Shawnyboy
Active Member
Do
Shawnyboy
Active Member
Do the math. You get charged by kwh. Figure out your light cycle times then
I'll PM ya jack
Thanks brotha
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Can you send me a link as well?
peacedude71
420 Member
I agree a combination would be awesome. I started with HPS/CFL, switched to only LED and have personally gotten way better results. In a small space... LED has much much less heat. If you don't have proper air conditioning, then stick with LED for coolness. In the end I'll think you'll get better results than if it is too hot. YMMV...
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So you feel as if you have gotten better results off of only LED?
Walter melon
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The formula for your light bill is, cost per kwh x (watts of appliance ÷ kwh (1000)) x hours= cost. Or something like that. Math with words is a bit more complicated than I like it.
I have ran a 600w hps in a 2x2x3.5 tent but I had to run the AC constantly and that adds in 1.5kw hr every hour. Not cost effective. And my LEDs blow my 600s out of the water as far as quality and yield.
I have ran a 600w hps in a 2x2x3.5 tent but I had to run the AC constantly and that adds in 1.5kw hr every hour. Not cost effective. And my LEDs blow my 600s out of the water as far as quality and yield.
daggersstrain
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400 watt isn't that bad I used one and two leds. Raised my bill 100 month
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Tbh, doesn't sound that bad
daggersstrain
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Ive got two mars 96 reflectors for leds.
peacedude71
420 Member
Yes in my case absolutely. Primarily because with LEDs I'm able to get a whole lot more light without all the heat. I run an air conditioner, and have been thinking about putting one of them back in (it's a 150 watt HPS, very very hot and I had two going in a 10x10x4 space), but I don't want to pay the extra for air conditioning/electricity. The girls don't stretch anymore, secondary growth is better, and higher yields... I've got three "300 watt" leds running now... Total cost was only maybe $150 or so. If I were to supplement with light at this point I'd probably just do it with all the CFL's I've got lying around lol.
But I'm no expert by any means... I only grow for myself but I like the results...
daggersstrain
Well-Known Member
I'll tell u this I'm buying two of these bad boys in a couple weeks before I decide to start budding. So two 96s and two 144s and a 1000 watt hps yee haw lol
425jesse
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I used the reflector 96 next to a 600w HPS for flower last grow, the sativa that grew under that 96 was sticky and sweet and beautiful. Every bit as good as anything else in the grow. Genetics had a bit to do with that too. Lol.
400 watt would be perfect
HigherTheHigh
Well-Known Member
When buying your setup get a 600w with a dimmable ballast that sets at 250/400/600 and you can adjust your exhaust fan with a fan controller to get the perfect temperature.
GROWant
Well-Known Member
LED or HPS, it is always a question.
as a sponsor here, we do not only promote LED technology in this community, but also keep on sponsoring different members here, just for having chances to demonstrate what our LED grow lights can do in real world.
the members we sponsored just are same as most of the growers here, but they did /doing well.
journals below just for fair references.
SweetSue Shows Off The GROWant GR480 - More Light!
Blaze Showcases The GROWant G5 OSRAM G400 Grow Light
welcome to participate in these live journals. @Newtons
as a sponsor here, we do not only promote LED technology in this community, but also keep on sponsoring different members here, just for having chances to demonstrate what our LED grow lights can do in real world.
the members we sponsored just are same as most of the growers here, but they did /doing well.
journals below just for fair references.
SweetSue Shows Off The GROWant GR480 - More Light!
Blaze Showcases The GROWant G5 OSRAM G400 Grow Light
welcome to participate in these live journals. @Newtons
MRXC
Well-Known Member
and if its still to hot you can put the HPS in a cooltube. I run a micro grow 55x70x130 cm and have 2 mars panels 170w each and a 150w hps in a cooltube. But if i would do a bigger tent HPS al the way best bang for your buck. And you can always add leds or other way around. The mars panels are nice as well but produce heat 2.
so a dimmable ballast 600w hps with cooltube would give you a lot of power and you can run your exhaust true the cooltube and out the tent. Than you don't have to deal with all that heat in there.
