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wow, who knew LED's were so polarizing? (is that a pun?)
I'm really curious about this technology so I just spent about twenty hours browsing forums, retailers and manufacturers websites. More flame wars over this on the forums than anything else really, even autoflowering!
So at this point my general observations are:
- LED's work, in under a year I expect this to be universally accepted.
- LED's can grow healthier plants more efficiently than HID systems, and I won't be surprised if LED's are proven to grow more potent plants
- Quality and power are everything. If an LED grow light doesn't use high quality, high power LEDs, all bets are off.
- Really, you want CREE or equivalent, at least 3 watt LEDs. 1 watters might do it, but it seems the wrong direction to go in.
- a few brands that fit these criteria and are documented on the forums (with no ledgirl bs) are:
procyon, stealthgrow, advanced LED, lumigrow, and kessil, probably the magnum too.
Now, this is just me trying to organize my head. I seriously just spent two full days researching. This subject is a mess on the web, with way to many scammers, haters, misinformers, and people out to make a quick buck by putting a bunch of cheap chinese LEDs onto a panel and calling it a grow light.
I do not grow with LED's, but I plan on it. If not in the next six months, then in the next year. It is a more elegant solution.
If anyone else who's similarly interested knows of more manufacturers who fit my description, by all means contribute. I did not chase down every LED grow light maker, nor did I send out emails asking for specs on companies that did not post them. I assume that if a company does not give specs for their LED's, they're not worth talking about. The legit LED grow light manufacturers are usually very upfront about their components, as this dictates the high cost of quality lights, and sets them apart from the ripoffs. Hope that helps somebody.
have a good one,
~self
I'm really curious about this technology so I just spent about twenty hours browsing forums, retailers and manufacturers websites. More flame wars over this on the forums than anything else really, even autoflowering!
So at this point my general observations are:
- LED's work, in under a year I expect this to be universally accepted.
- LED's can grow healthier plants more efficiently than HID systems, and I won't be surprised if LED's are proven to grow more potent plants
- Quality and power are everything. If an LED grow light doesn't use high quality, high power LEDs, all bets are off.
- Really, you want CREE or equivalent, at least 3 watt LEDs. 1 watters might do it, but it seems the wrong direction to go in.
- a few brands that fit these criteria and are documented on the forums (with no ledgirl bs) are:
procyon, stealthgrow, advanced LED, lumigrow, and kessil, probably the magnum too.
Now, this is just me trying to organize my head. I seriously just spent two full days researching. This subject is a mess on the web, with way to many scammers, haters, misinformers, and people out to make a quick buck by putting a bunch of cheap chinese LEDs onto a panel and calling it a grow light.
I do not grow with LED's, but I plan on it. If not in the next six months, then in the next year. It is a more elegant solution.
If anyone else who's similarly interested knows of more manufacturers who fit my description, by all means contribute. I did not chase down every LED grow light maker, nor did I send out emails asking for specs on companies that did not post them. I assume that if a company does not give specs for their LED's, they're not worth talking about. The legit LED grow light manufacturers are usually very upfront about their components, as this dictates the high cost of quality lights, and sets them apart from the ripoffs. Hope that helps somebody.
have a good one,
~self