What is a good led for 200 or less

[MonkeyPickAss]

Looking more and reading what Johnny Lawrence posted i think i would switch up what i posted and get 4 sun boards and a hlg-320h-c2100b.

 

[Johnny Lawrence]

Looking more and reading what Johnny Lawrence posted i think i would switch up what i posted and get 4 sun boards and a hlg-320h-c2100b.

Good plan too, but it bumps the budget up by about a hundred bucks. It'd be a kickass little setup though.

 

[Yodaweed]

Forget Mars hydro .... Those pinky disco panels are garbage , I used them like a dumbass and regret it. I actually GUTTED one and replaced with quantum board and it blew the original out of the water. They use cheap / B stock epistar LEDs throttled down to prolong life. They burn out , they melt the lens ( ir chip ) and burn out.

Shitty drivers that are inefficient. ........ Yes they " do " grow pot but a very unimpressive plant.

You have choices ...
CFL " can grow " if properly lighting plant ( surround ).
T-5 rigs are another great option.
Typical HID SETUPS are pizza ovens

There are built 2 cob rigs out there ...
There is also Quantum Boards ... A fantastic option.
They sell out fast and are stupid simple to put together.

Contact : https://horticulturelightinggroup.com

@robincnn and @Stephenj37826 will direct you to the proper KIT for your space.
Seriously .... Look into these plus the grows using these.

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lol that's like a quarter oz worth of weed..... smh....

Is that tin foil taped to your wall lololololol


Guess i'll have to keep harvesting pounds with my pizza oven

 

[iHearAll]

you can get TCI strips from ebay. they are 23w each and come with a very efficient dimmable driver. you get 5 strips for 50$ with free shipping. you can mount to an HLG 2QB slate or 4QB slate with thermal tape. they are 154 lm/w and each order of 10 strips spews about 35,000 lumens. i built mine for about 150$ before i added UVa and photo/far red diodes. i only added that stuff because i spent so little. Im now about at $250 for the build.

the dimensions of each strip is 16.7" x 1.75" or 424.2mm x 44.5mm and a 4qb heatsink is 600mm x 600mm

personally, i cut 2" aluminum u channel to 17" sections for the strips and 3/4" u channel for the monochromatic diodes.

cheers


http://www.ebay.com/itm/5x-TCI-Linear-LED-strip-board-23W-4000K-3540lm-154lm-W-CRI80-Drivers-included-/222366306121?hash=item33c6108f49:g:BmYAAOSw2xRYa8YX

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5x-TCI-Linear-LED-strip-board-23W-3000K-3540lm-154lm-W-CRI80-Drivers-included/222366303179?_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIM.MBE&ao=2&asc=45703&meid=204b4cb03d894d2cb66beef29d0deb16&pid=100005&rk=5&rkt=6&sd=222366306121&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/diy/products/slate-4-quad-plate

https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/diy/products/board-heatsink-slate-2-double

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BCP-1roll-20mm-x-25m-Double-Side-Adhesive-Thermal-Conductive-Tape-for-Heatsink/352012001315?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648

 

[Yodaweed]

omg these led grow images are freaking hilarious please post more i am dying



Just a safety precaution , i see tons of exposed wires , make sure you don't get those wet or else we might see Darwinism at it's finest.

 

[iHearAll]

omg these led grow images are freaking hilarious please post more i am dying



Just a safety precaution , i see tons of exposed wires , make sure you don't get those wet or else we might see Darwinism at it's finest.

and what is hilarious about the picture i posted of this hobby garden

 

[Yodaweed]

and what is hilarious about the picture i posted of this hobby garden

Waste of time and money to grow plants that small.

I love how these wanna be growers are the ones giving all the advice, classic case of the blind leading the deaf.

More pictures please I have a great time laughing at your feeble attempts to grow a half ounce of buds.

 

[MonkeyPickAss]

what a dick bag....

 

[iHearAll]

Waste of time and money to grow plants that small.

I love how these wanna be growers are the ones giving all the advice, classic case of the blind leading the deaf.

More pictures please I have a great time laughing at your feeble attempts to grow a half ounce of buds.

mmmm nah.. me and countless other members are growing personal medicine with inputs we hand choose. The wires are all properly covered and elevated. I know what i am doing when it comes to electronics. I am an electrical engineer. Could it be neater in there? sure, no doubt

 

[SoOLED]

I think you had some good ideas already.

