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VIPAR VS KIND.LED HONEST REVIEW (VIPAR IS BETTER)

Sun, 11 Feb 2018 12:11:57 +0000

First off I will say this LED is the best on the market for many reasons. I own a 300W KIND LED and used in comparison..
I also want to point out the vendors customer service when I experienced shipping issues from Amazon.. ( I live in remote Alaska and used to enjoy pain free shipping up until May of 2016 ) then had an issues from Amazons new policy change ( done in private never a public statement ) and it was this vendor who resolved the problem when Amazon wanted to point the finger at warehouse issues and vendor issues.

PERFROMANCE:
5Watt diodes ( need I say more ? ) competitors still using outdated 3Watt diodes..
Lenses on the bulbs magnify the light intensity.
My realtime experience. Propagating / germinating in a 2.5 x 2ft "shorty" grow tent.. I have had to move this light clear to the top of the shorty tent.. some 3ft plus away from the plants to prevent burning.. THATS SOME INTENSE LIGHT!!! plants don't lie
The light is a nice even mix of RED / BLUE lights and covers the full spectrum... I heard of complaint about too much blue / white light.. I have not suffered from this and in fact I find the light to be a perfect mix and has more color that my KIND LED which has a more pink hue..
I would also like to note that it stays cool and very quiet!! it's sleek looking and I can't get over how efficient it it..
Compared to KIND LED which I have had no issue with other than when you compare the two why pay over $300 when you can get an even better light for under $100 bucks... even if this one malfunctions I could buy 2 more for the price of any 3W diode 300W LED..

I am satisfied and the plants don't lie!!!

VENDOR:
when Amazon changed policy and everyone here in remote AK also started experiencing horrible shipping service.. I first contacted Amazon to resolve.. they tried to blame it on the address provided, Okay changed that from a P.O. box to a physical one... Still tried to blame it on address.. issues.. THEN they tried blaming their warehouse technical issues.. THEN they tried blaming the vendor themselves..
I contacted the Vendor and they did the leg work for me and on several occasions back and forth and confirmed it was AMAZON.. I went through several customer service reps.. Now I can say Amazon customer service does a good job of trying to resolve issues and give 10% off of future order perks etc.. to keep you happy and I like that... and it works... But!! they never officially admitted to the policy change and to this day everyone on this remote island continues to have shipping issues ( never was this way pre May of 2016 )
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT ?
Because this vendor was in constant contact with me over the entire process and put pressure on Amazon to make it right...

IN CLOSING: Why spend twice as much on a 3watt diode LED ? when you can have a 5Watt diode LED for under $100...
I compared this to my 300W KIND LED and although I still use the KIND... I will from now on buy VIPAR LED's and I have also purchased the larger 600W and it is just as impressive...

HONEST REVIEW... PLANTS DON'T LIE.. THEY LOVE VIPAR!!!
GREAT ON THE ELECTRIC BILL AS WELL ..

Latest LED ???

Sun, 21 Aug 2016 20:46:48 +0000

So what's he latest with these LED lights then?

Gear Review - Building a Greenhouse, a Vitavia "Zeus 2" #8100

Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:18:04 +0000

I have purchased a greenhouse which I will erect. It is called Vitavia "Zeus 2", Model 8100, manufactured by E.P.H. Schmidt u. Co. GmbH (www.eph-schmidt.de), available from a home improvement store in my area. I'll post pictures from time to time to show my progress.

It was delivered to my home, 4 boxes on a single pallet that was too small for the boxes. Upon receipt, I immediately performed an inventory of all the parts according to the Parts List and the Parts Substitutes List. This greenhouse has many many individual parts, and it seems that it will be a rather complicated assembly. We shall see.

There were some pieces damaged as a result of a forklift accident related to the pallet being too small; the manufacturer did provide replacements upon request.

I decided to pour a concrete foundation instead of using the optional steel frame foundation. In the first week of August, I dug out the area for the foundation and built the form for the pour. Mannn, was that hot work. Heat wave combined with sun-baked dried-out soil containing thousands of round river rocks makes for some difficult digging. But it is done.

The concrete will be 150mm wide and 200 to 250 mm deep, including the gravel bed.

