Light Wattage for Flower Room - Please Help Today

cassius1

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I have my veg room with 2 - 240 watt LED's - I need to buy lights for the flower room - I need to stay away from typical HID's - What size LED's should I buy for the flower (bloom) room?
 

KushDog

Active Member
LED's cost alot with little return (in my own personal experance) Cfl's from walmart or home depot cost %2-3% of a L.E.D. . I have flower plants under $20 of cfls
 

richinweed

Active Member
just wondering about those LED lights, this winter i went to an ice carving show...the lighting was all LED , so I went back when it was very late to investigate these color changing lights, they slowly moved from red to purple to orange and greens..(yes i know green is no good)...but ...I stuck my hand about a foot infront of this 10 inch LED SPOTLIGHT, man oman it was intense..at 3 feet it was also very intense, Infact i was shocked at the spectral(visible) output and the fact that there was next to no heat from this unit..it has come a long way since i last "checked them out".....anyway keep ppl informed as to how those stand up to more traditional lighting ...
 

cassius1

Member
I have a 4ft 4 bulb T5 box in my clone room - Are you saying I will have better luck in my flower room w/ florescent? Also, this may be a dumb question but do I want more lighting in my veg room or my flower room?
 

rollinbud

Active Member
T5 is fluorescent, I assume you mean cfl's which are also fluorescent. You couldnt afford those commercial LED's and from what I read the grow ones are pretty expensive and dont work all that well. I dont see people flocking to use them either.
 
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