hi y'all
today i received my Mars Hydro LED growlight. I have raised my Fem seeds with 2x300w CFLs but felt it lacked power and penetration when it came to veg. I already tried the cfls with 2 x Lemon ice seeds i had and they haven't grown well into veg so decided i needed another LED.
I went for the Mars Hydro because the price of Budmaster II lights (that i flower with) are ridiculous (even though they are phenomenal)
As there is little info available on these specific units i decided to have a punt. Also they have U.S stock which was a bonus.
I am growing 3 strains, all from Amsterdam. I planted them on 24/6/2014 except Incredible Bulk which was planted 4 days later
3x Bulldog Chronic THC - 20% 650gm/m2
3x Pineapple Chunk THC - 25% 650gm/m2
1x incredible Bulk THC - 24% 1000gm/m2 <yes, that's what the breeder claims
I am planning on foliar feeding the "runts" as the experimental feed i have claims it will force the runts to catch up to the bigger plants (i doubt it)
light specs :
- Reflector design 100% LED lumen output to plants
- Glass free design. Glass and extra lenses can diminish lumen output by as much as 20 percent! Our design provides more light for your plants.
- Growth/Bloom switches, Save more power and more efficiency.
- Spectrum: 430~440nm, 450~475nm, 620~630nm, 650~670nm, White, Real Infrared spectrum: 730nm
- LEDs: 192*3WLEDs
- Dimension: 22*19*2inches
- Lumen: 29200lumens
- Coverage: 4*4ft( Veg), 3.5*3.5ft(Flowering)
- Output power: 600Watt
- Power consumption: 110V: 370W-384W/220V: 350W-364W
- Amp: 2.44A/110V, 1.22A/220V
- Worldwide Voltage Capable: AC85~265V
- View Angle of LEDs: 90/120° Mixed
- Lifespan: 50000-100000hours
Light will be kept at 2ft above plants unless stretching appears then it will be alter accordingly
Nutrients :
Magne-cal+ by plant magic 1ml/L
Bio Green Grow 1 1ml/L
Experimental foliar spray 3xpw
Water:
Tap water PH'd to 5.8
Currently hand watered but will be switching to gravity fed drip feed ASAP
Medium :
Amsterdam Gold Label COCO
Temp:
24c - 27c
RH :
50% - 60%
if ive forgotten to mention anything i'll add it later.
heres some Pics to get started
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ignore the plants on the right, they are for cloning then the best two will be added to the grow later. I plan to add a gravity fed drip feed system so ill add pics of that next.
ill post new pics and updates as i go, feel free to add any comments or ideas.