BLACK DOG LED

AussieGrower888

AussieGrower888

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Hay a mates just purchased the phytomax-2 1000w any thoughts on these or any one running them said he payed just under $4000 seems a lot must b the real deal
 
Nugachino

Nugachino

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I don't use them. But for the price. They would want to be good.

If you're curious. Or DIY savvy. You could build a COB array for less. And get better spread.
 
CobKits

CobKits

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AussieGrower888 said:
Ye

ah he reckons first run will pay for it
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not really the best way to look at a light

he could have yielded about the same with a DE HPS at a little over 1/10th of the cost and got the same 1.53 umol/J to his plants

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a equally silly way to look at it is how much money is he losing as compared to buying and running ( 8 )1000W DEs instead?
 
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Prawn Connery

Prawn Connery

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Well, we all have to thank your mate. Because if it wasn't for guys like him, who else would pay for LED development?

For US$3000 retail in the States, I can easily see how he paid A$4000 over here.

I'm sure it can grow buds, but I like how they try to justify the price by quoting "return on investment" (ROI) when, as CobKits rightly pointed out, you could buy a shed-load of HPS or LED strip/panel/COB lights for that sort of money and increase your yields 8-fold. Plus, it will likely be obsolete in a couple of years or less.

I guess for that sort of money I would want a dedicated flowering spectrum, as most serious growers tend to have dedicated flowering/veg chambers with different lights to suit. It seems like a lot money for a hobby grower who vegs and flowers under the same light . . .

Other than that, I'm sure we'd all be interested to see how it grows if he (or you) want to post up some results here.
 
AussieGrower888

AussieGrower888

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Prawn Connery said:
Well, we all have to thank your mate. Because if it wasn't for guys like him, who else would pay for LED development?

For US$3000 retail in the States, I can easily see how he paid A$4000 over here.

I'm sure it can grow buds, but I like how they try to justify the price by quoting "return on investment" (ROI) when, as CobKits rightly pointed out, you could buy a shed-load of HPS or LED strip/panel/COB lights for that sort of money and increase your yields 8-fold. Plus, it will likely be obsolete in a couple of years or less.

I guess for that sort of money I would want a dedicated flowering spectrum, as most serious growers tend to have dedicated flowering/veg chambers with different lights to suit. It seems like a lot money for a hobby grower who vegs and flowers under the same light . . .

Other than that, I'm sure we'd all be interested to see how it grows if he (or you) want to post up some results here.
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Will do man this light is just for flowering still got MH in veg tent put a few in there a couple of weeks ago I’ll get some pix
 
Prawn Connery

Prawn Connery

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Mate, the way I see it, prices are only going to go down, and performance is only going to go up with these things - but you have to start somewhere. There will always be a market for ready-made LEDs, as very few people have the time or inclination to build their own.

I'm sure he'll get good results. There are plenty of ways to skin a cat. Some more expensive than others ;)
 
CobKits

CobKits

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video is a bit dated but most of the commercial fixtures have been in the 1.1-1.5 umol/J range for last few years. most good cob lights (diy and prebuilt) are 1.6-2.0 umol/J at system level

 
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