Welcome Brother FilthyFletch.The 1lb Is Just A Target.Ive Already Hit 8oz With 1 Plant And 10+oz From My Last 2 Plant Grow.I Do Belive That This Goal Is Indeed Reachable.
Oh Hell No A 200 Watt Cfl Is Way Too Much Brother Add A Couple Of 23 Watt 5000k's.I Like My Temps Between 75-80 Degrees.However I Do Have Central Heating And Cooling So I Just Adjust My Theromstat.Also Your Growing A Indica Dominate Lady So She's Going To Be Short With Tight Nodes.Best Advice For Indicas Is To Veg Them Biotches For 8 Weeks
Whats Up Brother I Hope You Dont Have An Hangover Today.How About Some Runnie Eggs And Yellow Matted Custard Dripping From A Dead Dogs Eye Damn That Sounds Ummy
Ok Im Not Even Going To Ask Why You Bought A Mars II.
Right On Brother Redoctober.Thats The 1 Thing I Diss Like About These Blue Lab Pens They Only Read To The 10th.I Will Check Out Bulk Reef's Pens After Christmas.I Kept My Hana Wet At All Time's with 7.0 Buffer Solution And I Agree Most Pens Need To Be Stored In Their Own Brands Storage Solution.Blue Labs Suggest Storing Them In The Cap With A Few Drops Of Water Or A Few Drops Of 4.0 Buffer In The Cap.Awesome journals Dawg! I am just catching up on all your work and it's very impressiveI got my RO and meters from BulkReefSupply too! Those guys are simply awesome! Great support and great products; they talked me through installing my RO because I'm a complete plumbing noob. You won't believe how great the water out of an RO tastes compared to tap/brita or anything else. If you're ever looking for another pH meter, the HM fromBulkReef is really really awesome. I pretty much only have to calibrate it once a month and even then it's only off by a tiny amount. Also it's one of the only meters that measures pH to a hundredth of a point instead of just tenths. One thing I discovered about pH meters is that whichever one you are using, the electrode storage solution is essential. That's what'll keep it deadly accurate use after use.
On another note, you have really turned me on to Area 51. Based on your journals, and the input of others, I am strongly considering investing in a few panels. I can't decide if I should go with the new all white XGS-190 or the SGS-160. I am wondering about how the all white XGS spectrum will do in flower as compared to the white/red SGS. I know you have two panels coming to you, so I'm very curious as to what your opinion is?
Keep rockin' these journals brother!
Thanks brother Dawg. Next time I'll plan for a longer veg, but it doesn't fit my schedule this time. Going on vacation at beginning of March, which means that flower HAS to start end of next week. I'll find a way to raise the temp up to 70-72° F.Oh Hell No A 200 Watt Cfl Is Way Too Much Brother Add A Couple Of 23 Watt 5000k's.I Like My Temps Between 75-80 Degrees.However I Do Have Central Heating And Cooling So I Just Adjust My Theromstat.Also Your Growing A Indica Dominate Lady So She's Going To Be Short With Tight Nodes.Best Advice For Indicas Is To Veg Them Biotches For 8 Weeks
I feel compelled to answer anyway I hope that's alright. HPS was no longer practical in my situation. I needed to cut down on power consumption heat \ ventilation. Obviously LEDs are very compelling. I'd tried them some years ago with 1w penetrators from HydroGrow and they basically sucked but they still work and I still use them in my propagation tents. Anyway I started researching and a lot of people on another forum seemed really excited about TopLed. There were a couple completed grows when I bought mine that looked good and honestly so far they've worked for me too. I've grown some very fine looking plants under the MarsII 1200 and I'm excited to see it in bloom. I guess my reasons for choosing that particular brand was price. Everything else was going to cost 2-3 times as much and I didn't have thousands to light my little 4x4.Ok Im Not Even Going To Ask Why You Bought A Mars II.
Just to clarify. I believe the A51's are also made in China. The only thing USA about them is the design from what I've read.
The diodes are American and the units are assembled in America. The drivers, housing, heatsink, and fans are Chinese but the American Cree diodes are the important part. Also the fact that the company is based in America means they have to play by certain rules the Chinese don't.
Oh, so A51 only buys Diodes from the Durham plant? I'm pretty sure the majority of Cree diodes are made in Huizhou China, so getting a light with 100% USA diodes is definitely worth the extra $$$.
I may be confused I wasn't aware of Chinese plant but google tells me that happened in 2009. I'm not sure
Yes 98% of the leds on the market are made in China/Taiwan .......I think Nichia and Ledengin(?) are one of the few that don't manufacture over there
I could be mistaken, but I thought I read a post stating they purchase from either digi-key or mouser, or maybe it was ledgroupbuy. But that was quite a while ago.
So the build quality you get in the A51 appears primarily related to their claimed selection of top-bin Diodes. That and we're assuming you'd get better QA from the USA-based assembly. I tell you what though. I work in product manufacturing, and can personally attest to shoddy quality we often get from USA-made parts. USA-made isn't always better. Remember how spoiled a lot of us Americans are. Low-paid workers here tend to get disgruntled easily, and often times perform far worse than their Asian counterparts.
Now Miss Ladybug Isnt Quite The Nute Hog Her Sister Is.Her Ppm's This Morning Was 568 I Will Change Her Res Tonight 
