LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED

Medical Marijuana · 11-10-2007, 12:37 AM

Grow With LEDs™ Features… and Benefits

SIMPLE
No ballasts, cooling fans or reflectors needed. LED lights use standard light bulb sockets.

LONG BULB LIFE
LED grow lights typically last 7 to 10 years before you need to consider replacing.

EFFICIENT
LEDs produce the blue and red wavelengths of light plants can best use in photosynthesis.

MINIMAL HEAT
LED grow lights are warm to touch and won't scorch young or tender plants as HID lighting can. Reduce your room/building air conditioning costs.

LOW ELECTRIC BILLS
For comparable plant growth, LEDs use only 20% to 30% of the electricity consumed by HID lighting.

VERSATILE
Blue LEDs can easily be added to enhance vegetative growth or red LEDs to promote the fruiting and flowering stage.

QUIET
Sh! - LEDs are silent

Here is what the lightbanks look like.

XB Cool 400 Grow Light Hood - for lighting 9 to 16 sq. ft.
8 - 180 diode XB red bulbs, 5 - 60 diode XB blue bulbs,
22.5 x 22.5 x 5.5 inch fixture, a 12 ft. 120 volt AC cord & plug
97 watts. $1098.00 ea.

And here is a link to a site with up to date info on LED's GROW WITH LEDs™ | Growing Plants Using LED Lighting

James407 · 11-10-2007, 01:05 AM

Give LEDtronics a try....

http://www.ledtronics.com/ds/plantle...omparision.pdf

naturalhi · 11-10-2007, 02:28 PM

I can't hardly wait 'till LEDs get down into my price range:>D

James407 · 11-10-2007, 02:35 PM

If you grow a decent amount, forget the price of the LEDs, honestly. The amount of energy a grower willl save is amazing... Cutting back on a lot of energy bills. An added bonus of LEDs is their low heat...

berrydizzle · 11-10-2007, 02:36 PM

One of my friends was telling me about this...i didnt believe him at first. Id just stick with the MH and HPS anyway. Cool idea though!

Urdedpal · 11-10-2007, 03:06 PM

Very nice post *****. I rate this thread excellent. I am staying with the HIDs for now but maybe one day I start LEDs.

Boss · 11-16-2007, 01:43 AM

Ditto :-)

I Await they day I will have swivel mount spot LEDs I can point at my buds :-)

mistergreen60 · 11-16-2007, 02:57 PM

LEDs look very interesting. I've been investigating them for a while. Does anyone on here actually have an active LED grow? (I've seen one or tow on other sites, but definitely interested in first-hand knowledge.)

tonystarks · 11-16-2007, 05:53 PM

I highly doubt that major growers or even smaller scale growers are going to jump on the LED bandwagon. I would rather spend an extra 20-40 dollars a month on HID or Fluro's. The price for these LED's are ridiculous. I don't understand why they are so much and if they are any different than the LED's that I purchased to change the color of my car's dash lights

berrydizzle · 11-17-2007, 01:35 AM

The cost better come down before I think about it.

sfhaze · 11-17-2007, 11:00 PM

Check out hidhut ufo, it sure sounds good and is cost effective

Boss · 11-19-2007, 01:08 AM

Man if I didnt have 2 kids and a wife, I would head back to california, where I was born and raised. I used to party in your backyard every weekend.

stratlogic · 11-20-2007, 07:09 AM

Great post *****! The pros are excellent, but do you know of any cons? other than price that is.

Medical Marijuana · 11-20-2007, 07:11 AM

Apart from cost, no!

four20friend · 11-20-2007, 07:40 PM

interesting. a bit more pricy than t5's but the lack of heat makes it a deal comparedto MH. anyone see the water cooling hps?

11-10-2007, 12:37 AM	#1
Medical Marijuana Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 0 Blog Entries: 1	LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED Grow With LEDs™ Features… and Benefits SIMPLE No ballasts, cooling fans or reflectors needed. LED lights use standard light bulb sockets. LONG BULB LIFE LED grow lights typically last 7 to 10 years before you need to consider replacing. EFFICIENT LEDs produce the blue and red wavelengths of light plants can best use in photosynthesis. MINIMAL HEAT LED grow lights are warm to touch and won't scorch young or tender plants as HID lighting can. Reduce your room/building air conditioning costs. LOW ELECTRIC BILLS For comparable plant growth, LEDs use only 20% to 30% of the electricity consumed by HID lighting. VERSATILE Blue LEDs can easily be added to enhance vegetative growth or red LEDs to promote the fruiting and flowering stage. QUIET Sh! - LEDs are silent Here is what the lightbanks look like. XB Cool 400 Grow Light Hood - for lighting 9 to 16 sq. ft. 8 - 180 diode XB red bulbs, 5 - 60 diode XB blue bulbs, 22.5 x 22.5 x 5.5 inch fixture, a 12 ft. 120 volt AC cord & plug 97 watts. $1098.00 ea. And here is a link to a site with up to date info on LED's GROW WITH LEDs™ \| Growing Plants Using LED Lighting Last edited by Boss; 07-29-2008 at 05:30 AM. Reason: Tube cleanup

