MasterDsKush
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No. I don't use leds.Hey shroomking I hope to substitute the tinfoil with mylar/white plastic but do you know what I should buy for a led under 150 that would work good with an hps
My parents dont want me to run 2 ballast and my walls I'm going to get white plasticflat white painted walls works real good also!
Why don't you wanna use MH? Keeps plants nice and stout and nodes tight if kept at the right hight.
Thats what I will probably do then I need white plastic for the bottom of my plants so my floor doesnt get dirty. BUT SOMEOME PLEASE HELP ME on what led I needI actually use a combo of the panda plastic and mylar. The panda is a great reflector! The only reason why I still use the mylar is I have it up for 2 years and the shit still looks real good!
Thanks man helped a ton I love how alot of people like you take your time on your post just to help some noob like me. THANKS AGAINOk, ""master" DsKush...had to hit you on that considering u be a noob an all.....lol
I can throw some at you, but mind you at $50-150 your gonna get prolly Chinese made fo sure.
And I have not used either, but at that price, would be where I would start.
Unless your buying top dollar, the low end uses inferior diodes. say a 3watt diode is prolly going to be close to like 1.7 watts.
So a 300 watt led panel....this one for example...from Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300W-LED-Gr...1424419?pt=US_Hydroponics&hash=item1e8fca6323
at $89 and free shipping...buy now...no bidding
300 watt...3watt leds so at 1.7 watts x 100 is 170. (100 diodes) if you look at specs for this light it say input draw wattage at 170-180 watts.
but it varies from model to model.
if your happy with 170 watt led for supplemental lighting, this would work. its got mixed red and blu and white leds...but would work both veg and flower.
here's another:
some u will have to bid on....just make sure about shipping cost.
try Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=led grow light
Even Walmart:
http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=led grow light
Good luck on ur led search
I'm not trying to spend that much and im going to buy better equipment in the future but for now I need a lcd for 50-150 and I need some good suggestionsDon't waste your time or money on cheap LEDs. There are plenty of people on here using quality LEDs with great results.
I'm not trying to spend that much and im going to buy better equipment in the future but for now I need a lcd for 50-150 and I need some good suggestions
I agree with ya that it will DEF not be of any use for flowering, he MIGHT be able to get away with using it in VEG but like i said better bang for your buck with other lights.Jinxjj has a point, I haven't tried the higher wattage cheapos. you will want to be sure that the angle of the led light is close to 60 degrees instead of the 90/120 degree angle. the 60 degree angle will put more light to your canopy instead of spread out.
Also a secondary lens is recommended, it increases your output. make sure you get a good spread of spectrum.
So you are taking a risk on the light you get, some people will like a certain light others may not. a cheapo will prolly be ok for veg, not sure about flowering..............
I agree with ya that it will DEF not be of any use for flowering, he MIGHT be able to get away with using it in VEG but like i said better bang for your buck with other lights.
Also, regarding the lens, here is a quick blurb from the site i got my LEDs from about lenses. Take it for what you will.
Some companies market "optical" lenses on their LED grow lights. G8LED does not use these lenses as they result in a loss of light intensity emitted from the diodes. The optical lenses are a plastic cover that goes over the diode which concentrates the light to a smaller grow area in an attempt to penetrate further. G8LED uses 3 Watt diodes which penetrate up to 60 inches and thus does not need to concentrate the light with plastic covers which cause the diode to lose 15% intensity due to reflection of the light.
- What are "optical" lenses and what do they do to the light emitted from the diodes?
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