Best Lights to use

[amirali]

Hi all, Im thinking of a 6 plant indoor grow and wanted some opinions on what lights to use.. HPS, LED etc..
Soil grow, 4-6 m squared space in a closet/wardrobe, thinking of 600w lights. Growing in uk.
Thanks in advance for feedback

 

[kagecog]

Depends on one major factor, can you handle heat? If you are able to handle extra heat in your grow room an HPS is the way to go, there cheap and very effective. If you can't deal with the heat your gonna have to go with an LED... Problem is its definitely gonna cost you a pretty penny.

 

[amirali]

Are LED any good, ive seen a set for 220 pounds on ebay, 600w?

 

[Holy Grail 888]

Are LED any good, ive seen a set for 220 pounds on ebay, 600w?

any links to the light your talking about ? sounds interesting !

id love to add an extra 600w into my dp90 ! with my t5 ! thatd rock...

 

[Cobnobuler]

I'm not an LED expert but you'll have some here tell you that Area 51 has real LED lighting and anything else is cheap Chinese crap.

 

[Holy Grail 888]

I'm not an LED expert but you'll have some here tell you that Area 51 has real LED lighting and anything else is cheap Chinese crap.

i really appreciate that and thanks for saying so as i do tend to impulse buy and a heap of junk would be such a bummer to waste 200 quid on !

thanks man

 

[Holy Grail 888]

http://www.moneytreehydro.co.uk/Grow-Lighting/LED-Grow-lights/AREA-51-LED-Grow-Light-312W.html

its def not cheap 300w for almost £400 !

 

[Jack Harer]

Even tho you'll get more lumens from HPS, I'd personally go with a metal halide 600 if we are choosing one over the other . MUCH easier on the eyes.

 

[beastbub]

i m waiting for my area 51 rw 75 to arrive, i think for LED its really ur getting what u paid for. The cheap ones DO work, as lots of people had good result using them, but the more expensive ones usually have better penetration and they last a lot longer.

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[kagecog]

Even tho you'll get more lumens from HPS, I'd personally go with a metal halide 600 if we are choosing one over the other . MUCH easier on the eyes.

But if he bought an MH, wouldn't he simply have to switch over to an HPS when he began flowering to get the added red spectrum he would need? Using an MH during flowering would definitely diminish the OP's yield.

To the OP: If you can afford to use a MH during vegetative and an HPS during flowering then that would be great! MH lights tend to keep the nodes nice and tight, while HPS lights mimic autumn lighting which causes plants to respond by producing a greater harvest.