11-10-2007, 01:05 AM	#2
James407 Free Thinker Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 134	Re: LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED Give LEDtronics a try.... http://www.ledtronics.com/ds/plantle...omparision.pdf __________________ I declare war on the axis of morons \| All out war on complacent consent \| I declare war on the war against drugs \| Rape and slaughter of the innocent \| War on big brother \| Warmongers and profiteers \| War on your dogma dubya \|Armageddon’s engineers Truth or D.A.R.E, you can't have both

11-10-2007, 02:28 PM	#3
naturalhi Free Thinker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Lost Coast Posts: 155	Re: LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED I can't hardly wait 'till LEDs get down into my price range:>D __________________ It just doesn't matter..... and what if it did! :smoke2:

11-10-2007, 02:35 PM	#4
James407 Free Thinker Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 134	Re: LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED If you grow a decent amount, forget the price of the LEDs, honestly. The amount of energy a grower willl save is amazing... Cutting back on a lot of energy bills. An added bonus of LEDs is their low heat... __________________ I declare war on the axis of morons \| All out war on complacent consent \| I declare war on the war against drugs \| Rape and slaughter of the innocent \| War on big brother \| Warmongers and profiteers \| War on your dogma dubya \|Armageddon’s engineers Truth or D.A.R.E, you can't have both

11-10-2007, 02:36 PM	#5
berrydizzle Free Thinker Join Date: May 2006 Location: The US and A Posts: 2,148	Re: LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED One of my friends was telling me about this...i didnt believe him at first. Id just stick with the MH and HPS anyway. Cool idea though! __________________ My First Soil Grow(Complete) My White Russian Grow from seeds(Complete) My DIY Hydro and Some Soil Grow(Complete) My continuous grow journal(In progress) Its about time we get this legalized

11-10-2007, 03:06 PM	#6
Urdedpal Free Thinker Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 68	Re: LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED Very nice post *****. I rate this thread excellent. I am staying with the HIDs for now but maybe one day I start LEDs.

11-16-2007, 01:43 AM	#7
Boss Cannabis Connoisseur Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 8,098 Blog Entries: 11	Re: LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED Ditto :-) I Await they day I will have swivel mount spot LEDs I can point at my buds :-)

11-16-2007, 02:57 PM	#8
mistergreen60 Free Thinker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: IL Posts: 73	Re: LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED LEDs look very interesting. I've been investigating them for a while. Does anyone on here actually have an active LED grow? (I've seen one or tow on other sites, but definitely interested in first-hand knowledge.)

11-16-2007, 05:53 PM	#9
tonystarks Free Thinker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: north america Posts: 194	Re: LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED I highly doubt that major growers or even smaller scale growers are going to jump on the LED bandwagon. I would rather spend an extra 20-40 dollars a month on HID or Fluro's. The price for these LED's are ridiculous. I don't understand why they are so much and if they are any different than the LED's that I purchased to change the color of my car's dash lights

11-17-2007, 01:35 AM	#10
berrydizzle Free Thinker Join Date: May 2006 Location: The US and A Posts: 2,148	Re: LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED The cost better come down before I think about it. __________________ My First Soil Grow(Complete) My White Russian Grow from seeds(Complete) My DIY Hydro and Some Soil Grow(Complete) My continuous grow journal(In progress) Its about time we get this legalized

11-17-2007, 11:00 PM	#11
sfhaze Free Thinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 106	Re: LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED Check out hidhut ufo, it sure sounds good and is cost effective Last edited by Medical Marijuana; 11-18-2007 at 01:23 AM. Reason: non-sponsor-vendor link removed

11-19-2007, 01:08 AM	#12
Boss Cannabis Connoisseur Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 8,098 Blog Entries: 11	Re: LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED Man if I didnt have 2 kids and a wife, I would head back to california, where I was born and raised. I used to party in your backyard every weekend.

11-20-2007, 07:09 AM	#13
stratlogic Free Thinker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 439	Re: LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED Great post *****! The pros are excellent, but do you know of any cons? other than price that is.

11-20-2007, 07:11 AM	#14
Medical Marijuana Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 0 Blog Entries: 1	Re: LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED Apart from cost, no!

11-20-2007, 07:40 PM	#15
four20friend Free Thinker Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 43	Re: LED vs. HPS - veg to flowering using LED interesting. a bit more pricy than t5's but the lack of heat makes it a deal comparedto MH. anyone see the water cooling hps? __________________ My grow http://www.420magazine.com/forums/gr...irst-grow.html Did you hear that?

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