Led vs T5
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Canna Connoiseur
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Lol these guys don't know what they are talking about. The good leds are expensive. Over a g each fixture. If it is not that expensive then the rig sucks. Like the ufo you just explained. That sucks. My led will blow away a t5 any day. Just it cost 1400 dollars for the 330w LED
joker0020
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for flowering, LEDs will work better, but the good ones worth spending money on are expensive... if you go with 2 foot t5s try to get at least 4 or 6 bulbs in there, imo check these bulbs out
http://www.ebay.com/itm/T5-BULBS-T5HO-HIGH-OUTPUT-FLUORESCENT-LAMP-2-4-ft-GROW-BLOOM-UV-1-4-8-25-packs-/160895821950?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item257623687e
http://www.ebay.com/itm/T5-BULBS-T5HO-HIGH-OUTPUT-FLUORESCENT-LAMP-2-4-ft-GROW-BLOOM-UV-1-4-8-25-packs-/160895821950?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item257623687e
Think about LED as being similar to T5 in that you need to pretty much cover the area that you want to grow; light doesn't travel very far off the side of the fixture. Having said that, I bet that you would need multiple of those 100 watt units to cover your grow area. If you want to do that, then LED can grow some fantastic bud (really trich laden) but if you don't have the money/ inclination, T5 can grow some excellent bud too. I probably wouldn't go with a UFO anyway. There are better units and quality counts a lot with LED lighting.
AltarNation
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LOL. You don't see how that's like, relevant? heh.
hotrodharley
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The light spectrum that CAN be provided by LED aces any other source of light - period. But like another poster said - at what price? For now T5 wins hands down.
Mohican
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Hey Pothead 18,
LEDs will blow your mind! I thought my eyes were going to explode when I turned on my little Kessil. And the house plant on which I tested the light - I swear it clowed green after I turned off the light. After one night of use the pland grew an inch in the middle and the stems got thicker and stronger. The weird part is the lack of heat. I think it freaks out the plant also. I used it for a Sativa (Malawi) grow and had mixed results - mostly from my first time trying to grow indoor hydro.
Cheers,
Mo
LEDs will blow your mind! I thought my eyes were going to explode when I turned on my little Kessil. And the house plant on which I tested the light - I swear it clowed green after I turned off the light. After one night of use the pland grew an inch in the middle and the stems got thicker and stronger. The weird part is the lack of heat. I think it freaks out the plant also. I used it for a Sativa (Malawi) grow and had mixed results - mostly from my first time trying to grow indoor hydro.
Cheers,
Mo
mclovin478
Member
not all leds are expensive check out grownorthern.com and ledhydroponics.co.uk they have a great array of leds that cover alot of budgets, grow sizes and diferent spectrums avaliable. dont rule out leds you spend less on electricty with a better footprint on your garden and a more specific light spectrum that plants eat up. you water less because there is less heat to evaporate the water, they also have a 5 year waranty so if it burns out send it back and get a new one. make the educated decision and go purple (led)
mclovin478
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if you have the cash check this out http://grownorthern.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=25&category_id=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=75 it would be more than enough to fill your setup.
pothead18
Active Member
Thats not to bad. Im so lost on what to pick haha
mclovin478
Member
Here is an Autoflower plant at 75 days old grown under Grownortherns spectrum. I got 303g of 1 plant.
grow northern at work
So y are most of grow northern lights "discontinued" if they work so well?Originally Posted by J TaNg
grow northern at work
mclovin478
Member
those are older models the ms 0004 and ms 0006 are theyre new and improved panels. the plant pictured above was under 2 ms0006 panels. could you have pulled 300g from a 600w? because that is grown with 540w with an actual pull of less than 500w...
mclovin478
Member
all im saying is leds in the right area out perform t5 and hid im investing in 2 led panels after my next crop
hotrodharley
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Oh yeah I almost forgot this thread. It died but the OP laid it all out for light needs in nanometers and the corresponding fluoro bulbs to provide it.
https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/358190-led-without-leds-my-first.html
https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/358190-led-without-leds-my-first.html
Not saying you're wrong... I'm trying to learn here cause I really wanna go led myself. I'm just trying to justify the cost. There's just so much conflicting info out there.