dank smoker420
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so i have been thinking of changing my 125w cfl for some new light. been looking at hps and now interested in leds i am wondering what you guys would recommend for my tent size.
led in a 1.5x2x3' tent
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okcomputer
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I always tell a new LED user to get the best light they can afford, so whats your budget?
okcomputer
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Thats good advice. If you're looking to completely replace the CFL you'll probably want a medium wattage panel. I really hate to recommend any of those because I've only personally owned one ( lumigrow 330es) and that was a big purchase. check some grow journals to see what people have been using and how they feel about them
dank smoker420
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my budget is about $200 i was planning on gettting a hps with cooltube but led have interested me. i would probably still use my cfl unless i can get a good deal on a god led. ill check out the kessel magneta
foreverflyhi
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half hps/led i would say 1 150watt hps, and one ufo from a trusted led company or a kessil, u will be investing way more then 200 tho
dank smoker420
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i have looked at the kessel magneta and those are not like normal leds i have seen. do they work well? and how big are they? they only use 36w of real electricity that isnt alot. doesnt seem like it would be enough for an area of about 1.5'x2'.
squarefodder
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here is a a 1.5x2x3 from lighthouse hydro with two units total actual draw is 105w. (sunshine 45 glow panel and a cheap no name unit) I use it to start plants and to clone. There is not much room in there so you may want to consider 12/12fs if you want to use the tent from start to finish. You could throw two blackstar 180 units in there and grow some nice plants 12/12 fs
okcomputer
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The kessils aren't like normal LED's but they do work. They're about the size of a soda can, maybe a little bigger. For the area you're looking to grow in, you can probably get away with just one of them. I've seen them in local hydro shops and they produce a lot of light for such a small unit.
puffenuff
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If it's a kessil you want, go for the h350 magenta @ 70w instead of the 150s. You can find them online for around $275 which if you think about is definitely worth it as you get twice the power for not much more cash. spend the extra cash, you'll be happy you did or disappointed you didn't.
dank smoker420
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thanks for putting these up! i was thinking about doing 12/12 from seed. i have another homemade cab that im not using at the moment but might clone some in there. never done it before so it would be an experiment.
i saw a blackstar 240w on amazon and it says that it is 600w. is it 600w and used 240w? does anyone know?
http://www.amazon.com/Light-Lighthouse-Hydro-BlackStar-Flowering/dp/B004E662SA/ref=pd_sim_sbs_lg_1
patrikantonius
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the blackstar 240 is about 150w and can roughly replace a 250w HPS
squarefodder
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the blackstar 240 flower actual draw is 135w confirmed on my killawatt.
brotherjericho
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I like my Pro-Grow 180 (~150w actual), but I would not recommend it (or any other similar size/wattage LED panel) for more than 2 plants.
Skewbong
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Agreed brother...I have the pg 180 as well. Did a lot of research on pricing and reviews and fero and pro-grow were the most resonably priced at around $300. The Blackstar has decent reviews but it's marketed as a 240 that pulls less juice than the pg 180. Form your own analysis by researching as many sites and reviews as possible as there is clear deception on the actual watts pulled. Btw the pg has a switchable light...don't see the point and the fans are loud but is a pretty good unit overall. Fast discreet shipping too
peskoff
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Hey! I'm using an 90W UFO LED too, for a 0,6x0,6x1,5m grow space.
With this I right now have 3 autoflowers but am also thinking of buying another 1 or 2, totalling 180-270w
because I have so much bush, so I'd need at least two light for 3-4 plants, for it to penetrate fully.
LED's plus is also that it penetrates light better than HPS, MH or CFL but as it is lighter in wattage, it won't have so tense buds,
especially in the lower end of the plant - my main doubt in LED, which I haven't got around (probably because I have only done 2 grows)
is that the plants have enough buds, really good health and less maintainance than HPS but the buds seem to
not be too tight or if only the colas will be tight, they will be small (but again, this is for autoflower=AF).
But for you who say that those mentioned LEDs really give even less W than stated, how could I figure this out, as I cannot be sure of anything without trial and error or self practice.
PS! forgot to mention that where 3-4x weaker LEDs are advertised same as 400W HPS, than it is really meant that it will give out about the same amount of right wavelength for the plants growth, other wavelengths will mostly go to waste.
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON!
With this I right now have 3 autoflowers but am also thinking of buying another 1 or 2, totalling 180-270w
because I have so much bush, so I'd need at least two light for 3-4 plants, for it to penetrate fully.
LED's plus is also that it penetrates light better than HPS, MH or CFL but as it is lighter in wattage, it won't have so tense buds,
especially in the lower end of the plant - my main doubt in LED, which I haven't got around (probably because I have only done 2 grows)
is that the plants have enough buds, really good health and less maintainance than HPS but the buds seem to
not be too tight or if only the colas will be tight, they will be small (but again, this is for autoflower=AF).
But for you who say that those mentioned LEDs really give even less W than stated, how could I figure this out, as I cannot be sure of anything without trial and error or self practice.
PS! forgot to mention that where 3-4x weaker LEDs are advertised same as 400W HPS, than it is really meant that it will give out about the same amount of right wavelength for the plants growth, other wavelengths will mostly go to waste.
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON!
DO3SHA
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was talking to the guy at my local hydro and he pulled 2 ounces one plant from a single kessil magneta 150
okcomputer
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Wasn't there a post recently about the owner of blackstar trying to sell the company on ebay? If so, I would cross them off the list of trusted LED companies...
squarefodder
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That was a different company not blackstar. Show us where you read that.