I too vouch for Dan. He seems to be a top notch guy with a good solid scientific background. Answered all my "nagging" questions majestically, and only made my appetite for GN grow bigger.
I asked him about how many Ms0006 vs 600wHID.
Now I knew before hand this is a TOUGH question... you can't really compare, apples and oranges kind of thing... but there definitely has to be a tipping point somewhere. I was astonished
to hear from Dan that 2x Ms0006 would quasi-match-up to 600wHID, and that 3x would absolutely blow 600w out of the water.
Now take this into consideration... this means that Dan told me that 3x Ms0006 will blow 600wHID, I had told him I was on a tight budget and was thinking of only buying 1, maybe 2 lights to substitute my 600w
... that means, in actual power draw;
3x Ms0006 (600W+) LED => 600w HID
2x Ms0006 (400W+) LED =< 600w HID
From what I have gathered here from numerous grow diaries, I think he is being extremely cautious and conservative about this, with the intent not to
disappoint potential customers. Like everyone else he could have just said 2x would serve me good and make the sale, but he risked loosing the sale by recommending 3 units, as I only had budget for 1 or 2... Hat's off to you Dan!
Now, with these figures in mind, and EXCLUDING better spectrums and PAR, in terms of electric bill there isn't much
benefit if you have to buy 3x Ms0006 to equate a 600W HID. ROI would be much longer, higher overhead, but even still, much more economical in the long run as there is no need to substitute bulbs... but considering PAR and 2x Ms0006, the difference is dramatic. Well worth it and in 1 grow cycle the lights are paid for themselves.
So in essence, I'd like to hear experienced growers input on this. His answer, not being favorable for a potential buyer, stumped me for being upfront without any
commercial gimmicks.
In my long battle for a proper LED, Dan made me feel confident I was dealing with no bullsh*t in the mix.
From his excellent answer about plant morphology and commercial reserve, I expect that 2x Ms0006 will outperform any 600w setup any day of the week.
Any comments?