Irish Boys GLH 600w led grow

irishboy

irishboy

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mcpurple said:
hey whats up irish boy. im subbed for this grow as i have never really paid much attention to leds but i will for this to see the results. every thing looks like its goin good.
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thanks for stopping bye. as of right now everything seem to be right on track with the flowering. i cant wait to see how this turns out.
 
Ironlungz82

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Cant wait to see the final out come! So what do you think of LED grow lights so far? Since you have some experience with a few of them now. Do you see a difference in quality in the bud between HPS and LED? I'm also assuming your getting a little more yield with HPS then LED, correct? Since HPS has more penetration compared to LED. One of them that you used which is the 126watt from hydrogrowled, I recently purchased and so far I'm liking it a lot. So much easier to deal with heat. And if this is successful I'm thinking about purchasing a 600watt led. If I had the time and the fund I would like to do a HPS vs LED comparison test also.
 
irishboy

irishboy

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Ironlungz82 said:
Cant wait to see the final out come! So what do you think of LED grow lights so far? Since you have some experience with a few of them now. Do you see a difference in quality in the bud between HPS and LED? I'm also assuming your getting a little more yield with HPS then LED, correct? Since HPS has more penetration compared to LED. One of them that you used which is the 126watt from hydrogrowled, I recently purchased and so far I'm liking it a lot. So much easier to deal with heat. And if this is successful I'm thinking about purchasing a 600watt led. If I had the time and the fund I would like to do a HPS vs LED comparison test also.
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well leds might give you a little better quality but the yield from HPS makes up for more then that. as of right now i just dont see leds being cost effective. you pay more money and get less heat but also lose foot print and penetration. i did try the 126w and didnt really care for it, the claims are way over claimed. 126w will not match a 400w hps and 318w will not even come close to a 100w hps. leds so far as ive seen will only match watt for watt if that compared to HPS. the foot print just suck on them and penetration is allot weaker then HID. i truly believe you need 300w + to get good results from leds.
 
Ironlungz82

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irishboy said:
well leds might give you a little better quality but the yield from HPS makes up for more then that. as of right now i just dont see leds being cost effective. you pay more money and get less heat but also lose foot print and penetration. i did try the 126w and didnt really care for it, the claims are way over claimed. 126w will not match a 400w hps and 318w will not even come close to a 100w hps. leds so far as ive seen will only match watt for watt if that compared to HPS. the foot print just suck on them and penetration is allot weaker then HID. i truly believe you need 300w + to get good results from leds.
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So whats your impression on the 600watt your testing on now?

So when you grew with the LED the lower part of the plant didn't have many bud sites? or the buds didn't have much density to them? Just wondering since I think your the only one that was able to finish from start to finish using LED's.
 
irishboy

irishboy

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Ironlungz82 said:
So whats your impression on the 600watt your testing on now?

So when you grew with the LED the lower part of the plant didn't have many bud sites? or the buds didn't have much density to them? Just wondering since I think your the only one that was able to finish from start to finish using LED's.
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so far the 600w seems to be doing fine this early into flower. and yes their where allot of popcorn buds on some plants that weren't to tall last grow. this is my last try using leds, if things dont come out good i will be back to HPS for sure.
 
p.rock

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THANK YOU for some observation based statements and not claims irish man, you saved me alot of money on the lights
 
Ironlungz82

Ironlungz82

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At least we know you can still grow some quality buds with LED. You might not yield as much as HID or HPS like claimed. But LED is another optional light for growing, if your willing to spend the cash on them. I'm pretty sure if you throw in some CFL's in there that should help out some, while keeping heat and electricity down. Thanks for the testing Irishboy, at least you was able to squash some of the myths with growing with LED's.
 
irishboy

irishboy

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Ironlungz82 said:
At least we know you can still grow some quality buds with LED. You might not yield as much as HID or HPS like claimed. But LED is another optional light for growing, if your willing to spend the cash on them. I'm pretty sure if you throw in some CFL's in there that should help out some, while keeping heat and electricity down. Thanks for the testing Irishboy, at least you was able to squash some of the myths with growing with LED's.
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yes ur right leds may not yield more but they will grow some quality buds. CFL's always seem to help leds from what i have seen
 
irishboy

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p.rock said:
THANK YOU for some observation based statements and not claims irish man, you saved me alot of money on the lights
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glade i was able to help. always do your homework before buying any kind of leds or new lights. dont just take my word on it there are allot of other grows using all different leds out their. i just haven't seen any that made my mouth drop. and ive seen almost every one probley, plus ive tested allot with my own hands. but always do ur homework.
 
irishboy

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no guys i want to let you know the things i say are from only the lights ive tested in the past. i am not talking about leds i have not tested or my 600w that i am using right now, because i just began my grow with it and haven't seen one finished with the company yet. i wont knock something until ive tried it and see what it dose.
 
p.rock

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Church, oh yeah, i didn't realize this whole growing thing was mostly patience and a little work haha, i'm on week 2 of my veg cycle using an aero garden (soon to switch to dwc (tub style w/coco/400whps) and i feel that its more of a passive thing
 
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Man they be doing great! it's interesting to watch your grow because it's very similar to mine just with LEDS vs HPS.
That and your growing skills and experience trump mine.
I am jealous! hah, keep it up.
 
irishboy

irishboy

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SFImage said:
Man they be doing great! it's interesting to watch your grow because it's very similar to mine just with LEDS vs HPS.
That and your growing skills and experience trump mine.
I am jealous! hah, keep it up.
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lol. thanks.
i am just a normal grower that pays extra attention to my plants. they live better then i do.lol
 
irishboy

irishboy

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i wish i had a real good camera, because the resien on these girls already is mind blowing, especially the XJ-13, ive never seen anything like it this early, the leaves and stuff are just covered in resin. cant wait to see how it turns out?
 
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