LED lights not doing so good.

12 thousand dollars was spent on led lights to replace some hps light. the HLG 600W qbs. and from what i cant tell the plants grow like shit now. they dont perk up anymore. the bud development is soooo slow that u can barley even tell they are growing. ive never used leds before but i can tell the difference. and from what i can tell they are definitely not worth the investment so far. hell if i could id probably return these pos lights

how where u growing them lol im using qbs no problem

sog method flood and drain clay pebbles. the last time i seen the plants stand up was under the hps and mh lights. even the mothers are droopy and slow growing now they did better under the T5 lights. they will be givin one chance to prove them self. Otherwise they will be on ebay cheap so if u want them ill let u know how they turned out in about a month

I personally don't care for flood and drain I like my dtw ran 70% coco 30% perlite plants always been pretty happy.

from being used to getting 35grams a plant from a 12 inch tall pant thats buds are so dense you could throw them throw a window, i can ttell they are alot slower at growing, you should throw up a 1000whps and see the difference. so basically its

spend 12k lights to go from 20lbs to 10lbs. and use half as much power...... its not worth it hps = weight and vigor.

led = shitty and expensive

what temps u running in the room and how many wet/dry cycles are they getting?

room is 79-81 35-45 percent humidity. the tables flood every 30 minutes

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is there anyone else in here that replaced their 1000wse hps lights with qb600 hlg lights? do you agree?

SDK420 said:

room is 79-81 35-45 percent humidity. the tables flood every 30 minutes

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Honestly less dont compete directly. Hps has way better penetration. Leds still grow some great quality bud bit your probably not gonna get the same weights

there was 2 1000watt hs over a 5x9 canopy. not theres 3 600w hlg qb of that same canopy

My yields,density and trichome production has all increased since I switched almost 2 years ago.

oill said:

Honestly less dont compete directly. Hps has way better penetration. Leds still grow some great quality bud bit your probably not gonna get the same weights

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He’s growing 12” plants here man.

@SDK420 What are your temperatures and humidity throughout the grow. Every light can do well, or shitty, they all require different styles for optimum results.

You might also be giving to much light? What was your hanging heights and how were the lights arranged on center.

When you speak of the volume you are running the amount of details can be tiresome, but that doesnt mean all the details aren't important.

I'm sorry this transition has been rough on you during such a tough time for us all.

Are you trying to fix the issues you have been having or are you trying to move back to HPS because of this single flower cycle?

bk78 said:

He’s growing 12” plants here man.

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12 inch to 18 inch plant that normally weigh 35 grams a piece.the lights are about 18 inches above the canopy. they will be givin a 2 month run but from what i can tell in the past 3 weeks..... not looking good

SDK420 said:

is there anyone else in here that replaced their 1000wse hps lights with qb600 hlg lights? do you agree?

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I replaced a 600 hps and I dont disagree with you

Odd that anyone would just dump $12k on lights without ever running a test light first. Any pics of your room?

sounds to me like there is something wrong - there is plenty of information all over the internet of people using HLG leds with excellent results.

I would start going through all your variables one by one and trying to figure what is different from what you used to get your HPS results.

You will need to increase your ambient air temp if using LEDs because they do not heat up the leaf as much as HPS resulting in a less than optimal leaf surface temperature. No Co2 your ambient should be around 84-86 F if using LEDs.

1000W HPS versus LED Comparison

Platinum XL-U LED at 24" (750W)
75 °F ambient room temperature 84 °F ambient room temperature



High Pressure Sodium at 24" (1000W)
75 °F ambient room temperature 84 °F ambient room temperature

oill said:

I replaced a 600 hps and I dont disagree with you

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maybe you should try a 1000whps. for you people that are getting the same result from the LEDS u must just not be that good at growing

yea your not dialed in for led lol