Anyone switch from 1000 watt hps to LED yet?

[perpetr8r]

Was wondering if anyone from RI has made the move to LED. Interested in anyone that switched from 1000 watt HPS and what your results are in comparison.

Thanks.

perpetr8r Reviewed by perpetr8r on 04-01-2010. Anyone switch from 1000 watt hps to LED yet? Was wondering if anyone from RI has made the move to LED. Interested in anyone that switched from 1000 watt HPS and what your results are in comparison. Thanks. Rating: 5

[stra8outtaWeed]

im not in RI but i ran 2 1000w digitals with hort eyes and i have switched to all LED...i run 900w of LED in place of the HPS...and the best thing i have ever done. my meds are better and the power bill is less:jointsmile:

the bottom link is my LED GROW SHOW:smokin:

[WalterWile]

Seriously. LED?
No friend you cannot grow quality medicine with LED's Not yet anyway.
people will say 1000 watt of led is the same as 1000 watt hps or MH they are just ignorant. besides you will spend about 5 times as much in lamps to produce the same watts of Led light.

Never forget .When someone is obviously trying to sell you something their opinion is no longer an unbiased source.

[stra8outtaWeed]

hey Walter~before you speak you should look at my log...no mirrors it all the real deal....folks have been watching my grows for the past 2 months and i work for no one...i have enough money to last me a life time twice over...so before you come on with your 1 post you should read a little...it is uninformed people like you that think you know everything...the person asked a question and i answered....have you grown with shitty LED's? i did my research before i purchased and i did not buy everything at once...i started slowly with converting my veg side to beat heat issues i encountered with MH and summer...when i saw how well the plants grew i tested some in flower and found they performed quite nicely and i yarded out 2 1000w CAP Nextgen digital ballasts, used hortilux bulbs and a complete vented system...i got tired of high energy bills when i was running an AC all winter long to hold temps down when it was 20f outside...so your statement could not be farther from the truth. If i was out to sell folks i would be on every forum on the internet...i like this place and this is the only place i post my grow! peace out! :hippy:

[perpetr8r]

Thanks for the input, both of you If everyone agreed on everything, life would be boring. Str8, I have seen your grow log and it is quite impressive. Good work! My only concern is the density of your flowers and how far the LED light penetrates the canopy... the strain I grow for patients is very very leafy and I am currently netting 3 oz's of dried and cured buds per plant with the 2 1000 watt hortilux's. Money is not so much the issue for me but it would kill me to invest in the LED setup and end up shelving it because my yield was cut in half... With that said, I'm probably going to try and mirror your setup, can you post or message me with where you purchased and exactly what you purchased?? Much appreciated
peace

[stra8outtaWeed]

i bought the first ones off of ebay and eventually contacted the mfr and setup an account for me and some friends and it sort of snowballed and basically i get them and if anyone wants them i provide them for a fraction of what you will spend in a grow shop..its more of a hobby to me to help a fellow grower than to see them get hosed with A.inferior product B.too high of prices being charged at retail level. for example a grow shop near me sells the UFO for $400..i am like who would pay $400 for that POS..and they sell them...i know i would not be happy if paid that kind of money...so then it makes it very unaffordable and unattractive to try LED's...so my goal is to keep em affordable for all of us...i saw my same light on ebay selling at $659 the other day so if you would like more info just skype me or yahoo...i'll be happy to share info...but as i said above i work for no one and i love the quality of my meds since growing with LED's :jointsmile:

i will have some pics of the latest harvest this friday when i return stateside

i will also have one grow midstream at about 28days and a new tray starting with plants currently in veg...i will be doing a test run on House & Garden Van de Swaan nutrients as i have heard impressive things from others close to me with higher yields and healthier plants. So i wanted to give their fromula a run with the LED's...but it is very ignorant for Walter to sign in with 1 post telling me what i cannot do when he has no experience or lacks the insight to do some research of others like Dreaded Hermie shared in another thread about growers in Holland and Spain on European boards where tests have been done with 1000w of LED and 1000w of HID and the LED outproduced the HID...i get approx the same with less than 1/2 of the power...450w of LED per tray and 900w total in my flower room, let alone cost of cooling the heat created by 1000w HIDs...grow side has 350w of LED:smokin:

[bigsby]

Hey Perp, nice setup you have going there.

I'm 6 - 8 weeks from building my room and at this point I will likely shoot for the tail end of summer so I can avoid the heat issues and the vacation schedule. Since it's a new room and because I have the time and inclination to research (a lot), I too am considering LED. A 10% - 15% drop in yield is acceptable to me - if that's what it takes. No yield or anemic yields are not. I'm not growing to supplement my income but rather as a hobby, the occasional splif, and as a favor to a friend who has legitimate needs.

Here's my problem, it is very hard to find reliable grow logs demonstrating LEDs and of course there is the ever present trust issues given all the hype and obvious misinformation in so many forums elsewhere. (Note: I'm not taking a dig at anyone, so please no offense. I have no reason to doubt what I have seen here. My problem is that it is hard to find independent verification.) Add to that the kids who don't read and who think they can grow with a 15w LED together with a market flooded by cheap product in search of a quick buck and it is easy to see how discussion becomes so distorted. It doesn't help that some HID folks seem unable to engage in a rational discussion of this issue. It is worth noting that LED technology is changing by the hour. What you learned / observed 2 years ago does not carry the same weight today.

After a lot of reading and trolling through forums I am still not sure how to resolve my concerns. It is a good chunk of change to lay down. I have no problem it it works but would not be pleased if it didn't... That said, I have found the most useful and informed information in these forums. My read is that the technology is changing quite rapidly and that this will be the grow light of the future. I have no doubt about that. But is it there yet? I don't know. I want to believe - it would solve many issues with my setup - heat, venting, electric usage not to mention the unlikely but ever present fire hazard that the HID lamps represent. However, I may end up with an HPS if only because it is a proven product - know it will work.

So I'll be interested to follow your journey here. Perhaps I can add some info from time to time. Please do let me know which way you end up coming down on this and please share any independent research you come across, as will I.

Peace.

[stra8outtaWeed]

none taken bigs...stick around and pull up a chair...you can watch my grows from start to finish...i'm not going anywhere..other than back to work in the grow room putting out my meds.:jointsmile: 3 more days and i am stateside...counting the hours!

[bigsby]

Hope you had a successful trip. Safe travels home.

[khyberkitsune]

Seriously. LED?
No friend you cannot grow quality medicine with LED's Not yet anyway.
people will say 1000 watt of led is the same as 1000 watt hps or MH they are just ignorant. besides you will spend about 5 times as much in lamps to produce the same watts of Led light.

Never forget .When someone is obviously trying to sell you something their opinion is no longer an unbiased source.

The moment someone says something without providing something to back it up, their opinion is no longer unbiased, as well.

LEDs work just fine. There are tons of growlogs out there where first-timers pull awesome weight - icmag has one with a grower using 22w of LED inside a PC case and pulling 38 grams. If you go by the fallacious grams per watt measurement, that's WELL over 1 gram per watt. Most first-time HID growers couldn't manage that without HUGE lights and a vertical setup.