Hygrometer/thermometer

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:14:56 +0000

Ive always used a standard thermometer and hygrometer that sat in my grow room but my girl got this indoor outdoor weather station thing and it has a remote unit that u put outside and it registers the outside temp on the unit inside remotly. Well I took and put the outside transmitter in my grow room and I tell u what, it is so nice to just look up while I'm watching tv and keep an eye on my plants without having to actually look at my plants. I've always been in and out of my grow room many times dailey but now I can't get to it as easily as I have in the past. It's not in my house so I have to exit the house so I dont want to draw a lot of attention to where my room is so I stay out. I only go in to check that the lights came on in the morning and I usually turn them and water them if needed just before the lights go out. I'm constantly looking up and checking my temp and humidity. In the middle of the day my temp often runs close to 85 degrees so I'm hovering right there at the red line but I have a window unit ax blowing across the plants so there temps are surly lower. I need to get a new infrared thermometer to check leaf temps but I'm just gonna have to wing it for now. I definatly recommend getting one of these weather stations. It's been a friggen life savor.

Advanced Nutrients vs BioCanna?

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:15:19 +0000

Anyone ever compare yeilds between these nutrients?

Fluence SPYDRx

Mon, 30 Jan 2017 10:52:45 +0000

Has anyone had a chance to test out any of the Fluence SPYDRx led range, seen some good YouTube vids on them and they look amazing but starting at $900 before shipping they don't come cheap.

Would like to see if anyone here had any first hand experience with them.

Thanks

Mars II 400 LED Grow Light And 70X70X160CM Grow Tent

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 14:09:46 +0000

After lots of research on different types of lights as well as checking out lots of grow journals both here and over on the 420mag forums and seeing people get great results using LED grow lights and giving good reports on them I decided to bite the bullet and invest in a Mars II 400 grow light and a 70X70X160CM grow tent.

When you check out the grow tents on the Mars Hydro web site/store the appropriate grow light is shown, which is useful for people like me who are just setting out, unfortunately the tent was not in stock, but I noticed Mars Hydro have a presence on eBay so I checked it out and I was able to buy the light and tent together.

Well pleased with the light and the tent both are well manufactured using quality components and materials.

So here are some images showing the light and tent unboxing and the tent set up in position.

Grow light in box

Box opened light manual, power cable and hangers, the manual is in German and pwoer cable has 2 pin European plug

Light in packaging

Grow light unpackaged front view

Light rear view

Cloes up of light switches

Grow tent boxed

Tent box open tent visible

Grow tent set up guide fortunately that was in English, but they have a video on their You Tube channel how to set up a tent

Grow tent poles and corner pieces and filter straps with velcro fasteners

All of the grow tent compenents unboxed ready to set up

Grow tent set up and in position with grow light hung inside tent

Worms eye view of grow light

Birds eye view of grow light

I got some help from my little snaggle toothed buddy

Finally the amusing label from the packaging, with a little cock up translating the word "with"

As I mentioned I am well pleased with the light and the tent Mars hydro make great products, my indoor gardening adventures can now begin.

Gasmeter

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MEGABUD WTF!

Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:49:40 +0000

Was told about this product MegaBud. Totally gives you huge colas, stunts stretching, etc... which is true... for a price. I've got way bigger buds on strains I've produced for years but in the end of week 4 I have zero crystal production? Three people that referred this product failed to mention that part to me. Anyway I can save this from an embarrassing outcome?

Diatomaceous earth

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 17:34:49 +0000

Has anyone used it? Interested in it to add natural silica to the plants but how much of it do you use to mix on with coco? Help would be much appreciated.

Dry-Sifting in Vancouver

Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:14:38 +0000

I stumbled on this in Youtube.

I think you will enjoy this. Bubbleman has produced a nice series of videos featuring The House of the Great Gardener.

Lots of good music , too. Beautiful Vancouver Bay and surrounding area to see as well.

Be sure to view them all.

Relax and Enjoy.

Plenty Vape

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:14:15 +0000

PLENTY Vaporizer, made by the same peeps who make the Volcano Vaporizer.

PK 13/ 14 with Powder Feeding

Sun, 23 Mar 2014 09:37:14 +0000

The question came up: Is it good to use PK 13/ 14 later in flowrering when using Powder Feeding as the main fertilizer? And if yes: when and at what dosage?

Cheers

firefighter

Greenhouse Feed

Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:24:40 +0000

I've been away from the forums for along time. Been a die hard GSC strain fan and grower for a very long time.

I'm at a crossroads in my career... Been using Advanced for a decade almost and am just sick of the price increases and expense it has, sorta makes you puke in your mouth looking at my yearly expense on buying 23L's of a majority of there line 3-4x a year.

I'm from Canada and the GSC feed is finally available but not popular at all. i think taking a leap of faith scares most people. My concern is the performance of the nutrients. It would obviously be a lot easier to use, and way more cost efficient.. but will it produce the same results?

