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    Hey guys
    Not been posting much lately, been very busy working away. So busy, I've actually managed to buy a new light. Finally I've gone LED.
    I've splurged on a Geeklight ( yes I know, china boo hiss) Geekbeast 630.
    It's a 6 bar set up, dimmable through Bluetooth or WiFi and is huge 120x110 footprint. The plants are responding well, been under 600mh for 2 weeks prior and flipped 9 days ago, under the mh and then the led since Friday. The plants are responding well and temps have dropped from 33c with two evaporative coolers running to 28c with no coolers. I have started them on 50% power and now up to 70%.
    The light spread is amazing, as it should be with bar set up. They are 12 inch above canopy and I have an extra 8 inch vertical height if need be as the profile is far less than my vertical parabolic. Also I have a air comfort sensor, I feel all technologically advanced now.
    The plants have been drinking well, drying sooner than under the mh, so I've reduced feed strength and started with the cal mag as I've seen recommended.
    Currently 9 plants under it, 6 cheese, one godberry, and two of my own seed crosses.
    The plants are responding well so far, the lights are doing what I hoped they would regarding bringing temps down and I'm fairly certain I'm gonna match my yield on the 600hps with it.
    There are very few reviews about geeklight, so basically it's a big gamble £700 almost, but it sounds like it's just the one for me. I'm restricted by access space so a hlg550 sized board wouldn't fit through the hole, the geekbeast is modular and the bars all click together meaning it was able to fit fine.
    Whatever happens I'm certain that whatever yield I get, it will beat having to shut down until after the summer heat has gone as there's no way I could grow at all.

    Here's to a bumper harvest.
    I'll post pics later
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    Look forward the pics Prime. Bar / strip set ups are optimum in my opinion and the way the real high end lights have gone.

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    Thanks mate
    Whilst I'm sure it's not of fluence build quality, it's really cool. I can control it using WiFi and Bluetooth, and this with my air comfort sensor I feel like I've gone space age.
    I've had a quick measure with the lux meter on my phone and it's fairly damn even coverage, which the light is purpurted to be, with its uneven spaced light bars.
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    This is basically going to be a test of its flowering capability, as the plants had vegged and been flipped prior to installation. I wish it was a little smaller in footprint as I was running two 600s up there so now I have a 2ft x 4ft area not covered, which the plants will stretch into before long.

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    They are the 3500k and the spectrum is so much easier on my eyes than the hps

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    They are the 3500k and the spectrum is so much easier on my eyes than the hps. The plants will also be scrogged over when they get tall enough, you can see the frame in place. It's great I have so much more headroom now and the plants are all lit equally well

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    They are the 3500k and the spectrum is so much easier on my eyes than the hps. The plants will also be scrogged over when they get tall enough, you can see the frame in place. It's great I have so much more headroom now and the plants are all lit equally well
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    Quote Originally Posted by prime View Post
    Thanks mate
    Whilst I'm sure it's not of fluence build quality, it's really cool. I can control it using WiFi and Bluetooth, and this with my air comfort sensor I feel like I've gone space age.
    I've had a quick measure with the lux meter on my phone and it's fairly damn even coverage, which the light is purpurted to be, with its uneven spaced light bars.
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    This is basically going to be a test of its flowering capability, as the plants had vegged and been flipped prior to installation. I wish it was a little smaller in footprint as I was running two 600s up there so now I have a 2ft x 4ft area not covered, which the plants will stretch into before long.
    Very nice looks decent build quality to be fair to it. Not a hot spot in sight

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    That's one beast of a light
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    Quote Originally Posted by prime View Post
    Hey guys
    Not been posting much lately, been very busy working away. So busy, I've actually managed to buy a new light. Finally I've gone LED.
    I've splurged on a Geeklight ( yes I know, china boo hiss) Geekbeast 630.
    It's a 6 bar set up, dimmable through Bluetooth or WiFi and is huge 120x110 footprint. The plants are responding well, been under 600mh for 2 weeks prior and flipped 9 days ago, under the mh and then the led since Friday. The plants are responding well and temps have dropped from 33c with two evaporative coolers running to 28c with no coolers. I have started them on 50% power and now up to 70%.
    The light spread is amazing, as it should be with bar set up. They are 12 inch above canopy and I have an extra 8 inch vertical height if need be as the profile is far less than my vertical parabolic. Also I have a air comfort sensor, I feel all technologically advanced now.
    The plants have been drinking well, drying sooner than under the mh, so I've reduced feed strength and started with the cal mag as I've seen recommended.
    Currently 9 plants under it, 6 cheese, one godberry, and two of my own seed crosses.
    The plants are responding well so far, the lights are doing what I hoped they would regarding bringing temps down and I'm fairly certain I'm gonna match my yield on the 600hps with it.
    There are very few reviews about geeklight, so basically it's a big gamble £700 almost, but it sounds like it's just the one for me. I'm restricted by access space so a hlg550 sized board wouldn't fit through the hole, the geekbeast is modular and the bars all click together meaning it was able to fit fine.
    Whatever happens I'm certain that whatever yield I get, it will beat having to shut down until after the summer heat has gone as there's no way I could grow at all.

    Here's to a bumper harvest.
    I'll post pics later
    You doing a grow diary bud?
    I am interested in switching to LED,but I'm less willing to gamble that cash than you are lol,I'm looking to see results before I take the plunge and go balls deep.

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    Give me A week Scootb, and I will give you A weight report, on these Cob's I'm running.

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