I had the good fortune to grow under the ViparSpectra KS5000. I want to send out a big "THANK YOU" to
@ViparSpectra for the opportunity.
The KS5000 is a 500 watt light configured to cover a 4x4 footprint. It does and does it well!
What I loved about the light.
The design. It's light-weight and foldable, both ideal for movability and ease of storage.
Plus, it's just a pretty piece of equipment with a nice brushed metal finish.
The performance. It's bright as all get out and penetrates well. And it runs warm, not hot.
(It's designed so that the driver can easily be mounted outside the tent, which I did.)
There was nothing about the light that I did not like, though I would prefer more than 4
incremental settings for the dimmer knob. It goes from 25%, to 50%, to 75% and then full
power.
The plants grown were all photoperiods from seed. Gush Mints, Reeze McFlurry and Purple Star Killer, all
from Blimburn Seeds. All were grown in 3 gallon fabric pots. A Pineapple Express clone was also
grown with the group. Later on in the grow, another clone was added. So the light ended up
nurturing 5 plants in a 4x4 tent. Not a problem!
I started the seedling under the Viparspectra XS1000, another outstanding little light. They remained under
the XS1000 until they were up-potted. Once in their 3 gallon pots they were moved into my 4x4 tent under
the KS5000 on their Day 21.
There was a slight learning curve. I initially had the light set to 75% but soon learned that
that was too high. The plants took off once I lowered it to 50%. I didn't turn it back up to
75% until I flipped them. Then on Flip + 6 I turned it up to full power.
In the end all the plants did great -- good quality and impressive yields.
KS5000 for the win!
@ViparSpectra for the opportunity.
The KS5000 is a 500 watt light configured to cover a 4x4 footprint. It does and does it well!
What I loved about the light.
The design. It's light-weight and foldable, both ideal for movability and ease of storage.
Plus, it's just a pretty piece of equipment with a nice brushed metal finish.
The performance. It's bright as all get out and penetrates well. And it runs warm, not hot.
(It's designed so that the driver can easily be mounted outside the tent, which I did.)
There was nothing about the light that I did not like, though I would prefer more than 4
incremental settings for the dimmer knob. It goes from 25%, to 50%, to 75% and then full
power.
The plants grown were all photoperiods from seed. Gush Mints, Reeze McFlurry and Purple Star Killer, all
from Blimburn Seeds. All were grown in 3 gallon fabric pots. A Pineapple Express clone was also
grown with the group. Later on in the grow, another clone was added. So the light ended up
nurturing 5 plants in a 4x4 tent. Not a problem!
I started the seedling under the Viparspectra XS1000, another outstanding little light. They remained under
the XS1000 until they were up-potted. Once in their 3 gallon pots they were moved into my 4x4 tent under
the KS5000 on their Day 21.
There was a slight learning curve. I initially had the light set to 75% but soon learned that
that was too high. The plants took off once I lowered it to 50%. I didn't turn it back up to
75% until I flipped them. Then on Flip + 6 I turned it up to full power.
In the end all the plants did great -- good quality and impressive yields.
KS5000 for the win!
Let's go VIPAR!
