seems growth can get so fast that the plants need the extra Silica and Potassium I use aprox 3 ml per gallon in my reservoir or you can use it as a foliar spray It works for me things bend without breaking at least till the buds get huge then if they bend over they still don't break just watch the PH as it will cause it to raise.:yummy:
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You can call me Gnarl or you can call me Green, just don't call me late for supper!

Actually the handle Gnarl E Green came from my friend saying "That's a Gnarly Green bud!" when I gifted him a cola after last harvest.

Thanks for the suggestions. I researched the Armor SI and am certain I have the cal/mag, potassium and Silica aspects covered.

I went back in researched the problem some more and found both plants that were brittle were of the same strain and the others seemed malleable. I do have to stake all of them up and support them when they start getting top heavy with gnarly buds.

I used to have to de-chlorinate and ph my tap water until I discovered that my rain water was a perfect 6.5 Now I have a food grade 55 gallon drum with a few tilapia fingerling in it to keep down mosquitoes that I use for watering. I try to grow 100% organically in soil I mix myself.

Thanks again.
 
goof1987 said:
OK 1 more question (for now lol) say I'm in the middle of a grow and my light stops working suddenly. How long is the repair/fix time because when I grew and when I grow again I tend to stick to top shelf seeds and I don't want to lose a whole crop because my light malfunctioned .
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I can answer that one from my personal experience. I would elaborate, but I want to let the situation play it's self out to it's conclusion before I comment to much.

My Mars II 1200 has 8 drivers. One went out causing one bank of lights and one fan to stop working. The light still functions although understandably at less than full capacity.

I emailed Mars Hydro and Lucy arranged shipment of a replacement and gave me a tracking number on August 14th. I live on the east coast of the US and the part was coming from their Cali warehouse.

On the 21st the tracking showed it was still in preshipping status. So I emailed Lucy and she told me she checked with her shipping associates and they said it "was moving now". I checked again and it had not changed.

On the 25th Lucy emailed me that USPS had told her that "the package is lost" and a replacement was being shipped out and she would send me a tracking number. I asked her not to use parcel select lightweight again and she said she would forward my request to the warehouse. For those who don't know, parcel select lightweight is similar to the "slow boat from China" slowest cheapest form of shipping possible.

Today is the 27th and I have not received my new tracking number yet. I live in a small town of about 5000 and have known the postmaster for about 30 years so I paid him a visit yesterday and showed him Lucy's email saying the package had been lost by the post office. He made a call to California and assured me that the USPS had received a preshipping notice that a package was coming, but no package was ever presented to or scanned at any USPS facility.

In the mean time my light is still functioning at less than full potential, but adequately to keep the plants growing and I'm still waiting.

Let me say that I neither blame Lucy nor Sara as neither is in that warehouse in California. Both have always done their best for me. I will say though that when I owned my company that installed surveillance systems in a retail environment I guaranteed 24 hour service. If one of my installations failed you received a call within 24 hours and if the problem couldn't be resolved over the phone a tech would be onsite the next day no matter where the system was located within our South Eastern United States territory.

If a part was needed it was shipped over night Fedex. My customers depended on me to keep my system up to protect their premises just like we expect not to lose a crop due to failure of our lights.

Incidentally if one of my employees had told me the post office lost the package two weeks after he supposedly mailed it I'd have stomped his ass and threw him out in the street if I found out it had never been mailed. But that's me after all I am a gnarly dude. :)

I am sure Lucy will get this straightened out and I like hot and sour soup too much to piss the girls off. :)
 
ColoradoGriz said:
So I went to lunch with my wife, came back to my office to find........

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Multiply my excitement times 3! I know my plants will also be excited. My 4ft 8 bulb T5 hit it's max coverage as my 3 bushes extend past those lights now. These could not have come at a better time and I'm excited to see how they take to the reflectors spectrum. Expect a lot of photos and a video soon!

Thank you Sara and Ruby!

I ended up opening this one box, I'll check the other two when I get home, plugging it in...................Holy Crap....

Co-workers came running to my office as it's glow traveled through the body shop. Luckily I had put my sunglasses on before switching it on, but there were 6 employees whose curiosity caused them to see yellow spots for the next half hour when they came rushing into my office. The boss is impressed and can't wait for me to bring him some weed. It's awesome to live in Colorado.
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I'll be so happy when other states "see the light" without handing over all growing rights to a cartel made up of their republican contributors. Obama should sign an executive order striking down archaic marijuana laws before he leaves office. Just to piss off his foes if nothing else.

Enjoy your lights. I switched from CFLs to my Mars II 1200 mid flower last grow and gave them plenty of space between the light and the canopy. They adjusted quickly and flourished after. You might be amazed.
 
goof1987 said:
Yeah but that's exactly what I'm afraid of if your light was out your crop would be lost
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Purchase a light with several drivers and even if one dies you can limp through until help arrives. Drivers seem to be the weak link.

More than one light would also be a precaution.

I intend to make it my mission to see that customer service improves whether it be encouraging more warehouses or better shipping practices. More localized service centers would help as well.
 
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