MarsHydro Pro Series Epistar 320 Grow

[ugdfuiga]

Looks amazing , really like these new lights

 

[kryq7ik]

Very nice tent you got going there. Is that a 4' x 8' tent with 2 of the Epistar 320's? That is exactly what I'm in process of building also. Assuming you're quite satisfied with the Epistar's. I can't wait to get mine and setup my room

 

[kryq7ik]

Couple other questions for you as well now that I think about it. Sorry about all these but I'm just trying to figure out the best way to set my new tent up and what is achievable with LED's.

What kind of temperatures does room average in the middle of the day cycle with those 2 beasts running at full power?

Is your room sealed with a CO2 setup and if so do you use AC?

Random question but what is that thing you have hanging half way down the right wall? Is that just a fan or something else?

 

[ugdfuiga]

It's winter in Colorado, so it's easier to control temps , I have a 6 inch hyper fan pulling cold air in from outside and run through ducting inside the tent to cool the lights and the room , right now the fan is at it lowest setting and the room is sitting at 82 , which is just about right for LEDs. The black fan at the back of the tent is a stand up oscillating fan that I removed the bottom and hung sideways to blow air across the lights and plants , hung it up with some ratchet hangers. Also the tent is a 5x10 and these two lights cover it no problem, highly recommend them.

I do have a large dehumidifier running in the corner of the room also , puts out a lot of heat also. Works well for our environment, we use the residual heat from the room the heat the house , it's 28f outside right now and 71f inside with no other heat source going

No CO2 , but the dehumidifier is also a 8000btu ac unit when needed , pretty much have total control of the grow environment.


Please ask away

Went in and made a video

 

[The Dealer]

I'm also ordering the Cree 256 in a couple weeks. And the 128 soon after to run my veg side. Nice to see they are performing well.

 

[kryq7ik]

Thanks for the video and all the information. That is an awesome grow! Keep up the good work.

 

[ugdfuiga]

Decided to pick up a Cree 128 on sale 10% off and coupon still works (Cofinest) for additional money off , nice. Might put it in the middle or run it separately, who knows ,but I really want to try it .

I also rented a Sekonic c700 spectrum meter from lensrental.com for a week, will be here mid December and I will run tests and post results for...

Mars Pro Epistar 320
Mars Pro Cree 128
Mars II 1200w
Mars reflector series 48 and 96
Mars old style 300w 5w diodes
And we have a KindLed K5 XL1000 to test against

Will also test some standard hps 1000w lights and going around to multiple hydro stores to test black dog and numerous others , along with natural sunlight at multiple times during the day.

Results to follow soon , keep posted and please subscribe

 

[ugdfuiga]

Here is a update photo,getting closer

 

[ugdfuiga]

Here it is color corrected

 

[ugdfuiga]

The new light didn't go through its routine again , and didn't shut off , had to unplug the unit and plug it in again to send info from the remote , these remotes suck

 

[ugdfuiga]

It worked today , can't say I fixed it , just works again

 

[The Dealer]

Have you noticed a difference between the normal on/off compared to your sunrise sunset setting?

 

[ugdfuiga]

Can't say for sure , the buds keep exploding with new growth , even though they are almost done ,
I start the day with 10% red only for 10 minutes then slowly bring it to full brightness over the next hour , all channels, then end the same way with 10% red. Trying to mimic the far red effect to trigger awake and sleep times. So yeah , I guess it does seem to be making a difference, this crop looks better than comparable hps I've done , won't really know till smoking it harvest weight is not my priority, quality is paramount.
Also I have been running straight water for over a week and will continue till harvest.

 

[The Dealer]

Makes perfect sense, I'll have to figure out how to set my light to do that.

 

[ugdfuiga]

It's pretty easy program it , just doesn't always seem to take
Here is today's 10% red sunrise , trying to copy the Emerson effect of far red .

 

[The Dealer]

Do you set them up at the top of the tent and leave them there or do you lower them down to 2, 3 ft from the canopy?

 

[ugdfuiga]

They are 20 inches from the top of the canopy and I try to keep them in the same place for the grow , just raise them as the plants grow.

 

[ugdfuiga]

Test of par

 

[David Bowman]

Hope all is well in your world.

Is this grow still alive?

We would love to be updated with some pictures and info.

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I am moving this to Abandoned Journals until we get updates.

Sending you lots of love and positive energy.

 

[Riden2low]

Subbed. Just picked up the pro128