Leds

[Hempifier]

Does anyone know if kigrow.com LEDs are still available I thought the price was affordable I cannot afford something like Kind LEDs any leads was be appreciated.

[velx]

I'm not sure but I just got this BESTVA 1000W Double Chips LED Grow Light Full Spectrum Grow Lamp for Greenhouse Hydroponic Indoor Plants Veg and Flower     .  I haven't used led's too much in the past.  Always used hid lamps Mh/Hps with digital ballasts in the past.  This Led lamp seems to have good reviews and it's dirt cheap.  Wish I could help you more.

[williams2311]

I got a couple mars hydro I think they are like 138 watts each but I got a few to try to see if I like well they are ok imo. The fans blow alot of heat out of it. If I'm paying to cool my room it's going to be for hps yields

[Apollo]

Mars will work but your better off building a cob style led light

[vorian14]

Im running 600w Viparspectra LED's in addition to my HPS in flower. they are working out great at $189ea (amazon)

[Apollo]

Well after 3 cycles with the led cobs i built, i think right now hps is still the best option for bang for your buck....

[williams2311]

Well after 3 cycles with the led cobs i built, i think right now hps is still the best option for bang for your buck....

I like them for veg but yea in flower hps is the way to go.

[Hydraulic Jack]

If you buy the right LED fixtures you won't go back to HPS....HJ

[Apollo]

I felt like i built a pretty good light with good components, light meter readings(cheap meter) show twice the intensity of the hps at similar distances but i cant keep them as close as my aircooled hps due to light bleaching and light stess.

 

So to me it seems that my hps still wins imo. The led plants did have positive differences like slightly faster flowering,slightly better colors, tops were smaller but slightly more sparkle.

 

Im not done experimenting with them yet but i wont replace the tried and true.

Edited June 9, 2017 by Apollo