Epic 4x4 Flowering Smackdown : 96 Elites vs 288s

[StickyBudHound]

..the only difference I can fucking see is the yellow dangly in the middle and the lights!!

Nah, he turned the fan in front a little too.

 

[Or_Gro]

Nah, he turned the fan in front a little too.

Lol...

AND! The lights are different....

 

[Ibn Vapin]

I think the fact that the results are about the same between the two so far is really fucking neat. Not sure if anyone else is popcorn.gif-ing too.

 

[StickyBudHound]

I think the fact that the results are about the same between the two so far is really fucking neat. Not sure if anyone else is popcorn.gif-ing too.

I agree. Those little 96s are kicking some serious ass!

 

[WaterDog]

Thanks for documenting seriously good info

 

[Or_Gro]

Thanks for documenting seriously good info

Thanks man!

My pleasure....

 

[WeedSexWeightsShakes]

I agree. Those little 96s are kicking some serious ass!

The 288s are kicking ass. Quite a bit less watts for the same results so far.

 

[Or_Gro]

The 288s are kicking ass. Quite a bit less watts for the same results so far.

From a petformance perspective, they both are currently doing about the same.

From an efficiency standpoint the 288s are kickin ass.

 

[StickyBudHound]

From a petformance perspective, they both are currently doing about the same.

From an efficiency standpoint the 288’sare kickin ass.

What wattage are they each running at?

 

[Or_Gro]

What wattage are they each running at?

Under pics on prev page

 

[StickyBudHound]

Under pics on prev page

Wow, I didn't realize they were running that high!

 

[Or_Gro]

Wow, I didn't realize they were running that high!

The 96 are less efficient, that is already known. I am not testing efficiency, I’m testing performance. Others interested in efficiency can run an appropriate test for that, and they could likely get the wattage much closer.

But, since i’m not interested in efficiency, i am placing them where i want for my convenience. Additionally, i have volt and amp dimmers on each 96, but only one amp dimmer for each set of four 288s. The increased flexibility of my 96s, allows for customizing the useage of each light, and the greater possibility of using them less efficiently as a set of lights.

Those who really value electrical efficiency, won’t get much out of this grow, cuz i’m not focused on that at all. Those who want to know how the white leds in each light compare on growing performance, should find this grow useful...

 

[Or_Gro]

Day 12 from flip: Overall plants healthy, stretching, and adding pistils. Canopies under 288s looking like a single unit, 96s more like individual units, at least partly due to tunabity of the individual 96s.

Individually, trainwrecks are moving up fastest; original glues seem to be farthest ahead on pistil development; green cracks are continuing to show their sensitivity to almost eveything, now burning under uvs (i hate this clone/pheno), jack herers somewhere in between tws and ogs.

Will dilute green crack nutesoup and bump others, and remove lowest 2 pairs of fans on all mains/laterals, today.

6x96


8x288

 

[Sparky123]

Do you have any idea what the cost totals were to build each light setup?

 

[Ibn Vapin]

Looking great so far, @Or_Gro ! I'm really excited about them being in flower. I want to see buds vs buds you know? Apple vs apple, orange vs orange! Which is the crispiest?! The sweetest?! The juiciest?!

 

[Or_Gro]

Do you have any idea what the cost totals were to build each light setup?

96e w sink, plus 240h-54a driver/light, dc meter & wires, about $200 per light.

You’ll have to price out 288, sink, driver, etc...bought mine retail...

 

[Or_Gro]

After getting into canopy, decided to change plan, get air/light/energy to budsites.

6x96


8x288


Unbound and defol’d to the max...uv off, lights dialed back 200 ppfd, humidifiers on, helping them deal with the stress....

Recovery pics later...

 

[Steakbomb]

After getting into canopy, decided to change plan.

Big brazilian wax for the girls, today.

6x96
View attachment 4301239 View attachment 4301240

8x288
On their way to beauty patlor, pics when done.

Oh so shocking...

Mine are gonna get a nice thinning out tomorrow to start week 2 of bloom schedule. Yours are starting to take on that usual look you create... How many more defols you think you have? 2?

 

[Or_Gro]

Mine are gonna get a nice thinning out tomorrow to start week 2 of bloom schedule. Yours are starting to take on that usual look you create... How many more defols you think you have? 2?

This is the 2nd, we’ll see what they want, hopefully only one more....

 

[Ibn Vapin]

Damn right. Looking great. You can see differences more easily when they're showing leg so shamelessly, but you can also see how similarly each grew too. Really sweet to see a side-by-side like this.