COB Grow Battle [Starts Sept 1st 2017]

[BigSm0]

@Prophetiko @Slater
Weekly update Day 14 for the girls. It is a real race between the Blue Dream (front center) and the Night Queen (front left) for the honor of doing battle in this grow. I have a gig next Saturday and will be gone all day so my decision will be made on Sunday Oct 1. I am correct in that being the last day to commit to a plant, right?

Group Photo Night Queen (left front and back) Blue Dream (center front, back and right back) Blueberry (right front):

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Blue Dream - potential gladiatress:

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Night Queen - potential gladiatress:

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Nice set up!! I just got a box of 20 cubes this week. What are you running for lights?

 

[CocoHempster]

Update @Slater @Prophetiko
Fantasmo Express Trifoliate under an autocob

White'n'bubbly straggling behind but may catch up.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

MOG is there unplugged lights on the right side of your tent? I see two pigtails hanging down. are those blurples unconnected for the COB Competition? You need to get a couple of @BigSm0 's CObs for that right side of the tent it's pretty dark!

Yes I have some Roleadros unplugged. I will use them over plants that do not go into battle. They have some UV and 660 nm that are good in flower. The left side of the tent has a driver that will not dim running 4 cobs 50 watts +. I have the rest running at ~40 watts. I should have RMAed that driver when I got it but I needed it for a grow. Someday I will replace it. Sorry @BigSm0 I DIY .

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

Nice set up!! I just got a box of 20 cubes this week. What are you running for lights?

DIY Citizen 1212 3500K 90 cri, 14 of them. All I could afford on my fixed income. The plan was to replace them with 3590s one driver at a time as the money allowed but dang these work pretty good. some of my other threads have pictures of them. Come to think of it I think they are in this thread..

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

@BigSm0 ok I found the pictures of my lights in this thread on page 17. It probably would have been easier just to repost them here - LOL.

 

[BigSm0]

Forget the 3590's I have grown with them and the citi's for a couple years now and can tell you I don't notice a single difference. Side by sides, par readings all of it. The small efficiency gain will never pay itself back.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

Forget the 3590's I have grown with them and the citi's for a couple years now and can tell you I don't notice a single difference. Side by sides, par readings all of it. The small efficiency gain will never pay itself back.

Yeah, I was just looking again and the 3590s are still too much money to justify the switch. I really like some of the newer options but they are really out of my price range.

I made some rosin from the Zambeza Blueberry from the grow before "The Incredible Bulk". I thinned it with EJmix and took one vape hit on Thursday; I had to go sit in my chair for half an hour just stupefied. I grew it with the 1212s. I just don't need more. So I don't see changing my lights anytime soon.

 

[Gauge Steel]

Forget the 3590's I have grown with them and the citi's for a couple years now and can tell you I don't notice a single difference. Side by sides, par readings all of it. The small efficiency gain will never pay itself back.

But my Citi's run way Hotter!

 

[Gauge Steel]

Update @Slater @Prophetiko
Fantasmo Express Trifoliate under an autocob

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White'n'bubbly straggling behind but may catch up.

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that tri plant looks awesome

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

But my Citi's run way Hotter!

Yes they do but 7 months out of the year I need that heat anyhow.