not hating on the led as i just sold my ufo quad band 90w ,it vegged good ,but buds werent impressive,400 watt hid blows it away,iknow from experience,however your light models link states that it only produces 5000 lumens? wtf? i have 65 w cfl that give you 4000 lumens.i never could get the lumens stats for my ufo,but your led at 5000 lumens mite only work for 1 or 2 plants.
#1 - It does produce nearly 5000 lumens (as stated on their website). im not doing a side-by-side grow here...just going with led/coco combo.
#2 - It's not a comparison. The reasons for choosing led vs HPS are due to me not owning/renting a place of my own and venting issues.
#3 - I know the a HPS can produce better buds, but it always depends on the grower. I've seen some pretty damm interesting results from some fellow RIU members on here using LEDs and/or CFL's. You guys rock.
#4 - The initial startup cost of the LED's was ok for me to absorb cuz i needed
no heat issues and very low power bills...among other things.
#5 - When I'm renting/owning...I'll take a harder look at HPS and whether or not I can make it work. LED's may not give
you what
your looking for...but this works for me for the time being.
#6 - I have added some CFL's to boost the lumen output (i'm rocking 10k in there LED/CFL total) and provide some additional spectrum coverage to help get those ladies as fat as possible. I'd also like to add some more.
If I can get .5-.75g/W from those plants, for a second time grower...I'd be pretty stoked. The route I'm taking I think will provide a better overall growing environment given my
circumstances. The buds produced may not be as large but they will still be very dense and
coated with resin. Makes me happy.
This is a work-in-progress.
I'm no pro.
This train is just getting out of the station.
Sorry for ruining your day. Thanks for your $0.02 though.
LED's make some people so unhappy.
Where's my bong?
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