UFO Lights

Not everyone can grow using HID because of space or ventilation issues... that doesnt make them "geek off" to smaller plants...

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Originally Posted by hearseking

Led do not begin to come close to hid if so everyone would use them and the ufo is junk the only one that does even a little is the procyon and what about all these $2,000 LED lights in the mags? im sure maybe in years to come they will get there but i would not waste the money and just do what you know will work till things get to that point.If you are some young kid that geeks off of a plant with any bud then led will be good but for someone who cant waste expensive nutes on a crap amout of nothing they need to stick to the real deal

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Lose the attitude man. I cant use hid either bc of my temps. Im using LED and CFLs. Its just a small grow and I cant ventalate myplace more than it is now. Peace :rastasmoke:

I have just made the decision to go led since my grow space is pretty small and heat is SUCH and issue. The light are arriving tomorrow, 180w ProSource UFO, and 2 45w panels, so I hope to have my room completely converted by the weekend.

Quick question, how close do you keep your 90w UFO to the top of the canopy? I've only grown w hps before and I've never brought the lights closer than 18". -DF:jointsmile:

I don't post all that often, but I can tell you that LEDs do work. I had my light made to my specs by someone in China. Yes, China.

They do not penetrate like HPS does, so I train my plants with LST. I have four foot high plants that are 12 days into flower and doing WONDERFUL! I let the plants grow without any training until the last few days before I went to 12/12. Even now I am still moving branches and helping the sites to the top. A few twisty ties here and there and I have a very nice and even canopy!

Now, my plants aren't scraggly either. VERY bushy. I do take care of them though. I pull out all of the leaves that fall off as I brush my hand underneath. Yesterday I cut off the two very bottom branches on the plants as they couldn't grow fast enough to get up to the light with the rest.

I didn't top and/or fim. I just tied the main stem down about eight inches from the top. Being careful the stem didn't break and my main colas are now dead even with the rest of the sites.

I'm also doing this all in soil. I had much faster and robust growth with hydro. Anyone doubting LED's should search Weezard. He posted a pic of his indoor plant (grown under LED) out-performing his outdoor plant.

Just because it's never been done before doesn't mean it can't be. It just take a little of this :weedpoke:.

If you have the patience and a little engineer's curiosity you will find LED will do what you want.

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Originally Posted by dizzyFlores

I have just made the decision to go led since my grow space is pretty small and heat is SUCH and issue. The light are arriving tomorrow, 180w ProSource UFO, and 2 45w panels, so I hope to have my room completely converted by the weekend.

Quick question, how close do you keep your 90w UFO to the top of the canopy? I've only grown w hps before and I've never brought the lights closer than 18". -DF:jointsmile:

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5 to 9 inches.

Aloha.
Weezard

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Originally Posted by Weezard

5 to 9 inches.

Aloha.
Weezard

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Sorry for thread jack, but I'm in a little pickle. My grow space is 2x5x5 and I have a choice between a 150W HPS or a 100W LED grow bar.

The specs on the grow bar are as follows:

R: Wide range from 620-730nm
B: 450-470nm
X: Supposed "special" color

Supposed to replace a 500W HPS, but in my mind that is doubtful. Obviously 150W puts out 16,000 lumen. So with that being said. Which one is a better pick for my situation?

Oh, and I do plan on training them ScrOG.

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Originally Posted by Italiano715

Sorry for thread jack, but I'm in a little pickle. My grow space is 2x5x5 and I have a choice between a 150W HPS or a 100W LED grow bar.

The specs on the grow bar are as follows:

If that's LGM's grow bar, then no.

R: Wide range from 620-730nm
B: 450-470nm
X: Supposed "special" color


Supposed to replace a 500W HPS, but in my mind that is doubtful. Obviously 150W puts out 16,000 lumen. So with that being said. Which one is a better pick for my situation?

Oh, and I do plan on training them ScrOG.

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Scrog is great with leds!
But I'd have to see the site for that "led bar" before I could even guess.
I can tell you from experience with both, that a 90W UFO will outdo the 150W Hps.
And the 180W. UFO model looks very promising, but I have not played with one, yet.

That help?
Aloha.
Weezard

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Originally Posted by Weezard

Scrog is great with leds!
But I'd have to see the site for that "led bar" before I could even guess.
I can tell you from experience with both, that a 90W UFO will outdo the 150W Hps.
And the 180W. UFO model looks very promising, but I have not played with one, yet.

That help?
Aloha.
Weezard

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Yeah, they had a UFO one, but the bar seemed more suitable for my space, considering it's more wide than long. I will include a picture in my other thread here.

Appreciate the help my friend. :thumbsup:

Thanks to all for the info. I was looking at a way to reduce hydro costs, and will have to keep looking.
Pay It Forward
Sully:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by oldmac

Hello scrocks,

I have used LEDs for a couple of years now, one of the biggest problems are the exagerated claims of most LED sellers. While the UFO style LEDs are getting cheaper they really don't come close to the claims they make and many people get real disappointed in them real fast. Plus they are real crap chinese mfg.

Even good LED lights, like Procyon and TI Pro-Blooms, lack the penatration of HID lights. Like ImageReaper pointed out, great results if you grow SOG (2' or less) but you'll never do a 4' plant without resorting to side lighting.

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here is my led grow. i used a 90w ufo tri-ban from start to 5 weeks into flowering. then got a 180w and used it for the rest of the grow. i also have been growing in 95-100F temps my plants whole life. then they got attacked by some spider mites, i think i killed all of them? but anyways these sativa donamint strains have been threw hell. put here some pics of my led grow.