ilikemsticky
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looking forward to the chop pics!
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One of the damaged leaves on the Norther Lights.
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Ultra Lemon Haze Auto
Trinity Kush
Northern Lights. Shapin up real gniess!
Trinity Kush
Northern Lights. Shapin up real gniess!
ilikemsticky
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nice pics I like 3&5!One of the damaged leaves on the Norther Lights.
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I was doing some reading up on the QB's incoming. The description for my light says "can be dimmed from 65W - 260W (Actual Max Draw) dimmer Included, produces 320 lumens / watt." If my understanding is right then 320 x 300 = 96,000
I also found a site that has rough conversions for types of lights and their lumens per watt (image below).
According to this chart though 3000 Lumens x 6 (50W lights) = 18,000. That's a pretty big discrepancy 78,000 lumens...?
Finally, I decided to go to the HLG website and see what they say for the 304 kit. 162/ lumens per watt = 48,600. I didn't order my light direct from HLG but the kit appears to be the same. I think the driver may be slightly different, but in the picture they look to have the same part number HLG-240H-C2100B.
I've read that some people are only runnin their QB's at 60-80% power because of heat output. Some further reading lead me to a site where I read about Watts for heating and the amount energy being called a Joule. 1 watt per second is 1 Joule which is 4.184 Calories.
Yeah, I stopped there too...
So time for that $17 lux meter...?
I also found a site that has rough conversions for types of lights and their lumens per watt (image below).
According to this chart though 3000 Lumens x 6 (50W lights) = 18,000. That's a pretty big discrepancy 78,000 lumens...?
Finally, I decided to go to the HLG website and see what they say for the 304 kit. 162/ lumens per watt = 48,600. I didn't order my light direct from HLG but the kit appears to be the same. I think the driver may be slightly different, but in the picture they look to have the same part number HLG-240H-C2100B.
I've read that some people are only runnin their QB's at 60-80% power because of heat output. Some further reading lead me to a site where I read about Watts for heating and the amount energy being called a Joule. 1 watt per second is 1 Joule which is 4.184 Calories.
Yeah, I stopped there too...
So time for that $17 lux meter...?
Katins
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You can use your smartphone at first. There is an app used by cameramen, called Aperture Meter.
My QB120, at 3-4 inches from the board, maxes out at 60k lux (maximum for my phone sensor).
My QB120, at 3-4 inches from the board, maxes out at 60k lux (maximum for my phone sensor).
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You put the phone 3-4 inches from your QB and it measured the lux at 60K Lux?
Am I understanding?
Thank you! I'll check that out on my other lights, right now!
Am I understanding?
Thank you! I'll check that out on my other lights, right now!
Katins
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This is at exactly 5,5 inches. And at the moment the board is running at exactly 27,5 watts.
This can't be 100% true, as I did not calibrate it. However, tested this app on 4 different phones, and the differences in readings were more than acceptable for it to be trustworty.
This can't be 100% true, as I did not calibrate it. However, tested this app on 4 different phones, and the differences in readings were more than acceptable for it to be trustworty.
If all you have as a measurement is watts then more watts in flower is better. Ideally, a $30 lux meter is an excellent investment. I can't even see my phone's lux meter under the lights, and the hand-held meter has a cord you can move around to different spots while the base stays in one place.Not quite truethere is such thing called efficiency. LED's emmit light and heat. So two different lights can have the same watt output, but one will emmit more light and another may emmit more heat with those watts
Looks like a grasshopper to me!
$29.99 LX1330B
Luments are for humans. We tend to measure plant lights in lux. I'm surprised that any growlights are measured in lumens. I thought only light bulbs did that!
Fuzzy1981
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looking great! keep up the good work!Ultra Lemon Haze Auto
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Northern Lights. Shapin up real gniess!
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Well the new light showed up today. Was on my way out to take the dogs, i noticed i missed a delivery, orange postal slip. Hmm, 3 days early. Saw the postman on my way back, flagged him down and got the parcel. Home. 4.5 hours and one trip to home depot later.
Holy Shit thats bright. Better pics later today.
Good Morning!
Holy Shit thats bright. Better pics later today.
Good Morning!
ilikemsticky
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looks good ive been looking at those im curious how much heat they put off compared to what Im using now heat is an issue at my house-- that's cool now I can see first hand how they do so far everyone that has them love em!
Katins
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Congrats! And yeah, "holy shit" is about right.. haha
Fuzzy1981
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what size grow tent is that?Well the new light showed up today. Was on my way out to take the dogs, i noticed i missed a delivery, orange postal slip. Hmm, 3 days early. Saw the postman on my way back, flagged him down and got the parcel. Home. 4.5 hours and one trip to home depot later.
Holy Shit thats bright. Better pics later today.
Good Morning!
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Hey Stick, super easy, follow link.
Sunglasses Always!
2x4x5
I was noticing some drop in color with the NL Clone.
All 4 of the bigs were outside yesterday.
Out n about, pics soon!
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PHOTO BOMB!!!!!!!! Check my sig for a write up on the new QB's, I posted all the light pics there.
First up is the Auto/ veg Tent, new QB's are amazing, I wonder how the Auto's will do...
The first Berry Bomb Clone, She's through the worst of it and cruisin. I'm thinkin bout 2.5 or 5 gallon for her but I don't have room right now.
Ultra Lemon Haze II
Berry Bomb Clones, every day they look better and better!
I guess I'm calling this one Marlena. LMK if you figure it out.
Cherry Bomb Auto! I got one to pop so I've got 1 to give.
Titrations...
3 of the other Berry Bomb Clones
Trinity Kush!
The last Berry Bomb Clone. She's on her own.
Some outdoor pictures of the Flower Girls. Just a mash up of pics I'm seeing some good stackin and tight spacing too. I'm cautiously optimistic but still unsure of my decision. One thing though, I've already learned the most important part of that lesson and I'm not seeing a week 3 defol, not til maybe week 7.
Time for a bowl.
First up is the Auto/ veg Tent, new QB's are amazing, I wonder how the Auto's will do...
The first Berry Bomb Clone, She's through the worst of it and cruisin. I'm thinkin bout 2.5 or 5 gallon for her but I don't have room right now.
Ultra Lemon Haze II
Berry Bomb Clones, every day they look better and better!
I guess I'm calling this one Marlena. LMK if you figure it out.
Cherry Bomb Auto! I got one to pop so I've got 1 to give.
Titrations...3 of the other Berry Bomb Clones
Trinity Kush!
The last Berry Bomb Clone. She's on her own.
Some outdoor pictures of the Flower Girls. Just a mash up of pics I'm seeing some good stackin and tight spacing too. I'm cautiously optimistic but still unsure of my decision. One thing though, I've already learned the most important part of that lesson and I'm not seeing a week 3 defol, not til maybe week 7.
Time for a bowl.
Because she wants to be left alone?
Plants look great, love the outdoor pics of all that stacking going on. Great summary of the grow! Heading over to read the review...
Plants look great, love the outdoor pics of all that stacking going on. Great summary of the grow! Heading over to read the review...
Fuzzy1981
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it's nice enough to put plants outside where you live? lucky! 37 below zero here yesterday.
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Would you believe me if I told you my wife makes me live here?
I don't like focussing on a struggling clone when I've got 6-7 others that are starting to thrive. I'm takin care of her but she's last in line for everything. I put her and one other one back on the mat, but I'm not doming them again. Live or die the choice is there's!