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what temps are you running (lights on vs light off) with your Led's . what type of leds do you have how do you like them?Like way more accessible PAR reaching the actual plant leaves. Do ur research on ppfd photosynthetic photon flux density and DLI daily light integral because these numbers are the numbers that matter to the plant and to ur yeild. I.e. The total usable light (400 -700 nm which is the correct wavelengths to best support photosynthesis ) the plants receive per square meter per second over the course of the entire light cycle . Compare usable par after inverse square law for both configurations led and hid, bare in mind ur going to calculate the ppfd and DLI not Lumens or light intensity ok. figure what ppfd and DLI u r getting from ur hids and honestly do the math and see for yourself which light is truly more efficient. Remember people leds produce hardly any heat and we all love our co2 but don't forget to raise your thermos up or your plants will have that larf effect ( stringy ect. ) If u do not supplement co2 run a colder room with LEDs and your yield will increase. I have been doing this for only a few years so plz I'll take all and any advice or extra insight thx everyone.
Anyone with experience growing with LED grow lights? I was looking into California light works and Kind Led.
How was the quality of your buds?
were they fluffy?
any difference in potency?
yields compared to hps?
is it worth the investment?
thanks for your input!
what do you mean raise thermos up? like heat? how do you raise your heat? also i noticed when its 78-80deg my humidity is always at 40%. what do you use with leds besides to raise heat?
i have a 5x5 tent i was thinking about putting 2 of these leds inthe room
http://advancedledlights.com/3w-led-grow-lights/new-diamond-series-xml-10w-cree-xml/
Anyone with experience growing with LED grow lights? I was looking into California light works and Kind Led.
How was the quality of your buds?
were they fluffy?
any difference in potency?
yields compared to hps?
is it worth the investment?
thanks for your input!
Not to many led grow light company's can even talk about DLI.. But can anyone far as LED grow light company's can't even produce a white paper with PPFD.
WellLed = dense potent buds.
My parents use led, 3 of my buddies use Led and my cuz does as well. I'm running one.. considering a 2nd one. I like em. No complaints.Internodal spacing is pretty much the key to a dense flower. Flower stretch is one place where I see a difference. I can bring my lamps to as close as 10-12" without bleaching or heat damage although I typically use closer to 16-18". Everything I've grown under these lamps has been *better* than what I get outdoors in density. That may be due to my proximity to the coast. Fog fucks up the morning start too often.
I think the most significant things for LED choice are heat and power dissipation. At the moment I think CMH is actually better ( economic, performance ) if you aren't focusing on heat and / or power consumption. All lamp types are simply photon sources of various spectral output and power ( moles/m2/sec ). LEDs still generate problematic heat, it just isn't pointed at the plants in most cases. As with most technical approaches to a solution, it is trade-off elimination driven by economics for the application. In some climates, the heat can be helpful to maintain growing temperatures and humidity. I think LEDs benefit certain growers ( closet, sealed room, linear row crops ) more than medium scale and larger plant grows. The LED lamps marketed to cannabis growers are too expensive in price/performance and may not even be all that optimal for growing cannabis. I wonder about actual reliability, since that is rarely ever discussed and I know there are many marginal designs in the market. Most of the vendors quote the MTBF of the LED devices as the MTFB of their lamps and this is not the same as their assembly of those devices. It matters.
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