i feel like a noob asking this lol

29menace

29menace

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hi guys
just one question for ya all

im using a single 600w hps , can i add a 300w led unit to the flowering room and will it do ok alongside the sodium..???
usually i would just add another 600w hps but today i got given the led unit so just wana ask first incase im wasting my time adding it.

thanx in advance :)
 
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deadgro

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29menace said:
hi guys
just one question for ya all

im using a single 600w hps , can i add a 300w led unit to the flowering room and will it do ok alongside the sodium..???
usually i would just add another 600w hps but today i got given the led unit so just wana ask first incase im wasting my time adding it.

thanx in advance :)
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Yes. The more light the better.
 
29menace

29menace

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thanx m8 ,just noticed tho that its got "100pcs 3w grow led's" on the back of the unit so do you think its still worth firing in with the dual spectrum hps im using...
i know the hps is just a fraction blue spectrum and mostly red so am i right in thinking that adding more blue in there wont increase yields but will or could in theory produce better bud.?
 
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deadgro

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29menace said:
thanx m8 ,just noticed tho that its got "100pcs 3w grow led's" on the back of the unit so do you think its still worth firing in with the dual spectrum hps im using...
i know the hps is just a fraction blue spectrum and mostly red so am i right in thinking that adding more blue in there wont increase yields but will or could in theory produce better bud.?
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That's a loaded question, there's always another option that's better in one way or another.
 
tokingtiger

tokingtiger

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100 x 3w = 300 then 300 / 2 = 150ish actual draw in wattage. When I started with LED, I bought from HTG, called and asked a salesman that either did not know or just lied. he told me 240w meant it drew 240w. first results sucked. lights did too, they all dead within 3 years, started dying right away half a light at a time. I get 5w diodes now. straight from the factory. stay cool and my electric is cut in half. for actual draw I still get about 3-4 oz of dry, per 3-4 ft plant. you can grow them right into the lights almost too. the smaller lights I have, the 3w ones, I have hanging on sides to get the lower parts of plants. good luck, hope my info helps you or anyone :+) edit: I have a total of 6 plants under 1200w actual draw led. 8 foot tent. I have room on end to trim inside of tent to save the smell for neighbors, neighborhood... :+)
 
mc130p

mc130p

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Idk what this guy is talking about. You should read a few threads and get the lights that actually work. None of those chinese 3W/5W 'straight from the factory' junk panels will be worth the electricity it takes to power the toasters. For example, you could check out Area 51 or try a DIY COB build and get something infinitely better than the panels you're considering.
 
29menace

29menace

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right lol ive just set it up and switched it on ,,, on the light board theres red, blue and a couple yellow bulbs possibly some white but couldnt say coz it blinded me lol..
could this be a multi band unit.?? or do all led systems come with red,blue,yellow

personaly bcoz i know nothing about led's i thought the grow unit would be blue , flowering unit -red and veg/flowering unit-red/blue mixed.. maybe im wrong and please correct me if im way off

thanx guys
 
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