Northern Lights Grower
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Doobie brother your seedlings are stretching, I think they need more light!
Well for veg led is awesome... 120w of blue led in a 4ft tent and the plants are still bushy, see the blue photo I posted! Flowering I've had pretty shit yields under 360w, like under 200g, but all my setups under those were pretty noob, I was hand watering, had some brown roots, didn't veg long enough, I only built the DWC buckets mid last grow so this is the first REAL setup I've really had so far, but I still didn't veg long enough argh I'm so impatient lol.
So veg, definitely, flowering, yet to be determined for me.
Just beware of those ripoff 'premium' LED brands, and ebay/alibaba sellers lieing about the 'actual draw', get a power consumption meter and make sure you didn't get ripped off after buying, if it's not as advertised send that shit back and get a refund.
If the individual LEDs are less than '3W' each (they draw closer to 2w) don't bother, they will have shit penetration. I'm going to buy white LEDs next time I have a gazillion dollars lying around with 10% other spectrums, colour may be more efficient but they're a PITA to work under in the grow room under and take photos etc.
The main advantage of LEDs is they don't create a lot a heat, so you can grow with hardly any ventilation or in a crazy hot summer during the day and there won't be any issues. You can also hang them very close to the plants. And they last longer than HPS bulbs, so they pay for themselves in 2-3 years factoring in electricity.
Well for veg led is awesome... 120w of blue led in a 4ft tent and the plants are still bushy, see the blue photo I posted! Flowering I've had pretty shit yields under 360w, like under 200g, but all my setups under those were pretty noob, I was hand watering, had some brown roots, didn't veg long enough, I only built the DWC buckets mid last grow so this is the first REAL setup I've really had so far, but I still didn't veg long enough argh I'm so impatient lol.
So veg, definitely, flowering, yet to be determined for me.
Just beware of those ripoff 'premium' LED brands, and ebay/alibaba sellers lieing about the 'actual draw', get a power consumption meter and make sure you didn't get ripped off after buying, if it's not as advertised send that shit back and get a refund.
If the individual LEDs are less than '3W' each (they draw closer to 2w) don't bother, they will have shit penetration. I'm going to buy white LEDs next time I have a gazillion dollars lying around with 10% other spectrums, colour may be more efficient but they're a PITA to work under in the grow room under and take photos etc.
The main advantage of LEDs is they don't create a lot a heat, so you can grow with hardly any ventilation or in a crazy hot summer during the day and there won't be any issues. You can also hang them very close to the plants. And they last longer than HPS bulbs, so they pay for themselves in 2-3 years factoring in electricity.
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