Indoor Rifleman's Roost, an Autoflower Deep Water Culture Experience !!!

[Rifleman]

Day 15 for the shotglass, and day 16 for the bucket girls. The bucket autos finally have roots through the basket. I suspect they will improve over the next week or so. Hopefully. I leave for vacation Saturday and everything goes into timer mode. With luck it will all still be here when I get back.

 

[Frankthetank]

Hey Rife,
How you liking that Mars II 1200? I've got my eye on one, but have also that about buying (4) 300's from there ebay store. My thought being I may get a little better coverage with more, smaller lights. On the other hand, I'm a lazy dude, and will probably go with one light to mess with.....

 

[Rifleman]

Hey Rife,
How you liking that Mars II 1200? I've got my eye on one, but have also that about buying (4) 300's from there ebay store. My thought being I may get a little better coverage with more, smaller lights. On the other hand, I'm a lazy dude, and will probably go with one light to mess with.....

It's a good light, but I started with a 1000w hps in a Raptor hood so coverage is something I feel like it lacks. Four smaller ones positioned perfectly would be a better choice IMO, but I'm a lazy grower so one light permanently fixed in place works best for me.

 

[dcat0921]

Hey Rife,
How you liking that Mars II 1200? I've got my eye on one, but have also that about buying (4) 300's from there ebay store. My thought being I may get a little better coverage with more, smaller lights. On the other hand, I'm a lazy dude, and will probably go with one light to mess with.....

Hey Frank..maybe look at 3 of the Mars II 400's instead of 4 of the 300's... Not sure how the price would work out but I think you'd get better coverage and stuff that way. Just my opinion for whatever it's worth.

 

[Atulip]

And ignore the "1200" it's a 550w light and replaces a 600w HPS(for most people). That's where most go wrong when replacing hps with low efficiency mono panels. You need about a watt for watt equivelance at these efficiencies.

Go with the 4 lights, better spread will perform better, they're the same cheap diodes and even the same led drivers, just ones painted black and sold at a premium.

I keep one of these handy to point out the poor spread of these things. You can see at the corners of a 2'x2' it's too low light level to flower under. This light is more appropriate for a 3'x3' space and should be hung at 30" high for even coverage.

 

[Frankthetank]

Man, this picture makes me realize I need to stop trying to re-invent the damn wheel and just try to replicate what you have going on here!!

 

[Frankthetank]

they're the same cheap diodes and even the same led drivers, just ones painted black and sold at a premium.

Thanks for this info. That was the other question I had (difference in ebay vs. direct models).

Honestly, I like the idea of having more than one light for the plain and simple reason that when one stops working (eventually) I can still continue my grow.

maybe look at 3 of the Mars II 400's

Also not a bad idea, thanks Dcat!

 

[Frankthetank]

You need about a watt for watt equivelance at these efficiencies.

So, taking this into account, should I look at (4) 275W (true wattage), or (4) 140W?

Just to be clear.....I may be over thinking this!

 

[Atulip]

What size space are you lighting, and what's your budget?

 

[Frankthetank]

I'm looking at the 4x4 tent from Mars. Budget is somewhat flexible, but would like to be in the 400-500 dollar range.