The Truth about LEDS......They are amazing

[LedBudGrower]

New to the site but wanted to say hi and show everyone what great leds are all about.
Dont believe the negative hype.....they work...and work well.
Just like any other product there is better best worse. I have had exceptional resulst from my led grows.
The only argument anyone can make about leds now is the price.
Those have dropped considerably in the last year.
Leds offer the exact spectrum plants use for photosynthesis without stressing the plant out with un-needed spectrum that has little or no effect on chlorophyll production.
I will be posting a myriad of successful grows done with leds from many different forums.
Along with those are my own pics of my extremely successful led grows.
Its all I use and I would lie to talk intelligently with people in here and not make this an argument.
Hit me up!

[MerryPrankstr]

No arguement from me! I've been growing since '68 and now use LED's for everything myself. Check out my Grow Log:


http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/170322-bagseed-led-closet-grow.html#post1982494

So bring it on, there's some LED friendly folk who I'm pretty sure are lurking this thread already.

MP

[frostymcfailure]

okie so when someone comes in here and says "LED's suck!" how are you going to respond? Please present some proof that LED can yield or potency on par with HID preferably along with pics from your grow.

[MerryPrankstr]

okie so when someone comes in here and says "LED's suck!" how are you going to respond? Please present some proof that LED can yield or potency on par with HID preferably along with pics from your grow.

I'm not going to...

If they take the time to read my grow log and look at the pictures and still say LEDs suck, it's not my responsibilty to convince them. In fact I rally don't care what anyone else dos with thier grow.

This is not a competition, nor am I anyone's keeper. They can believe the world is flat for all I care
take care, McFailure...
MP

Edited to correct dumb spelling errors

[the image reaper]

well, yes, it IS a competition of sorts ... when you claim LED is the way to go, you should demonstrate with photos, just how well they grow plants, as compared to HPS ... I am EAGER to make a switch to LED, just like I switched to high-pressure lamps a few years ago ... but, I didn't spend the big bucks to switch, until I saw how effective they were ... some of us are still waiting to see the improvement, that's all ... money talks, us poor people have to see results, before investing ... Merry Prankster, I checked out your Grow Log, and you have a real nice, little plant there ... it appears to be identical, to plants I grew for many years, under fluorescent tubes, so I can't say there's any improvement there, $$ - investment-wise ... but, as I said earlier, I'm still rooting for LEDs, they will be the wave of the future (just not yet) ... :smokin:

[gr8budz4me]

Thanks for the thread on this brave new frontier! :rastabong: How many watts does your setup use Prankster & LedBud? Is there any heat put out by the LED's?

thanx...:cool:

[MerryPrankstr]

I presently have 435 watts in a 3x3 tent.

72 F room temp
76 F at growing canopy
82 degree exhaust

MP

[the image reaper]

ya can't ask for temps , better than that :thumbsup:

[MerryPrankstr]

the image reaper:

Let me make my position in this question crystal clear. I am an experimenter by nature as my screen name might suggest. I have never said that LED have reached an even footing with HIDs, but have been asking:

1) where are we at in this development curve.
2) how do LEDs compare to HIDs watt to watt.

I have also said that LEDs are totally not fiscally ready.

I'm to blame for the short stature of the planrs, not the LEDs. Traditional knowledge says that a female will stretch from one half (Indica) to one (Sativa) of the existing plants heighth so I chose to flower at 16". But the plants only stetched less than a quarter so I ended up real short. My bad, but we are still learning what to expect from LED grows.

All bets are off.

But someone has to continue the push into the new technology, I guess that why I choose to join in with the pioneers.

As the chief once said, "I'd rather be a lighning rod than a seismograph.

MP

[the image reaper]

I'm with ya, man :thumbsup: ... I'm especially anxious to get a really good, affordable LED lamp, since I live 'off the grid' ... low current draw, or, ideally, a 12volt growing lamp, is in my future, I hope ... :smokin:

[miked003300]

here is my recent pic of my ak 47 grow under a 55 watt led light. they are about 2-3 weeks old, sorry cant remember,you know how it is.


merryprankstr,when you say you have 400 watt led light do you mean hid ecivilency or how much power they actualy use beacuse my light is only 55 and i can only fit one in my similar sixed box???

[MerryPrankstr]

That's 435 watts actual LED output.
I can't quantify equivilant HID I'm afraid.
335wats above the canopy and 100 watts as side lighting to support the lower branches. I turn the plants 1/4 turn each light cycle.
MP

[sneakyt33]

Excellent thread!
I've used HID lamps in the past, and I'm thinking about getting started with my hobby again. What kind of LED lamps do people recommend? I'd love to give it a try!

[Galaxy]

High Times > Let There Be Light (http://hightimes.com/lightingpart1)

High Times > Light and the LED Zeppelin: Will LEDâ??s Sink or Soar in the Growroom? (http://hightimes.com/grow/nico/5449)

[RackitMan]

There is one additional benefit to LEDs that I have not heard mentioned anywhere else.

Light leakage.

Now to those who have a sealed room or a light-proof tent, this is a non-issue. However, as I have a small closet grow, it is a big concern for me. I cannot light seal because of ventilation issues.

Most of the light from the LEDS is not optimized for human viewing, but for plants, so right there is a big savings. Also because LEDs are so directional, the light does not bounce all over like with fluoro or HID.

If I were to quantify, from outside the closet I would say the light leakage is reduced 80-90% over my CFLs.