Quote Originally Posted by bigsby
First, congrats! I'm interested to hear more. Second, I'm not thread jacking here. We're in similar situations and I'd like to compare oranges to oranges with you.

I completed my first run a few weeks back - 2x 150w LED panels same as yours. (Yes, it took me forEVER to complete my rooms.) I was a bit disappointed with the way they stretch which resulted in pretty smallish buds. The stretch made me think they were starved for light. They looked a lot like your first run. I'm thinking to move one of the panels to my veg / mothers and adding a 400w HPS to my flower room. I still have the heat issue to deal with but I'm confident that my fan can do the job @ 400w or even 600w. Or perhaps I should do a second LED run to see if I can dial it in? I grow in soil but could easily add some coco.

No pics and no log. I'm not in a grow friendly place and I'm highly risk averse by nature...
Hey bigsby! thanks!

how close did you have your lights to the plants? I have mine sitting pretty much right on top....seems to help avoid stretching. And you can have them close since there is no heat emmitting from the lights. Also, I tried a coco/soil mix which seemed to help alot also. Don't give up on LED's yet....you just gotta practice different techniques to see what works best for you and the environment you have. :jointsmile:

hit me up on yahoo sometime...we can chat about it!