Really, I'm in a 4.5'x15'. The middle 4.5x4.5' section has 2 Flo plants on it that arent doing so well from the prior spray. The other 5 plants you're seeing are lucky to have made it IMO. Yeah, one should not rush to flower after eradicating Thripes. Especially after using 2 different products once I learned they needed Spynosin to do the job. Don't know if you noticed but I'm out of head room. These plants were almost to big as it was. So, another 2 weeks to shake it off wasn't really an option along w/ other things. This is a job not a hobby for me, so things are on a time schedule.
Right now I'm guessing these 5 beater plants under 5, 400w LED lights is going to haul 5+ #'s. So, I'd imagine were pretty close in weight & im using 1000w less. I don't think that's to bad at all. This is my first run w/ bigger plants under led. Last one was a bust do to trying a few new things in a new room. From here on out it will only get better. Got some gorgeous girls in veg for the next run.
As for stats on these in my garden in comparison to my 8K HPS room in trail runs, I doubled my GPW on average & increased my G/sq'. To sum it up, I'm getting a higher yield using 1/2-5/8 the electricity of higher quality bud. More crystals & terps by a decent amount.
So far, the only downfall I've seen is the colas are not as big but the weight is all there so I made the switch.
Check around this section, you'll see some nice grows w/ pretty plants. Go to my earlier threads & you can see my old hps room full & direct comparisons of the bud from both rooms.
@sixstring2112 grows some pretty plants. I'm working on getting some nice looking ones In here for next run. But honestly, I'm all about weight n quality & I'm exceeding my hps w/ my LEDs.
If you don't test for yourself you'll never know. If money is an issue, build a DIY cob light & do a side by side.
Hps has been the standard & for a damn good reason but now LEDs are the future.
Just stay clear of the shitty ones cuz they will dissapiont for sure.
Oh, feel free to answer some of the questions I laid out for you above. We'd love to hear it.