led lighting, can i use this from veg to bloom

bunko

Member

• Feb 22, 2013

• #1

was given this 12" x12" led panel with red and blues. how many plants will it manage and can i use from veg yto bloom

 

mamakush

Active Member

• Feb 22, 2013

• #2

Can you tell us anything more specific about the spectrum and diodes? 1w 3w or 5w chips? Wattage?

One way to find out is to just try it, but cheap chinese lights with limited spectrums are the reason a lot of people think you can't flower under LED.

 

509Zman420

Active Member

• Feb 22, 2013

• #3

If you could put a pic up it would help us better, but I agree with mamakush in that you are just going to have to try it out to see if it works... just one plant and remember to have fun with it

 

bunko

Member

• Feb 22, 2013

• #4

yea, im trying to upload some pics but cant find outhow. it says zen lux led grow panel, 14 watts, 120

 

509Zman420

Active Member

• Feb 22, 2013

• #5

bunko said:

yea, im trying to upload some pics but cant find outhow. it says zen lux led grow panel, 14 watts, 120

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lol ironically I have two of those... 14watts is not really that much they are worth about $10 on ebay... I mean you can try to use it for veg but 14w is still not much and I wouldnt do it... be better off going to your local hardware store and buying a few CFL's

 

bunko

Member

• Feb 22, 2013

• #6

thats probably why they gave it to me.lol! i thought 14 watts was low. im using hp and lps right now but want to go with the cfls. thanks alot for the info!

 

509Zman420

Active Member

• Feb 22, 2013

• #7

this is what I use... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Reflector-6...652&pid=100015&prg=1006&rk=1&sd=150995970958&

If you go with cfl's I would recommend this... http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-WAIT-IS...405?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d0522b4e5

2-3 of those and you should be set

 

509Zman420

Active Member

• Feb 22, 2013

• #8

Oh and check out my setup 780watts of LED's

 

bunko

Member

• Feb 22, 2013

• #9

thanks for the light info!

 

PetFlora

Well-Known Member

• Feb 23, 2013

• #10

Hmmmm. 14 watts can def grow, BUT, they need to be good 'watts' (spectrum balanced/high lumen/w)... and why CFLS when LED screw bulbs are available?

Click on my sig to watch the progress and to get details- brand names etc.

These are one month old from seed. 3 leds total 45w, but I have 4 plants needing coverage

 

bunko

Member

• Feb 23, 2013

• #11

maybe ill still look into it. like the way yours are growing.