Lighting Need help with side lighting

[BigSm0]

Please don't get me wrong about any of this. I'm more of person where nothing is good enough. I chase things till they are the best they can be. If a grow is smaller, personal use or just whatever the production lights work and work well. Me on the other hand I will spend thousands trying to get the best thing going. It's a sickness lol. After spending the last 3 weeks comparing specs, detailed information, par watts, quality of parts, even quality of the quality parts I finally landed on one of the best lights sold and it was passed to me with a huge discount where it was impossible to say no.

 

[BigSm0]

Withcyhour if I was you I would do some digging on those lights. Please I'm here as a friend. They may have done ok so far and I do understand your situation but when it comes to yield they lack power and intensity to produce the products we all love. eBay has the Mars hydro 300 watt lights for just over 100$ and they would do soooo much more for you. Not to much but they could get you enough. As for the low stress training you should focus on tying down the branches. This helps produce more collas.

 

[witchyhour]

Withcyhour if I was you I would do some digging on those lights. Please I'm here as a friend. They may have done ok so far and I do understand your situation but when it comes to yield they lack power and intensity to produce the products we all love. eBay has the Mars hydro 300 watt lights for just over 100$ and they would do soooo much more for you. Not to much but they could get you enough. As for the low stress training you should focus on tying down the branches. This helps produce more collas.

Thank you! I think the Mars300 is $99 on Amazon. Gonna check right now!

Do you happen to have a picture of how you tie your plants? I'm ready to learn some cannabis bondage! LOL

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[BigSm0]

It's the absolute best choice for a smaller grow. Please please trust me on this.

 

[witchyhour]

Thank you! I think the Mars300 is $99 on Amazon. Gonna check right now!

Do you happen to have a picture of how you tie your plants? I'm ready to learn some cannabis bondage! LOL

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Sorry, another quick question and a thanks in advance for the help! What's better for my type of setup? One Mars600, or two Mars300?



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[BigSm0]

This is a link I was talking about earlier. I would try cfl's t5's or the Mars hydro 300 watt. I have seen some very impressive grows with all 3. But I do hate to see these Amazon lights.

As for the training I don't generally take photos but I use soft ties from hydro farm I believe. I gently pull the main branch down and wait for more to start coming up. Then I continue to do so with newer taller growth. The plant will take its energy and focus it towards many new bud sites instead of just 1. Keep this in mind when tying them down. The focus is for an even top.

 

[witchyhour]

Awesome, thanks so much!

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[BigSm0]

The Mars 300 and 600 are basically the same light. So 2 300's equal one 600. It's best to have 2 lights for 2 reasons. Mainly is better coverage and the second reason is unexpected light failure. If one 600 dies your shit out of luck. Where there would still be a 300 light to use. But with 2 lights compared to one it's much more money. The drivers, diodes fans are the same between the 2 lights.

 

[witchyhour]

Great, I'll get a couple of them. Thanks again, I really appreciate the advice.

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[BigSm0]

Anytime man. Best of luck with your grow.