Led Lighting

[headintheclouds]

Just wondering if the LED lights were up to par yet with the HIDs.I need to add some extra light(dont we all)and was trying to research them but i just get stupid adds and no proof of results. Anyone use them for flowering with results? are they worth adding for supplemental lighting? THX

[knottwhole]

Just wondering if the LED lights were up to par yet with the HIDs.

No, not yet. Price is very prohibitive for result achieved.

They're great for maintaining mom's at near stasis though.

[Budz-4-U]

LED's are good for flashlights, Christmas lights, and othe electronic uses.

 

Buy one of each, and then see what happens.

 

Sales data says they are all that.... and more.

 

Reality: If they were all that, we would all be using them. A few years down the road, perhaps.

[Afi]

I have been using them as supplemental lighting for 2 rounds now and I see absolutely no improvement on the plants I have them on.

[mibrains]

they are awesome for longevity and cost to operate...

but they are extremely cost prohibitive to acquire.

i have one friend up here using one for primary on veg box....he seems happy,

[ernst]

I use 2 1x1 foot panels on the sides of my tent to get extra lighting to to the lower branches and they seem to be working well for me.... My lower branches have some pretty hefty buds that otherwise wouldve been turned into butter!

[Budz-4-U]

I went to Lowe's and bought a cheap five socket light bar, for the bathroom vanity. $20.

 

I bought five 100 watt spiral fluorescent light bulbs. About $2 each, (in a box of 6.) = $10

 

Drilled holes at each end. I can hang it, or set on floor, or across a 3 gallon pot. Today, I have it laying across a 3 gallon pot, just off the floor, exactly between the midpoint of the two regular 600w. overhead lights. I then can then rotate the plants, and/or move the light bar around the plants.

 

It only draws 115 watts, but puts out 5 points of 100w. of light. (That IS NOT the same as a 500w bulb. Far different.)

 

However, for side lighting, for $30 bucks, and not much wattage use, it works in my room.

 

A guy on a tight budget could start with a few of these, esp. for a veg cycle,and when able, buy real lights, and then continue to use these as side lights.

 

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