Help, LED's

Julian420

Julian420

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Hey, first time posting a thread here!

Basically I already have a pc grow box with a few cfl's. Looking for something bigger. I want to renovate a small room downstairs into a grow room. I would like to grow a few plants. I'm really interested in using led's due to power saving and low heat.

I've been lurking on ebay, what do you guys think is better?

#1, 90W ufo led light 7:1:1 R-B-O
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LED-90W-90-Watts-UFO-Triband-7-1-1-RBO-Plant-Grow-Light-/170525197793?pt=AU_Seed_Starting_Hydroponics&hash=item27b41805e1

or

#2, 4 x 15W square 225 led lights

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/RED-BLUE-900-LED-4-GROW-LIGHT-PANELS-HYDROPONIC-LAMP-/300457307673?pt=AU_Seed_Starting_Hydroponics&hash=item45f4a6ae19

Naturally I'll be putting cfl's in there also. I'm thinking maybe a 100W or two.

feedback?
 
Ryan123456

Ryan123456

Active Member
Stick with the UFO. A friend of mine on here uses led. He has posted on some of my topics if you check my posts out you'll find him. Good luck
 
stoneyluv

stoneyluv

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The red seems to be a little low. If you want to flower with it, the red should be 660nm or higher. but you could veg a plant nicely under the 90w ufo. I would stay away from the 15 watt panels. I use a 120W to flower with and i wish I had more.
 
Julian420

Julian420

Member
stoneyluv said:
The red seems to be a little low. If you want to flower with it, the red should be 660nm or higher. but you could veg a plant nicely under the 90w ufo. I would stay away from the 15 watt panels. I use a 120W to flower with and i wish I had more.
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If I bought one of the full red led's instead, or had some warm white cfl's would that do the trick for budding? Should I leave the led on while flowering anyway?
 
stoneyluv

stoneyluv

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I'm not sure I'd go with all red... some people do though... I like to have that full spectrum even when budding. and yea, put 2700K CFL's all around the plants,keep em close to. but by all means if your budding in an area with an LED(or any grow light) hell yea turn it on! plants love light!!

here is a pick of one of my blueberry bushes with an LED/CFL combo.
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Grumpy Old Dreamer

Grumpy Old Dreamer

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Julian420 said:
Hey, first time posting a thread here!

Basically I already have a pc grow box with a few cfl's. Looking for something bigger. I want to renovate a small room downstairs into a grow room. I would like to grow a few plants. I'm really interested in using led's due to power saving and low heat.

I've been lurking on ebay, what do you guys think is better?

#1, 90W ufo led light 7:1:1 R-B-O
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LED-90W-90-Watts-UFO-Triband-7-1-1-RBO-Plant-Grow-Light-/170525197793?pt=AU_Seed_Starting_Hydroponics&hash=item27b41805e1

or

#2, 4 x 15W square 225 led lights

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/RED-BLUE-900-LED-4-GROW-LIGHT-PANELS-HYDROPONIC-LAMP-/300457307673?pt=AU_Seed_Starting_Hydroponics&hash=item45f4a6ae19

Naturally I'll be putting cfl's in there also. I'm thinking maybe a 100W or two.

feedback?
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Seriously, do some research and DO NOT buy either of those pieces of Chinese junk - you will end up hating LEDs.

The description of the UFO light includes the following gem of information ... "
2) Powerful 90w led grow light to replace 2 pieces x standard 400W to 600W HPS grow light, save 90% on electriciy.Each light covers 18 square feet."​

If you believe that piece of BS, you may as well send them your money.

To get good results from LEDs you need to spend a reasonable amount of money, and avoid mass produced Chinese junk.
 
Julian420

Julian420

Member
Grumpy Old Dreamer said:
Seriously, do some research and DO NOT buy either of those pieces of Chinese junk - you will end up hating LEDs.

The description of the UFO light includes the following gem of information ... "
2) Powerful 90w led grow light to replace 2 pieces x standard 400W to 600W HPS grow light, save 90% on electriciy.Each light covers 18 square feet."​


If you believe that piece of BS, you may as well send them your money.

To get good results from LEDs you need to spend a reasonable amount of money, and avoid mass produced Chinese junk.
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Where do you suggest to look?
 
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