Brady, you crazy mang....Thanks for lookin out.


Keepin the love is what its about! Its all good up in this hood!

Lets get some contributions out there guys... I can tell you that you cant look the jumbo 180W in the eyes, cuz you won't have any eyes! hahahaha good god its nuts...

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Dont ask, "whats the best light out there", ask "whats the best light for MY purpose"

LEDs have worked for me so far, on my very small grow. Understand, though LEDs have worked for me so far, HIDs seem to have better penetration, intensity, and are cheaper. Also, know that most LED configurations dont provide all the spectrums you need; its best to supplement with something else. And they are only cost effective for small personal grows. If you tried to do a large grow you would spend a small fortune!

But, i like what ive seen so far. and the technology will only improve from here.

I compare the LED backlash to the L4 backlash a few years back. When i first got a 4 cylinder car, all the V8 people laughed, and said economy cars suck ass. its not as fast, true, but its the RIGHT VEHICLE FOR MY PURPOSE. People say its not the best car, but it works, and cheaply, so its the best car for me. Those V8 people stopped laughing when gas hit 4 bucks a gallon. HID users will come around eventually. remember the first 4 cylinders to hit the market? They sucked! Now there are some bad ass cars that are gas sipping L4s! Give it time, have faith.

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CSI,

We greatly appreciate your input, and your post was very informative. A dollar to me, may be worth 10 dollars to you. Money is an extreme variable for people, to say it is not cost effective at any rate, could be argued with. But I am not here to argue. You have contributed an excellent post, and your information shall be read by many!

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What are you running?

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A generic 90w UFO i got off Ebay for under 150. and 130w of CFL. I would like to add a UVB bulb.

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It would be interesting to see the added UVB results.What are you going to use for that?

Keep on keepin on!


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Hey all, Newby here, flouro grow first then added 4 CFL's + added 300 incandescent fourth day of flower hours....I am very interested in the LED trials I have read....5 band, the latest I've seen looks promising and will only get better. I am really interested in a 12 volt method. thinking of how bright these truckers lights are getting. Energy costs are going to go through the roof soon enough and we'll all be in the dark if we don't adapt in some way...If not voluntary it'll be by force. You guys were a bit hard on ZZag, I just think he was really curious and wanted to check out the thread. Probably a young dude, just lacked a little tact...is all. Looking forward to learn more by reading the thread....Great Idea LED's will be replaced some day too..Just a thot, (spelling intensional) d

This is on ebay, its usually for reptiles. or something like it.

Ideal Spectrum for all desert dwelling reptiles
Ultra High UVB Output
Effective up to 50 cm (20")
Provides necessary UVB rays for optimal calcium metabolism
Recommended for use with screened terrariums, terrariums with dense screen covers (screens can filter out UVB rays)
Recommended in combination with Repti-Glo 2.0 for a higher visual light output
Lasts up to one year

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Sabra,

You say your adding incandescent lighting? Thats maybe not the best idea?...
A lot of led systems could function from 12V meaning it could be charged and supplied by solar panels and cells. Pretty sweet. Not that you could not do that with any other light...
We were not hard on zigzag, when the first comment in a thread is "i heard led suck ass", especially considering the introduction to the thread, it is quite disrupting to the overall goal of this thread.

Thanks for your thoughts.

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not sure about the entire length of flowering, but i originally thought they took longer to start flowering, but i was going from seed. here is a clone 2 weeks into flowering, now i dont have the same view.

Hey Kuz,

I saw you on your thread. Good goin there. Thanks for contributing to our LED thread. Share with us any details of an led grow you may be having.

Thanks!

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