Proof led lights work 2x2 tent Skush

do you think led lights work


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HappyMan420

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lol and another meat head using efficiency lol prove it it grows better show me 36 day vegged from clone plant ?? i forgot most people will throw them in flower 2 weeks in right ?? cause u need to have lots to get any yield plant per plant View attachment 3516368
you have proof lab testing that its better if not sit down fool
Show me how efficient them leds / cobs are down 5 feet from tops show us the bud sites
i have a journal that closely follows LED growth.
 

HockeyBeard

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so the leds are on a kind of dimmer switch to adjust the amps so you can control the power and heat depending what part of the grow your doing

is the "drop factor" how far the light can Penetrate the Canopy in feet ?
and is the "diss w" light foot print in inches ?

anyone put a cod on a peltier cooler attacked to heatsink and turned it up to 3.5amp that should give you some mad results lol
You'd think so, but there is a point to where it is better to run the LEDs softer than harder. Proper canopy management eliminates the need to have to punch through like that. Grow for the style of lights you have. If you're going to use LED, go the extra mile to work on expanding the canopy outwards as opposed to upwards.

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Here are my 6 Grape Stomper OG, mainlined (with some experimentation) ready to transplant into 10s. I'm hoping to pull around 3lbs, an Oz on each growth tip, 8 tips per plant. I may not hit those numbers, but if I do, by my calculation that'd be around 2 GPW. 20151006_102314.jpg
 

jacksthc

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You'd think so, but there is a point to where it is better to run the LEDs softer than harder. Proper canopy management eliminates the need to have to punch through like that. Grow for the style of lights you have. If you're going to use LED, go the extra mile to work on expanding the canopy outwards as opposed to upwards.

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Here are my 6 Grape Stomper OG, mainlined (with some experimentation) ready to transplant into 10s. I'm hoping to pull around 3lbs, an Oz on each growth tip, 8 tips per plant. I may not hit those numbers, but if I do, by my calculation that'd be around 2 GPW. View attachment 3517167
Often grow very bushy plants that fill the room but don't let the canopy get too dence so the light can still penetrate deep in the canopy ,(lst, topping and thinning out the canopy), I have been doing this as a perpetul grower for the last 10 years with about 50 crops under my belt

short wide bushy plants is the best way to grow under any light anless your doing a vertcal grow, every light can only penetrate the canopy so far ( maximum 3 ft )

even with scrog you get the shoots to grow as high as the light can penetrate the canopy to get the best yeild
 

HockeyBeard

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Often grow very bushy plants that fill the room but don't let the canopy get too dence so the light can still penetrate deep in the canopy ,(lst, topping and thinning out the canopy), I have been doing this as a perpetul grower for the last 10 years with about 50 crops under my belt

short wide bushy plants is the best way to grow under any light anless your doing a vertcal grow, every light can only penetrate the canopy so far ( maximum 3 ft )

even with scrog you get the shoots to grow as high as the light can penetrate the canopy to get the best yeild
Some of my close confidants believe in keeping the canopy no more than 18-24 inches, and skirting up anything under that. I'll be very judicious on this run.
 

jacksthc

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Some of my close confidants believe in keeping the canopy no more than 18-24 inches, and skirting up anything under that. I'll be very judicious on this run.
I have only flowered with 600w mh,hps and my cola's get 18" long, never grown under 1000w hps light but 24" sounds about right ( following the hps chart)
and I was thinking the 1000w gavita lights turned up to 1150w could give you 3ft as the double ended bulb and there more effective than standed hps

but yer, I don't like growing plants more than 2ft high in flower
 

HockeyBeard

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I have only flowered with 600w mh,hps and my cola's get 18" long, never grown under 1000w hps light but 24" sounds about right ( following the hps chart)
and I was thinking the 1000w gavita lights turned up to 1150w could give you 3ft as the double ended bulb and there more effective than standed hps

but yer, I don't like growing plants more than 2ft high in flower
Knowing what I do now, the only way I'd ever run HPS is with the vertical techniques, but that's just my opinion.
 

HockeyBeard

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With a china mans hat, you could always do a stadium V type of canopy as well.

I'm going to run a room that employs Vert here within the next year, just to try it out. I've got a couple people in my circle that swear by it, especially if you're trying to maximize canopy area within a small room. It also eliminates a couple of my biggest HID complaints such as significant photon scatter, and allowing the bulb to be air cooled by the circulation probably helps a good bit as well.
 

JimmyIndica

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how can you recommend a brand that disappears ?
Opticgrowlights (877)958-2199 sales/support until the site/email back up.
They did say on there website 2weeksago that ownership was changing and site/email could be down and to call if someone needed something.
 

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HockeyBeard

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Hey guys much thanks for the leads. I have spent at least 12 hrs scanning different LED panels and decided to kinda go over the top for my 2x2.5 gorilla shorty tent.

It is a 50/50 5w and 3w LEDs from CREE and OSRAM
108 LED's split 50/50 5w/3w

cost=$800

Anyone have any bad reviews about this Advanced Led Lights XTE-300? Am I over paying?

link here}}}}}} http://advancedledlights.com/3w-led-grow-lights/xte-series-led-grow-light-usa-made-5w-leds/

IMO, that's a decent light, but you overpaid to cover a 2x2.5

You could build a COB fixture that would cost around $500 and probably have very similar results while being more efficient.

Also, I believe that's a bit bigger fixture than you need for your space.
 
Yea but i can
im saying modern leds work.
What can u say about plasma lighting? Do u know if it does its job good for the price? I wanted proof that leds can achieve a gram a watt. Cause thats all it boils down to.
Id love to see a " proof plasma lighting works"
And its all about where that lighting goes.
You ever find any of that proof you were looking for, either LED or Plasma?
 
IMO, that's a decent light, but you overpaid to cover a 2x2.5

You could build a COB fixture that would cost around $500 and probably have very similar results while being more efficient.

Also, I believe that's a bit bigger fixture than you need for your space.
Yes, to what HockeyBeard said and as for reliable diode companies, I have had the best luck with CREE
 
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