SmokingCrow
Active Member
Eww eww - between rock hard place; unfortunately can't afford to get top of the line lights.
New grower LED light questions.
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Gond00s
Well-Known Member
hps sir will kick a blurples ass how big is your space
G.I.JOSE
Well-Known Member
True story. I spent $250 total on the build
G.I.JOSE
Well-Known Member
At the local hardware store in the paint section they have zippers for tarps. Basically it's a super sticky tape with a zipper attached. This is my third grow in this tent and I have not had any issues. I did not want to make cuts on the tarp because of light leaks. They're all kinds of tarp zippers ,
mine was the cheapest one for about $10
I had no idea something like that existed. I could use one of those when I do some drywall work up stairs.
dazed_spirit
Member
Why do no well known members like blurples? Not tryin to hate just genuinely curious.
dazed_spirit
Member
That is so cool thanks for sharing!
G.I.JOSE
Well-Known Member
Its a mater of preference.. people dont want pics in blurples, because they cant see the color of the plants. In my sponsored grow i will be comparing the two. I have a white and a blurple lights..lol
hybridway2
Amare Shill
No,no, that's not what he meant by cobs.
Bad light, bad!
Gond00s
Well-Known Member
save him before he does something regrettable
hybridway2
Amare Shill
Lol! I think its to late.
diggs99
Well-Known Member
Ya this isnt the reason members hate on blurples(altho everyone hates blurple pics, agreed there) , its overall efficiency and end results that warrant those preferences. Of all the lighting choices( HPS,CMH,, T5s, CFLS, PROPER LEDS etc...., they would be my last choice. As you say, thats my preference.
If your using blurples,all the power to ya, but to tell someone whos looking for legit information an incorrect answer isnt the way.
Johnny Lawrence
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I agree to a point.
I'd take a blurple setup over cfl.
Also, being that they're comparable to HIDs in terms of efficiency, if I were trying to light up a super budget 2x2 or similar size micro, I'd head towards a cheap blurp. That being said, the more efficient smd lights are getting cheaper by the day, so the difference in price is rapidly shrinking.
diggs99
Well-Known Member
Ya i may have exagerated a little, lol
Shoulda just stopped at the part about it not being the purple pics haha
G.I.JOSE
Well-Known Member
I can see both your points @diggs99 and @Johnny Lawrence. What I was trying to illustrate to someone that is new to growing was that the choice whether or not to use colored LEDs or white LEDs would be up to the individual grower. Same goes for the type and brands of nutrients given to the plants, everyone has their own special mix they use. I didnt want to read into the question by comparing the types of lights out there. The only thing i can share is the knowledge I've experienced from my past grows using my white, and blurpie lights. No right or wrong answer. Just info to pass on by me, you and any grower that wants to share info. Cheers!
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Powertech
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I have QB's, but check out the center of my tent. Granted, I'm building a light setup now with strips, the QB's will be part of, the other light is going into veg tent
And the actual reason is they don't work as well, and companies try to say they are the best grow lights ever, people that run those companies should rot in hell. Still trying to figure out why KIND are still so expensive as well. 288 watt 150 diode light for $595?!?!? just plain retarded. The two strips in the middle of mine are 150watt each, so 300 watts total, those 300 watts which i can space better than the kind 288watts, cost me less than $170 all in, strips, driver, heatsinks, thermal tape, screws, etc. I'm far from done building them, so I guess if you want to pay a ton of money for somebody to build you a pretty light, i'll make one pretty, add $500 to the price and sell it to you lol
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hybridway2 said:
Can you be specific as why this is a "bad, bad" light? Just saying it is bad, doesn't help us understand why and allow us to make a better decision. After many many years on forums, it's hard to learn from vagueness, and sort out all the "fan boy" recommendations (not reffering to you as one as I don't know you) in order to make decisions by facts. Facts are hard enough to come by in lighting since often manufacture info is not accurate.
Yes, I already have 2 of these lights as I needed something to start with. The light tested at 280w draw.
coreywebster
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A history of manipulating figures, making false promises, cherry picking science, poor customer service, cheap parts driven hard, cheap drivers, minimal thermal management and poor quality control all leading to high fail rates.
Most guys who use LED do so for various reasons, it might be reducing power consumption and/or heat or just wanting more light for the same power. All those things need the diodes and drivers to be more efficient, if they are not better then why spend the money.
Most noobs get into LED due to the dodgy sales practices and BS like "1200w full spectrum grow light, replaces a 400w hps but only consumes 120w" they read that and take it as a fact and then the price seems cheap, but when they have to buy 3 more of them to light a 3x3 space enough to produce dense buds in flower they have ended up paying way more than a HPS or cmh set up would of cost and probably only slightly less than what a quality LED would have cost them.
They then end up using slightly more power and have more heat and need better extraction to deal with it.
End of the day enough of any light meant for growing should produce, its a case of misleading information and unreliability that gives "blurple" a bad name.