KineBoisin420
Well-Known Member
High all,
I recently purchased a new LED for my 4x4 tent, to see how it would perform in the space, compared to my old 400W HPS.
I got my LED from GreenLamp Canada. Its branded as a DiamondBrite8, and it says its assembled in Canada, although I have no idea if thats true or not. Actual power draw ~270W. It appears the LED is very similar to a Cidly Apollo 8, with a custom LED configuration.
I decided to give them a try since they were a local distributor, have a trade-up program, and a lifetime warranty. Though time will tell how the light performs, I had an excellent customer experience, and their customer service was excellent. The light was ordered and shipped to my door via CanadaPost in under a week.
The LED has the following light configuration: 48 x 660nm, 28 x 630nm, 16 x 470nm, 8 x 430nm, 8 x 615nm, 8 x 520nm, 8 x 3000k.
I'm growing two phenos of Mr. Nice's limited edition Z7 strain, which is a rare strain, with 50% of the phenos being CBD-dominant. I've grown out this strain using conventional HID lighting, so I'm familiar with the strain and its growing characteristics.
They're growing in 3gal pots, with the following mix:
45% - soil mixture (pro-mix, which is a custom mix by a local greenhouse facility that I frequent)
40% - coco coir
15% - worm castings
I amended the mix with some Bat Guano too.
I'll be using GH's General Organics line through flowering cycle, and will be adding some Molasses in the middle weeks for a bit of a carb load.
I vegged them under 4 x 54W T5HO until they were 20" or so tall. I'm half considering setting up a SCRoG, after seeing the success others have had with this method, using LED.
More info to follow, with photos.
I recently purchased a new LED for my 4x4 tent, to see how it would perform in the space, compared to my old 400W HPS.
I got my LED from GreenLamp Canada. Its branded as a DiamondBrite8, and it says its assembled in Canada, although I have no idea if thats true or not. Actual power draw ~270W. It appears the LED is very similar to a Cidly Apollo 8, with a custom LED configuration.
I decided to give them a try since they were a local distributor, have a trade-up program, and a lifetime warranty. Though time will tell how the light performs, I had an excellent customer experience, and their customer service was excellent. The light was ordered and shipped to my door via CanadaPost in under a week.
The LED has the following light configuration: 48 x 660nm, 28 x 630nm, 16 x 470nm, 8 x 430nm, 8 x 615nm, 8 x 520nm, 8 x 3000k.
I'm growing two phenos of Mr. Nice's limited edition Z7 strain, which is a rare strain, with 50% of the phenos being CBD-dominant. I've grown out this strain using conventional HID lighting, so I'm familiar with the strain and its growing characteristics.
They're growing in 3gal pots, with the following mix:
45% - soil mixture (pro-mix, which is a custom mix by a local greenhouse facility that I frequent)
40% - coco coir
15% - worm castings
I amended the mix with some Bat Guano too.
I'll be using GH's General Organics line through flowering cycle, and will be adding some Molasses in the middle weeks for a bit of a carb load.
I vegged them under 4 x 54W T5HO until they were 20" or so tall. I'm half considering setting up a SCRoG, after seeing the success others have had with this method, using LED.
More info to follow, with photos.