How Many of These LED Lights per Plant?

BoomBiddyBye

New Member

• May 10, 2011

• #1

Hey guys, I'm thinking of setting up a "Green eco" grow box outside powered by solar panels... It sounds ridiculous, but i want to give it a shot... How many of these lights:

http://www.amazon.com/Miracle-LED-G...=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B002NGKITW

Would i need for 1 plant? Please don't give me comments like "Just grow indoors" or "it's not going to work". They really don't help...

 

haloman420

Well-Known Member

• May 10, 2011

• #2

I would go with at least two per plant until they get big and then add more.

 

Green Inferno

Active Member

• May 10, 2011

• #3

Those are only 2 watts each. (50 watt incandescent light bulb equivalent)

 

Gmz

Well-Known Member

• May 10, 2011

• #4

I'd say go with cfls, they're cheaper ;D

 

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growone

Well-Known Member

• May 10, 2011

• #5

i keep checking these LED threads to kind of gauge where the technology is
this looks very expensive to setup a grow with

 

Green Inferno

Active Member

• May 10, 2011

• #6

growone said:

i keep checking these LED threads to kind of gauge where the technology is
this looks very expensive to setup a grow with

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Dollar per watt, these are some of the most expensive ones. $18.00 for 2 watts, $9 per watt.
For 90 watts worth of these, it'd be over $800.

For less $800, there are some pretty nice LED panels out there.

I'm kinda curious what these would do if used in numbers: http://www.1000bulbs.com/search/?fi...temperature]=2750K&filter[lumens+initial]=485

A DIY panel using these, and basic e26 sockets (same used for incandescent bulbs) would be pretty cheap. I might try it just to see what it'll do.

 

yesum

Well-Known Member

• May 10, 2011

• #7

CFL would be much cheaper per watt. Blackstar makes some decent low priced LEDs. Those lights you were looking at are useless for growing.

 

mtotty

Active Member

• May 10, 2011

• #8

I have some led panels and they are good but i am not sure about those lights

 

cidly24

Member

• Sep 9, 2011

• #9

need one 50W led grow light