go or no-go?

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ganja_x

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Recently I stumbled on this here: http://www.tomtop.com/led-grow-lights-360/p-l1346eu.html

So this is about 90 bucks for a 300 W led set. I was thinking of switching from a 500 W cfl setup to 2 sets of this + some cfl support.
Is stuff like this just too dodgy or OK to give it a go in combination with a few hundred watts of extra cfl side lighting?

I know many will say to invest a little for more but as a simple hobby grower I refuse to spend a thousand bucks on a few led sets. It just goes against my principles, I'd rather stay with cfl's then.

A simple go/no-go is all I'm looking for. So shoot!

Thanks, G
 
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ganja_x

Active Member
Thanks, I expected as much. So, very basically, I put 20 sockets on a wooden plate, screw in twenty 15 watt LEDs, hang that over my plants and am good to go?
 
CobKits

CobKits

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yup. pop those covers off (watch as some have exposed electrical terminals)

2700k and 5000k are common for those
 
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ganja_x

Active Member
I'll give those 5k a try for vegging. With my last cfl grows I got kinda lazy and did both cycles under 2700k - I have to add, with almost the same yields as I got before. Just goes to show that proper feeding and air- and stresscontrol go a long way too - but switching to LED will be a good chance to tighten up and go for max results again. Could you also tell me what would be the ideal distance between this 300 watt panel and the canopy?
 
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