LED expert help needed. Help a LED noob out

hoss12781

Well-Known Member

• Mar 26, 2012

• #21

autos + led = success. If you have proper lighting you can easily pull 2 plus oz in less than 70 days. Single seed centre has a wide selection of autos.

 

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aldo681

Active Member

• Jul 1, 2012

• #22

Stay away from LED's. Especially from Hydroponics Hut.
These guys are one of the shadiest LED companies around.
There Pro grow 260 does not compare nowhere near a 600 hps. I'd compare there 260 with a 150 hps at best.

If I were you mate, stick with your 400 hps. You'll yield far more than those dodgy LED's.
Get a bigger grow room or a portable a/c unit.

 

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budballer

Well-Known Member

• Jul 1, 2012

• #23

no offense but that's your first post ^ what do you have to back up your claims.

 

mundaiis

Active Member

• Jul 2, 2012

• #24

getting another unit would raise the temperature and eliminate the need for a heater!, your temp should be about 85 degrees give or a take 5 degrees to ensure you have proper nurtient uptake and increase transpiration process leading to faster growth.

 

mundaiis

Active Member

• Jul 2, 2012

• #25

it should make sense to you... the right conditions will provide faster growth no matter what lighting you use, as long as the PAR is adequate.

 

mundaiis

Active Member

• Jul 2, 2012

• #26

your better off with a more powerful unit that generates more heat in a small enclosed place with venting only when the temps exceed what you what, or about 2 to 3 time the space of the room and hour should be vented.

although i have seen a successful led growth with no intake or outake.... c02 out a tank.

 

420greendream

Well-Known Member

• Jul 2, 2012

• #27

i use to use a 150w hps+80w of cfl=230w total and now i use just a 180w 7 band light led from htg supply and im very impressed by the results and my end weight was more then hps. if you have the money led's are awesome. most common mistake is that people dont use enough of them. if your going to get the 240w led, buy some 40w cfl's and rig em up for some extra light and youll be amazed by the results.

 

Chronikool

Well-Known Member

• Jul 22, 2012

• #28

What did you end up yielding threeandahook?

 

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dayqp

Member

• Nov 23, 2012

• #29

threeandahook said:

Do you think adding a CFL will, to boost wattage,help? Or will it fuck up the spectrum?

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Did you ever figure that out? I'm looking to build my first led system, but im not sure about how to arrange my 3 band pattern. Because I don't want to waste a batch I thought of adding cfl lights to ensure full penetration. But I'm afraid it will wash out the led lights. I'm not sure if that is even possible.

 

Beefbisquit

Well-Known Member

• Nov 24, 2012

• #30

My last Area 51 grow was .75gpw and I had over fertilization problems, and had to cut them a week or more early because they got fried literally to death.