LED questions

decept1con

decept1con

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Hi all,
I have been looking into growing with LED lights. My question is with the blue/red/white LED combo. Will this one light support both veg and flower cycles. I have seen most people using either MH or HPS for veg and flower but have not seen much about LED. Thank you guys for your input.
 
JoshTheMadTitan

JoshTheMadTitan

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I was just about to post a similer thread, so although I offer no solution to you decep, I will ad a few questions and give the thread a bump.

Can anyone recommend a site to buy affordable LEDs?

what is the equivalent of a 1000w hps in LED?

What PERSONAL experience do you have with LED and what can you recommend?

Links are always appreciated
 
JoshTheMadTitan

JoshTheMadTitan

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the chart is very helpful but that obo place seems to only be toys and desk lamps, nothing you'd want to use for growing unless I'm mistaken.
 
SnakeByte

SnakeByte

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Well they don't seem to have much over 10W lights. But there cheaply priced for LED's. I noticed there is a big price jump from 10 to 13 to 17 watts. Like a 100$ jump.
When three 7 watt LED is like 30$.
The LED Grow lights are charging for their purpose or name. It's robbery.
 
SnakeByte

SnakeByte

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LED's are available in different Kelvin too :D

Often seen as:
Warm White: typically from 2600 Kelvin to 3500 Kelvin
Natural White: typically from 4000 Kelvin to 4500 Kelvin
Daylight White: typically from 5000 Kelvin to 5500 Kelvin
Commercial or Cool White: typically above 6000 Kelvin

It depends. There are also LED strips that available in warm white
 
vilify

vilify

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those packs arent worth a shit. if you are going LED and want anything comparable, you have to dish out some money.

i have 2 of these i use for added spectrum http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-6-Band-240w-LED-Vegetative-Grow-Light.asp

and would still go with 2 more to cover the same amount as my 1000W HPS. yield will not be comparable per plant.
but if you were to grab 8 of them, and spread them out over more plants you would have a higher coverage than HPS, lower wattage, and yield more overall. (with everything dialed in)

upfront costs are A LOT, but you have to ask yourself if its worth it to you or not.
 
SnakeByte

SnakeByte

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vilify said:
upfront costs are A LOT, but you have to ask yourself if its worth it to you or not.
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Still fucken robbery. It costs less than Half that to put it together yourself if you can solder. 3 Watt diodes go for like .40-.60 cents each...
To get 240 Watts you'd need 80 chips. that's 48 dollars...

JoshTheMadTitan said:
so 4 of those roughly equal 1000w hps?
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No, four of those would be 1000W of LED. Use the chart I posted to get the equivalent.
Roughly 1600W for the HPS
 
dbkick

dbkick

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yeah, love them for veg, for flower I do have a panel hanging on each side of the 1kw hps.
 
dbkick

dbkick

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especially when you consider 4 of those don't add up to 1000 watts, advertised wattage and actual wattage aren't the same.
 
SnakeByte

SnakeByte

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From what I understand they're pretty good for mixing with other lights. But I haven't heard much on full LED grows.
And I am not the one who says they put on more watts than HPS...
 
dbkick

dbkick

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and diy if you're paying 40 cents a diode well, you get what you pay for. good name brand diodes will run you 5 bucks apiece.
 
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