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That looks good, I have 2 just like it. They are currently in my veg tent, but I have used them for flowering also with good success. The best part about the UFOs are their versatility. Veg, flower, main light, supplemental light, whatever. You can add them to any grow or take them out and use...

Looking good man! Keep the posts coming as you finish up! :)

Go for it. They probably aren't bad if you're getting a UFO, I grabbed 6 all for under $160. UFO's have become a big enough product with enough competitors that shitty makers had to improve their product to keep selling. Avoid Dual-band LEDs, those are most of the older ones that people are...

I think they work very well when used in addition to HPS lighting. I'm in the middle of a 1030w grow right now, 630w being LEDs, 400w hps. On it's own I haven't tested it yet, but my next grow will likely be only LED lights. The big problem is finding it at an affordable price; but, ebay is...

If you look on ebay, you can find a 300w panal for around $500-$550 if you are willing to wait the extra week or 2 for shipping direct from China. I got a 450w panal for $590, took 15 days to ship, but it runs like a pro! Also, maybe consider something like I have. I have the HPS, but the LED...

When a plant becomes 'root bound' it realizes that it cannot extent it's roots further, thus devoting more energy to the foliage growth. This is good when transferring to a larger pot, because the additional foliage allows the plant to absorb light more easily, causing the further root growth in...

What size/watt LEDs are you using?

I haven't been able to try a LED only grow yet. When I first got into LED growing, I read a few places that LED light needs to be paired with 'white light.' This is because the LEDs are designed to create the 'ideal' light used by plants, but it tends to miss some wavelengths that help in the...

There is your problem if you are looking for speed. You should start your seeds in a smaller pot, like a 1gal or half gallon to allow the roots to hit bottom and speed growth, then transfer it over to your 5 gal. It won't affect the health of your plant either way you do it, it will just veg a...

There are a number of things that you have to look at: How close is the bulb to the plants? What strain (some don't get tall)? What size pots is it in? (plants usually don't get tall until the roots have reached the bottom of the pot) Does it look healthy otherwise? Plants start slow, once the...

I have had HUGE success with soil and 90w LED UFOs. I'd say I have about a 80% success rate on cuttings. I've only taken one round of cuttings under them; but, I took 54 clones and 40+ survived and rooted, and grew in about 2 weeks. I use plastic cups 3/4 full of soil, juicey roots from AN on...

I'm interested to see how this finishes, keep us posted! :)

Sorry to say it, but you probably have the best of the 3 fans already. HPS comes with it's downfalls, the main one is heat. You need a large, usually loud (compared to CFL grows) intake fan in order to displace the immense heat created from the light. If your house is very cool, running around...

I just came across these photos and wanted to share them. This was a grow i finished up just a few months ago. It has a 400w HPS bulb paired with 4x90w LED UFOs. Yield dry was 426g off 760w. I had extra room for a few more plants, but I wasn't sure how large they would bush so I wanted to give...

Here was my last 50/50 grow with 400w HPS and 360w LED Yield was 426g dry off 760w and 12 plants. There was room for 3-4 more plants in the room, but I wasn't sure how big they were going to bush since it was my largest grow at the time.

No, no, no, no, no! Everyone is off base about LED lights! LEDs work great IF you are willing to get a high watt panel. The walmart LEDs, any high 'lumen' LEDs, anything you see with the color measured in kelvin (2700k, 4300k, 6200k, etc) is CRAP and should be ignored. LEDs don't work off...

I'd love to see the results of this grow. I still think it's unfair to compare 1000w of anything against less than 1000w of anything else. If your 500w of LED get half of the HPS, then it's working quite well and with much less heat.

To get them to thicken up, try upping the P and K in the last couple weeks before flushing. Molasses can help, I've been told. Also, a teaspoon sugar per gallon of water during one or two waterings in the last couple weeks has been said to help as well. I think that both the sugar and the...

Your grow looks pretty good, given the conditions that you listed. You have to remember, potency is a trait of the strain, it has nothing to do with how well it's grown (unless you absolutely butcher it, which it doesn't look like you are). Yield can vary based on nutes and lighting. I...

It is a little high in nitrogen (the first number) for flowering. You would want something like 0-5-5 (not that exactly, but just as an example). Nitrogen is good when veg'ing, but isn't used much in flower production. You want to get higher concentrations of potassium and phosphorous. Also...