1. save money for a better solution. do it right, or buy it twice.
2. look at other lights. you can find used gear easy, at very reasonable prices.

 

[Yodaweed]

mmmm nah.. me and countless other members are growing personal medicine with inputs we hand choose. The wires are all properly covered and elevated. I know what i am doing when it comes to electronics. I am an electrical engineer. Could it be neater in there? sure, no doubt

Of course you are, next you'll be telling us you work for nasa and build rocket engines....

 

[iHearAll]

Of course you are, next you'll be telling us you work for nasa and build rocket engines....

boi i bet you have like zero education

 

[Cletus clem]

boi i bet you have like zero education

Dudes just a troll. Total fuck stick. Dont waste your time. Throw his name in the search bar youll see how much he contributes.

what a dick bag....

 

[SonsOfAvery]

Why does everyone assume you can't have a decent light for $200? Those TCI strips from eBay will do the job no problem for veg and flower. For $150 you can have over 30w/sqft in a 3x3. With all dimmable drivers and a choice of spectrum.
Or I suppose you could pay an extra $200 and have some company stick it all together for you and print their name on an oversized heatsink.

 

[IndoorScore]

Waste of time and money to grow plants that small.

I love how these wanna be growers are the ones giving all the advice, classic case of the blind leading the deaf.

More pictures please I have a great time laughing at your feeble attempts to grow a half ounce of buds.

The saying is the blind leading the blind. It's want to be. It would be a half ounce of bud, bud being plural. If you're going to insult people you may as well use proper grammar.

 

[Ghost of Davy Jones]

those cheap LEDs do not last long or produce well.your CFLs may work better until you can afford a good light

Bullshit!

 

[Ghost of Davy Jones]

So a 600w mars hydro would not be better then my current 8 23w cfls setup

Yes it would brother. The people chiming in don't care about your needs or what works for you. These are the people who are very serious about growing and they all consider themselves professional growers. They can't under stand the concept that u just want a cheep set up to fill ur personal needs. As far as they are concerned... if it aint their way it don't work. These people telling you that led lights don't work or that they burn out after a few months have obviously never owned one or if they did they bought the worst one possible and had bad luck with it. Or maybe it was operator error. Get yourself a cheap blurpy to get going. you'll love it.

When you do get some extra cash you would really be happy upgrading to something like this...



$569.00
Model 3TS
size: 35.00 W × 4.00 H × 20.00 L
Quantity
Color Temperature *
3000 K 3500 K

• Details
• Reviews

300 Watt LED grow light fixture featuring Citizen CLU048 COB LEDs. Ideal for growing indoors in a greenhouse, tent or over a farming table. Using best-of-breed components the Model 3TL is quite literally the best of everything. The unit comes fully assembled (as shown) and ready to hang.



COVERAGE AREA:

9 Square Feet at 18 inches above canopy

PPFD: 804 μmol/m2/s



POWER:

Total Wattage: 300 W

PAR Wattage: 144 W

PPF: 675 μmol/s



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Dimensions: 35 x 20 x 4 (in)

Weight: 20.4 (lb)

Power Cord Length: 10 Feet

Daisy Chain Capable: Yes

Dimmable: 10-100% Output

 

[Ghost of Davy Jones]

Look up some Viparspectra grows... I've seen some real winners.. Even though I have a COb rig I still wish I had a Vipar for veg.

They would be so awesome for vegging. I'm gonna get one.

 

[Ghost of Davy Jones]

What tempature are your 23w cfls? I have 4 23 watt 6500k cfls and 4 23 watt 4200k cfls in my flower tent along with 450w vipar spectra and 400watt hps. Each reflector has one of each cfl ( so 2 per reflector) . So 4 reflectors total. One hanging down in each corner of my tent where light is the weakest. If I were you. id snap a 450w viparspectra ( $139.99). Hang that directly above your single plant. then dangle the 8 cfls around the plant at different heights for better side lighting. I think that would be very sufficient for just one plant

It sure would!

 

[Ghost of Davy Jones]

mmmm nah.. me and countless other members are growing personal medicine with inputs we hand choose. The wires are all properly covered and elevated. I know what i am doing when it comes to electronics. I am an electrical engineer. Could it be neater in there? sure, no doubt

You don't have to explain yourself to that asshole. He's just unhappy and trying to get a rise outta ya. Your plants look good buddy.