I think it's time you invested in a catapult, sir.Pissed... I think the cat ripped my only seedling.
T8 tubes are fluorescents, not LEDs. I think you're looking in the wrong place here.Hey guys, I'm looking for T8 LED tubes. I remember Pet Flora mentioning some with built in reflectors. This would be super ideal. I'm looking for T8 4' LED's.
T8 Tube LEDsT8 tubes are fluorescents, not LEDs. I think you're looking in the wrong place here.
Somehow I knew that was going to happen!
Glad that all of our silly bickering was helpful to you, lol.Hey guys, first time grower. As soon as I get my lighting taken care of, I'll be starting a grow journal here.
Thanks for the awesome information here, guys. You really helped alleviate the awkward fury-induced tic I had developed from pouring through countless LED distributors' websites that said absolutely dick about their lights.
But maybe the mods could kind of condense the info so new users don't have to spend four days slogging through a 173 page thread (which, admittedly, was a much more satisfying experience than shopping on my own)?
Anyways, I plan on vegging and flowering 6 plants in a 4x4 grow tent with two XGS-190s. Do you guys think this will be too much light? If it is, can I fix any bleaching by raising the light up a bit?
I have owned a supernova led and it was decent, but nothing to write home about for 899...i paid 425 on ebay for a used one so it wasnt so bad at the time. It uses 1 watt leds so the pentration factor just isnt there without any secondary lenses. You do know the more area51 panels you get the better the price and theres a discount going on as it is. I've honestly used everything there is besides black dog and apache tech and with that said, area 51 worked the best. Just my two cents and good luckOk I have been considering making the jump into LED's from HID and here is my "help me decide what to buy" post. I have a lot of overall growing experience, 12+ years indoor/outdoor hydro/soil big/small etc, but all my indoor experience is with HID's. My current set up is 2 x 1000W HID's, 8'fan cooled in a space approximately 12 feet by 6 feet but only 82inches tall. Besides my vertical issue this is much more space than I currently need so I'm planning on downsizing to one flower tent (maybe two in the future) and one veg tent which will be merged in from another room. The tents I'm looking at are from HID hut sized 55x55x79. Also for what its worth I grow in coco and use a blumat gravity fed auto watering system.
So LED wise I am looking for the most bang for my buck. I could spend up to $1500 if it is an amazing system that is worth the price, but really I would like to keep my cost closer to $500 if I can get away with it. I need something that will cover 55x55 floor space (ten size) and will be comparable to a 1000w HID or more. I have been looking at the Mars II as a cheap buy for less than $500, but I've com across some complaints about quality from the Chinese companies on alabi and even TopLED. Area 51's xgs190 looks decent at $575 as far as quality goes but according to their specs it would barely cover my tent and I might need 2 per tent? HID hut's supernova also looks good at $899 but I can't many reviews on it. HID hut also has the mothership for $1299 that is tempting because its marked down, but again Im having some issues finding reliable reviews or comparisons. Blackdog is suppose to be more high end but then Im getting $1500+ and it seems to me that I should be able to accomplish my needs for less than that. At this point Im thinking bang for buck and reliability wise Im leaning toward either one or two Area51 xgs190's or HID's supernova if I can get some solid reviews of it.
Opinions?