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My HID just konked out. Not the bulb. It's either the ballast, or the light. Anyway, I'm moving on. My wife and I went to a hydroponic store to price out new LEDs. The guy who worked there knew me, and asked why don't I try and figure out what's wrong, and try and fix it. I told him the unit...

I'm currently running 600W MH & HPS as I already had the equipment from my previous grows, but I'm thinking about adding onto my room so I can have a dedicated flowering room and can begin my next crop while the other one is finishing. I have 2 HID fixtures, so I could use one in each room, but...

Ok guys the LED vs HID argument for me is finally over. My 600HPS bulb decided to explode and the hot bulb parts fell to the ground and melted a hole in the bottom of my tent. Luckily I am in the basement. But beware if you’re growing on carpet and using HID lights they CAN explode!

What are LEDs? Light emitting diodes (LEDs) are a type of light source that uses solid-state semiconductor chips to produce light when an electric current flows through them. This allows them to produce more photons (light) while using less electricity than older HID technologies, such as...

If I have the ceiling height than is it better for yields to get a powerful HPS or COB led, or Blackdog type LED and penetrate deep into the canopy and grow taller plants or still go wide with the QB or bar style lights and grow wider but shallower plants??? (aka scrog, lollipopping, etc.) Thanks!

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Greetings and Salutations There are several posts regarding the optimal distance from the plants that the lights should remain, however, I am after some different information. Does anyone in here grow with their lights set a fixed height? Do you keep the plants on the floor, and just let it...

Welcome to my first grow journal. Comments are welcome! I’m doing this to document my current grow and possibly solicit input on my next grow as I’m preparing to switch from soil to hydro (coco). I will also be using an LED for the first time along with a new line of nutrients. So a lot of...

which do you think would be better for producing better buds?

Ok , so after years of hyped up claims and bad rep led lights have got so good now that i finally made the addition of 2 to my setup. I had them for 2 or 3 weeks now and so far in veg im super impressed. Im getting 2x faster growth than in ten years of mh light. Cant wait to bloom with them next...

...passed away on june 13 2016 shitty btw and in that being said lost the entire set and now that im ready to start again im debating on led vs hid im looking for reliability in leds anyone know how long they last what the catch is if they die and just basic overall. Cant think of word but is it...

Watts and electrical energy is a form of input. It’s what the light uses, not the plant. The photons are the output energy. The reason a 200-250w COB will perform like a 600w HPS is because HIDs are incandescent, meaning they use heat to create light by design. Everyone should easily recognize...

I saw a YT video where a guy said "LED grow rooms perform better at higher temperatures than HID (in the 80s)". Is it true?

Hey Everyone, Righto. I want what I can't have! Grow Northern no longer produces there Holographic Series 1 lights, which are an led unit operating on only 75watts. I am an avid Autoflower grower and have been using HID for as long as I can remember with outstanding results, but substantial...

LED vs HID (THE GREAT DEBATE) The intensity of hid is currently greater than LED due to the higher intensity at the beginning of the light itself. The inverse square law shows how all light doesn't diminish the same (linerally) instead light diminishes Logerithmacially just as sound does based...

I'm currently running into some awful heat issues in my tent and was wondering how much cooler do LEDs actually run in comparison to a HID light?

Hello all! _____________________________________________________ TL;DR Zero-experience noob, need advice to decide between 300W LED and 250W-400W MH/HPS setup. Grow area will be 32"x32" (80x80cm), height undecided (63"-71", 160-180cm). Tropical climate (right on top of Tropic of Capricorn)...

There seems to be a lot of confusion in here about what the actual truth is, with regards to the importance of spectrum as I have stated numerous times light quantity and light quality go hand in hand. Plenty disagree citing science journals, me personally I like to deal with real world facts I...

Lets get it! This is my high tech scientific study of HID vs LED. Only comparing one side of HID vs LED tent, spaces are 4x4 vs 5x5 but the hood covers a 4x4 in HID tent. HID light output is 600w Hortilux. LED side is 2x area 51 lighting, 1x blackstar lighting. Going to run 1 plant under...

I was wondering if anyone's running one of these (or other Kind LED light) and how they compare with traditional HID bulbs. When using one of these, are you limited to growing SOG or SCROG, or does it have the penetration for full-sized plants?