Aussie Growers Thread

Lucky Luke said:
My ballast is just a cheapo Growlush magnetic. Cheapo bulbs as well.

I think it was @Dr. Who, who said he found no difference between expensive bulbs and cheap bulbs
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The most expensive aren’t always the best but the cheapest are always the worst. Biggest issue I see with most guys is they hang onto to their bulbs too long, I like to swap mine after every second run so about 8-10 weeks
 
i just pieced together the components needed for a 300w Cob LED and it comes to around $650. thats really not too bad when you consider you wont be buying bulbs again. thats using top of the line cree LED's as well im sure u could do it cheaper if u wanted to.

out of interest for myself i pieced together a 800w to cover a 1.5m tent at around $1500 which is actually pretty bloody good considering they are asking $1500 for the double 315w dpap CMH i am currently using (although i only paid half that at the time i bought it)
 
I liked the fact that cobs didn't need to be replaced every couple grows. I also liked that they didn't pump out lots of heat. Thus not requiring a dedicated AC unit to keep things from cooking.
 
Nugachino said:
I liked the fact that cobs didn't need to be replaced every couple grows I also liked that they didn't pump out lots of heat. Thus not requiring a dedicated AC unit to keep things from cooking.
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Cobs have filled in a gap in the market really well but they were never designed as a horticultural light, it’s a credit to the original COB guys that they were able to do so well with them considering the lack of resources around at the time.
Whoever tells you you need A/C if you
are using HID has no idea what they are talking about,yes it’s a good idea but by no means essential.
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All grown without A/C
 
OzCocoLoco said:
Cobs have filled in a gap in the market really well but they were never designed as a horticultural light, it’s a credit to the original COB guys that they were able to do so well with them considering the lack of resources around at the time.
Whoever tells you you need A/C if you
are using HID has no idea what they are talking about,yes it’s a good idea but by no means essential.
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All grown without A/C
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i agree, i even did 1 grow with an A/C at one stage but it drove the power bill up so much and had little effect on the garden i didnt bother doing it again
 
OzCocoLoco said:
They tend to stay a bit fluffy and not harden up in the humidity aswell
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I'll plant the 4 bodhi seeds outdoors this year and see what happens. Got plenty of spots. Got 3 skylotus and 2 josh dog seedlings out bush in greenhouses. So hope fully I get a male from both and cross over each other. Also want to do a josh dog x josh dog to keep the strain pure after seeing how much breeding went into it.
 
OzCocoLoco said:
This is what I meant,used to be more popular a few years ago
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Not sure about their 600’s but I used Digimax 1000’s for a few years and they were top lights,a grow shop in the U.S did some tests and they outdid the Hortilux Blues and they cost about 1/3 less
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So my heads been ticking all day bout the light thing still. Out of curiosity, in that pic^^ what about the outsides of the plants where u can see it looks darker?
Coukd I just put a couple of lights on the floor too?
Oh and why don’t u use Digimax anymore?
*oh I just read on and see why u don’t use em now
 
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Bongsmoke420 said:
What’s the difference between a 630 cmh and the 315w sun storms?? They are nearly the same price... what would be best for 4x4?
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630’s are either dual SE bulbs or dual arc tube DE bulbs.
Not sure but I’d say a 630 for anything less than $600 wouldn’t be using a Phillips bulb or a name brand ballast.
315 would veg a 4x4 but I reckon it wouldn’t be enough on its own in that space. As a guide a 600 HPS can do a 3x3,1000 HPS 4x4 and 100 DE will do 5x5 if you are only running 1 light once you have multiples the numbers change.
 
Venus55 said:
So my heads been ticking all day bout the light thing still. Out of curiosity, in that pic^^ what about the outsides of the plants where u can see it looks darker?
Coukd I just put a couple of lights on the floor too?
Oh and why don’t u use Digimax anymore?
*oh I just read on and see why u don’t use em now
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I had mine on those round pot holders with wheels and turned them 90 degrees each day or you use mesh to train them and prune the backs
 
OzCocoLoco said:
630’s are either dual SE bulbs or dual arc tube DE bulbs.
Not sure but I’d say a 630 for anything less than $600 wouldn’t be using a Phillips bulb or a name brand ballast.
315 would veg a 4x4 but I reckon it wouldn’t be enough on its own in that space. As a guide a 600 HPS can do a 3x3,1000 HPS 4x4 and 100 DE will do 5x5 if you are only running 1 light once you have multiples the numbers change.
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Yeah I was thinking of putting a 630w in my flower tent... I got like 1200w of led def not 1200 true watt I’m guessing it’s like 250 or true watt, I’m happy with the results but i can def realise there is more potential there
 
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