Lighthouse Blackstar 240w LED.... Any good?
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Well if its a new 2011 model not very many people could have completed journals with it. But Blackstar lights do seem to grow well enough for LED, although they are a bit misleading about the wattage of their lights. If the unit is built for flowering it will veg, maybe not as well as a veg light but plenty well enough you don't need to get a veg light.
I can suggest the Spectra series of LED lights from www.growledhydro.com as an alternative to blackstar (at least because I've seen way more completed grows from GLH, oh and their website pics are out of date). Although Spectras can cost up to $1 more per actual running watt (it may appear more but thats because most companies go hey it has 80 3w LEDs so it must be a 240w even though it only pulls 130-150w because LEDs can't run at their max wattage), I believe the panels are of higher quality and can grow better (12 spectrums/wavelengths, all 3w lights with 90 degree lens). Look up Irishboy on this website, he has done a bunch of great LED grows with this companies lights and even won the first plant of the month over at 420 mag for an LED grown plant, him and several others have also done multiple grows with GLH lights but on a differen't website (pm me or irishboy to ask because I don't think I'm supposed to post it here right?)
Spuzzum
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Actually, that is pretty funny dude.. +++rep
But, for those that don't know.. Spuzzum is like the smallest "shit.. I missed it" communities here in BC
kush groove
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i vegged with the flowering model and it turned out great.........stems are super sturdy and tons of nodes
brosmoke
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Well I ended up buying this light hope all goes well I plan on growing three northern lights do you think this light will be able to handle those three plants?
kush groove
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yeah im pretty sure...have u peeped my current grow
brosmoke
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Yea I've actually read both of your journals can't wait to see the end results of your current one I wanna see what these blackstars can do
maxpesh
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I've just purchased the 240 watt veg model as a veg light covers a slightly larger area for veg only though, flower model covers 2 x 3 area the veg model for vegging only will easily cover 3 x 3 area and then transfering my girls to an area 4 x 5 under 2 x 500watt flowering models, which should hopefully arrive here in the next couple of days. So anyway I got my mother plant under the veg model now for 7 days and OMFG it is the best Veg light I have ever come across, even blowing away my 400watt Ceramic Metal Halide in a 3 x 3 area. The internodes are the closest together I have ever seen and even the plant stem has increased its thickness to the thickness of a thumb and it's only 15 inches tall. So in the next week or so I'm gonna take cuttings and put the complete journal from start to finish on these forums. Oh the strain is Great White Shark. 
P.s. I live where the electric is 220 volts and the current draw from the 240 watt is 130 watts so the LED are not being driven to max output which should mean the 50,000 hours lifespan should be a "minimum of".
P.s. I live where the electric is 220 volts and the current draw from the 240 watt is 130 watts so the LED are not being driven to max output which should mean the 50,000 hours lifespan should be a "minimum of".
maxpesh
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Yes they do have a legit website although it needs updating with their latest led products. Here it is http://www.gothamhydroponics.com/
maxpesh
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I'm a bit skeptical too mate but I took the plunge, so from tomorrow I will be starting a new thread with cuttings from my mother plant all the way through to harvest using Blackstar leds. Maybe I have done the right thing or maybe not, but I am a longtime grower with HID, my results will be completely honest and unbiased as I don't work for any led company. So anyway keep an eye out for the thread dude
sleezy1
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Hi Guys, Like a lot of you I was skeptical from making the switch from HID to LED. That is why I purchased 1 300 watt LED from Lighthouse Hydro to grow one plant as a trial run. So far I am very very impressed! My plant is so green and healthy, and it has grown fast as hell! I just switched over to flower today and I will be seeing the flowering results in the next 8 weeks. I don't have a blackstar, but I have a light from the same company. I love how I can run the lights in a small space, and it does not generate much heat at all! After 18 hours of vegging, I can literally touch the glass screen and it is only warm! No more ballast, exhaust fans, and heat signatures! After this grow I am looking to buy a grow tent and SCROG 4 plants at a time using LED lights. Check out my current grow to see the results from LED lights.
nutbushcitylimits
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This is the best thread i have ever read! Concise, funny & very helpful.
Bravo
Bravo
Lucius Vorenus
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Picked up a 240 watt. Will see how it compares to a T5 grow using mixed spectrum.
datpifed
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is that site trust worthy ?
MariJuanita
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I use ONLY LED for veg and flowering. Some cfls and fluoros in the germination area, but that's all. I will never use HID or MH.
Over the last 2 1/2 years, I've purchased 6 led lights from Hydroponics Hut, and I swear by them -- both the lights AND Hydroponics Hut. I started out with 90 watt UFO's from them - back then, made in China with 1 watt LEDs. I've now got 550 and 180 watt lights with selective switching -- Hydroponics Hut uses only CREE LEDs (mine are 3watt), all components made in USA, solidly built, helpful supportive customer service.
I've done a couple different LED photo grow journals over at PotShots.org.
Two of the first-generation 90 watt LEDs I purchased from Hydroponics Hut had half the leds go out about a year after purchase. This is a very common problem with the older 90 watt/1watt-led UFO's with control chips built in China. I contacted Hydroponics Hut, and they fixed at no charge, other than the cost to ship it to them (they paid shipping back to me).
hydroponicshut.com
I'm seriously looking at PLASMA for future lighting purchases. I'm expanding the size of one of my flowering rooms and think adding a couple plasma grow lights along with the 550 LED will be plenty, AND perfect.
Over the last 2 1/2 years, I've purchased 6 led lights from Hydroponics Hut, and I swear by them -- both the lights AND Hydroponics Hut. I started out with 90 watt UFO's from them - back then, made in China with 1 watt LEDs. I've now got 550 and 180 watt lights with selective switching -- Hydroponics Hut uses only CREE LEDs (mine are 3watt), all components made in USA, solidly built, helpful supportive customer service.
I've done a couple different LED photo grow journals over at PotShots.org.
Two of the first-generation 90 watt LEDs I purchased from Hydroponics Hut had half the leds go out about a year after purchase. This is a very common problem with the older 90 watt/1watt-led UFO's with control chips built in China. I contacted Hydroponics Hut, and they fixed at no charge, other than the cost to ship it to them (they paid shipping back to me).
hydroponicshut.com
I'm seriously looking at PLASMA for future lighting purchases. I'm expanding the size of one of my flowering rooms and think adding a couple plasma grow lights along with the 550 LED will be plenty, AND perfect.
ink the world
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I sold my Lighthouse LED to a fellow caregiver a few months back.
He Emailed me yesterday asking if I had the receipt still. Seems it's starting to flicker, just thought I'd pass that along, in my personal experience that LED is not equal to a 400 watt HPS. The only way I'd suggest LED is if it's a small grow and heat is a serious issue
He Emailed me yesterday asking if I had the receipt still. Seems it's starting to flicker, just thought I'd pass that along, in my personal experience that LED is not equal to a 400 watt HPS. The only way I'd suggest LED is if it's a small grow and heat is a serious issue
NeWcS
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How old are they?