150W HPS or 100W LED Grow Bar

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Originally Posted by oldmac

Hey Italiano715,

You know I love LEDs, but I really can't get excited about the led light bars, UFOs etc. The Haight solid state I have not seen in person, but from the wild claims made on thier site, I'd take a pass on that too.

I have found only 2 off the shelf LED mfg that have not over claimed, Procyon 100 and the TI Pro-bloom and the TI Smart bars.

You have tho a small space of rectangular dimensions (2x5) that creates a problem obtaining a good light "footprint". Plus that's a 10 sqft area you're trying to light. An 8 bulb T5 fixture would give you the light coverage and abt 4,000 lumens/sqft, but they don't run that cool either. The TI Pro-Bloom is very good for abt a 3'x3' area (9 sqft) but you would need to use a light rail in your situation.

You got some more thinking to do before spending money, IMHO.
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Well cutting down space isn't an issue. I could always box it in tighter. Take away the extra 42" and down it to just the width of the door. There is always a way! :D

LOL maybe I should just stick with CFLs a little longer! :D

I could also still supplement some CFL in there just in case!

Or, what do you think about supplementing some of those red party bulbs during flowering. I read/seen a log that uses some of them here and there. I'd love to hear some outside opinions! :D