getogrow
Well-Known Member
I "think" this is where us hps guys go wrong.... we assume that them leds are pussys compared to hid. I think we may be wrong. Leds dont spread very well without the help of other lights next to um as to where HID spreads a decent distance from the bulb..... Either way the number guys got me confused. The leds also have more usable light so thats even more reason to eat more.I've been lurking about this problem for awhile now. This seems to be the best explanation I've seen. I see alot of witch hunts on here most of which are started from under l.e.d.
My luck is this is my first crack under lights and its had me scratching my head feeling lost.
Biggest reservation I have about raising my lights is the bud density on the back side. I can come in with lower temps at night to help it along (observation from outdoor runs is cold mornings = tight buds). I'd just hate to be in here wasting time for fluff.
The QB boards are so little its hard to compare them but i believe 500 watts of leds has more usable light then a 1k hps. I "think" the dead center of the hps is brighter then anything else but 12" to the side , i think the leds have higher numbers.
Oyur problems come in when they post the numbers from certain heights. i think their version of low numbers is high compared to hps. I know a guy who runs at least 30" from the canopy with leds and its nowhere near fluff. I hope some of this makes sense....