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Nikademo said:

Im using lots of fluorescents for veg and a combination of fluorescents and a hps for flower. Should I just stick with that?

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yep. you can add an MH during veg if you want

LEDs ain't ready for the bigtime yet. They got a ways to go. Stay with what works.
M/H & HPS.

FROM ANOTHER LED THREAD regarding "that one LED video"

That video doesn't make a very good argument for LEDs. Consider this - final results:

HID
91 Grams at .217 g/Kwh
total Kwh used: 420

LED
36 Grams at .36 g/Kwh
total Kwh used 99.9

Looks like you use 1/4 the electricity but you reduce your yield by over 50%!

Unless of course you are more concerned about your electric bill over yield.

They just arnt ready to flower on their own yet.

LED's Put out half the yield even given an extra 2 weeks to bud.

I think LEDs will probably catch up to and then surpass HIDs relatively soon but they currently don't seem to be done cooking yet.

Wait until some idiot make a 400 or 600W mixed LED light and makes lot of profit!!

tm21thc said:

Wait until some idiot make a 400 or 600W mixed LED light and makes lot of profit!!

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and the late award goes to!!!!!

Led's are to be used in conjuction withother lights. the point of them is so you can put them pretty much toucking your plant and they do put out some good veg result asfar as flowering though... my friends set up is a white/blue/red LED and an 400w hps amazing buds!!! but evry1 should experiment what may work for some won't work for all

yeah i was thinking of adding one to my hps. . . . . . . . .

I have been playing with LED's for a few months now, and my opinion is that they cant replace good ol' HPS or even CLF, but they are great for supplemental lighting. I put a few panels on the sides, and they really helped to boost growth in otherwise shaded areas.