Things to Know About Lighting

GypsyBush

Well-Known Member

• Jul 4, 2009

• #781

Lighting is very important... for growing and for documenting it...

Here's proper lighting being used for both...

 

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colasandkilts

Member

• Jul 5, 2009

• #782

somebody knows their stuff. i'm impressed. can you talk about LED's. Some of these BS sellers claim that an LED costs $10.00 EACH. I've never seen one that costs over 2 bucks each. I understand cool temps and low wattage use, but do they work?

 

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colasandkilts

Member

• Jul 5, 2009

• #783

Obvious that u know your stuff-are u up on LED's and what's making them costs so much?

 

GypsyBush

Well-Known Member

• Jul 5, 2009

• #784

LEDs are great for camping trips Bro...

We need the power of the SUN... but we get by with high powered lighting...

LEDs DONOT fall into the category...

If you want good results use a good light...

No LEDs I know of will give you this...

 

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newatthis12

Member

• Jul 8, 2009

• #785

Wow. Serious Pros. just started, so plesae dont make fun. Got 2x 75w agro-lites from the depot. I've already got them germinated and they already are growing their second leaves....im on 18/6, but are these lights good enough? I ahve them about a foot and a half up. and everything seems to be going well but the stems seem very weak and thin. Given, i did start with shit seeds to practice. Btw, im on a low budget keep it in mind .

Thanks in advance
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LEDude

Member

• Jul 8, 2009

• #786

I beg to differ.

 

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born2killspam

Well-Known Member

• Jul 8, 2009

• #787

Not sure how kosher that kind of stunt is round these parts dude..

 

GypsyBush

Well-Known Member

• Jul 8, 2009

• #788

LEDude said:

I beg to differ.

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beg to differ on what?

 

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born2killspam

Well-Known Member

• Jul 8, 2009

• #789

I think he wants to phase out HID.. This year anyways, and on this forum he's trying to sell snow to an eskimo.. Maybe one day LED tech will reach a point where they supass HID, or maybe something entirely new will come up and revamp everything we use now and LED will have missed their boat in this hobby..
I gotta admut though, LED makes some kick ass emergency/flashlights.. I've got a couple dozen dollar store units pinned up with beefy batterys..

 

GypsyBush

Well-Known Member

• Jul 8, 2009

• #790

born2killspam said:

I think he wants to phase out HID.. This year anyways, and on this forum he's trying to sell snow to an eskimo.. Maybe one day LED tech will reach a point where they supass HID, or maybe something entirely new will come up and revamp everything we use now and LED will have missed their boat in this hobby..
I gotta admut though, LED makes some kick ass emergency/flashlights.. I've got a couple dozen dollar store units pinned up with beefy batterys..

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Yeah...

I'd like to see him differ...

I love LEDs too... but not as a grow light... period...

I just wanted to hear his argument...

I almost think he was implying you can have buds like those shots I posted from an LED grow..

 

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born2killspam

Well-Known Member

• Jul 8, 2009

• #791

His arguments are well plastered all over his retail site.. No need to corrupt these forums with that jive..

 

GypsyBush

Well-Known Member

• Jul 8, 2009

• #792

WerD!!!

 

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born2killspam

Well-Known Member

• Jul 8, 2009

• #793

LED grow lights would be pretty sweet lighting for a little girl's bedroom though.. That pink cast is so adorable.. +rep to anybody growing with LED who decorate the grow room in a My Little Pony theme and post pics here..

 

DillWeed

Well-Known Member

• Jul 13, 2009

• #794

I don't know anything about LED lighting, but I do know that as of today I finally have two 1000 watt HPS lights inside of my 40 square foot grow tent which roughly equates to 7500 lumens per square foot. I hope this will be adequate enough to grow the two pounds of nugs I am attempting to grow. If any of you guys that know a lot about lighting want to take a look at my journal and give me a few notes I would appreciate it. The link is in my signature below. Thanks!

 

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born2killspam

Well-Known Member

• Jul 13, 2009

• #795

Don't worry about setting yield goals, not all plant yield equally for quantity or quality.. You get what you get, and that may improve with experience, but that is a good start on a lighting setup..

 

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carnage

Member

• Jul 13, 2009

• #796

I bought genaric ecolux walmart plant flouresents labled as 40w, according to the graph posted this would be 5,000 lumens each. Is this correct?
I'm running a pair of these shrouded in aluminum for 4 plants, probally not good enough, hua?

 

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born2killspam

Well-Known Member

• Jul 13, 2009

• #797

Hopefully they cast fewer lumens than the typical 40W bulb..

 

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section8

Active Member

• Jul 15, 2009

• #798

I was wandering about making an un used fridge for a grow box. Its your standard fridge nothing special. I think its perfect because its all sealed up. LIghting is allready installed, By the way can anyone recomend light settings for a space of this size. i think all i will have to do is fab a few holes.

 

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born2killspam

Well-Known Member

• Jul 15, 2009

• #799

Ppl have tried, most failed.. Not the best starting box apparently.. As for lighting included, hahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahah cough hahahahahahahahahahahahaah..

 

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dankonia

Active Member

• Jul 16, 2009

• #800

Which do you think gives off less heat, one 1000wt hps in a vertical, air cooled tube, or one 400wt hps+ one 400wt mh in a vertical air cooled tube? I'm running the two 400s and the heat is barely manageable (84-86 degrees F). Would i be better off with the 1000wt bulb? Buying a 600wt is not in my budget rite now.