Anyone have first hand experience with using it on a fairly large scale, like 800-1000L per watering?

Nutriculture aeroponics X-stream bubbleNNuNutriculture aeroponics X-stream bubblertriculture aeroponics

Sun, 20 Mar 2016 13:41:04 +0000

Nutriculture aeroponics X-stream bubbler for clones and next the box 80 by 65 holding 45 litres with holes for a maximum of 8 plants -5 are more realistic. Prices 89 & 169 Euro.

No more hustle with soil and pots/transplnting etc. Masive rroots and bug free plants - sounds good to me. Anyone got experience with one or both systems or something similar GHE Cutting board etc. ?

male or female ? SEX TEST KIT now available

Wed, 09 Mar 2016 10:25:05 +0000

The most astonishing new product on the market comes from REMO once more. He got a deal with a Cannabis LAB and seels the tool you need t take a sample of your regular ganja seed. You can select a sample once the plants are 2 or 3 weeks old. You cut off a tiny piece of a leave and print that inside the folder, Put that along with the others inside an envelope and send it of to that lab. Within 3 to 4 days you get a Text message or an e-mail with the results - Check your numbers and see if you got a winner or a male. That means you know which plants to keep and how many females you got. Instead of Vegging all regular seedlings and put them in flower , risking to pollinate your precious flowering plants you save a lot of time and a lot of works. Transplanting them to bigger pots etc.

You get the clue- I might actually run a batch of my regular seeds with this KIt. It can be ordered via kmc in Holland along with the other nutrients by REMO

Here is the video explaining the whole process step by stepalso interesting The Easiest Way To Make Mj Clones (using REMO ROOTS - VELO KELP) and the EZ Cloner - mister Aeroponic bubbler..

Has anyone used flairform nutrients for coco

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 21:14:17 +0000

I've decided to go back to coco from soil and went to a new shop which has saved me a hell of a lot of money on tents lighting and ventilation and he was singing about the flairform over canna products! Just wanted to hear if anyone's used it and wether I should try it out?

BIOBIZZ

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:25:04 +0000

Thoughts about biobizz from you guys, yeilds compared to other nutrient lines, quality of harvest, etc. Thanks.

Ballast wattages

Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:12:46 +0000

Hey Hey

Long time no speak! I have a digital ballast with 250W, 400W and 440W available. I have a 400W bulb thats suited to run better on digital ballasts. My questionb is why is there a 440W selection ?

tri-meter

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 18:28:33 +0000

Got this today

Poll Shows Almost 60% of the US Want Legal Marijuana

Wed, 21 Oct 2015 22:06:59 +0000

Dude 60% support in the United States. This isn't a political candidate where campaigning slides favor back and forth. This is a solid, science-based plant that is definitely going legal.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/21/poll-says-marijuana-legalization-support-nears-60/74334808/

Philips CMH - Ceramic Metal Halide

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 14:49:36 +0000

Fellow growers!

I stumble upon a "new" way of light, Ceramic Metal Halide. It's in the HID family and promises a lot. Went trough an extensive and painful topic on icmag but I like this company a lot more

so the Q is: does anyone grow with this kind of light. I found them on Philips official page, they come in diff types of wattage and color, what cought my eye was this one:

http://download.p4c.philips.com/l4b/9/928601172201_na/928601172201_na_pss_aenaa.pdf

so can anyone help me around this one? does anyone use it? where can I get them in EU?

and much nore important Q, where can I get the ballast for this lamp?

thank you and bless you all

man

APTUS ALL IN ONE LIQUID

Wed, 05 Aug 2015 09:07:23 +0000

Hello everyone,
i have a question about these nutrients which are new to the market.
i have been using their boosters for some time now and am very pleased.

If some of the experienced growers and nutrient experts would have a comment on it and its composition i would be very gratefull!

thanks in advance and here is the link:
https://www.growshoponline.nu/en/nut...iquid-1-liter/

peace MAKLLA

Cool tubes

Sun, 23 Jun 2013 22:28:42 +0000

Are there any disadvantages of running cool tubes

I.e loss of lumens etc ...

CO2 BAGS...

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:34:01 +0000

has anyone used them? are they safe? how big can it cover? are they worth trying? so many questions, its a product my favorite store offered me but i never trust a sellers word so if you tried them please advise

Keeping your room dark

Sat, 20 Jun 2015 15:56:28 +0000

High Everyone, i have tried many things to keep my room dark especially with my reservoir outside my tent. I am broke so i had to do this with a little cash, i started thinking [ not easy for me ] a" black shower curtain ." It works so good no more problems, amazon $ 12.