China eh? Wish I were in China. I'd find a two or three ways to make the time go by. On a boat? Oh, that doesn't sound so good unless it's a yacht of some descriptions... My travel days are done. 15 years living in the Middle East. It sure was a blast but not so good with small children.

I'm in the US so I should be able to find what I need if I decide to go with the LEDs. I'm getting closer to being sold on the LED setup. Now for cost and configuration. That will be the determinant. I'm convinced that the technology can do the job.

So now I'm thinking 4 ~50w arrays. 3w diodes, wide spaced if I can find them. This is all very new to me. I'm reading up but it is hard to find trustworthy info. I'm assuming that I'll be looking for a mix of warm / cold wave spread. I'm thinking that I'm going to augment with a couple of CFLs. Extremely low cost so why not.

If anyone else has thoughts or pointers please chime in. I love that it diminishes the heat issue. I can now think about scrubbing right in the grow room. Suddenly my set up is much easier. I hope I can make the economics work!
bigsby Reviewed by bigsby on . 300w LED Array? That top level sticky on LEDs is crazy long. I've read through some of it but by no means all. I'm moving this over from a thread on venting that has veered into an LED discussion. I thought I should post it somewhere more relevant so everyone interested in LED applications can benefit. This needs tutorial which I will commit to working if I go the LED route. Here it is: Background. I'm considering my lighting options. $$ is a consideration but I have a decent budget. I'd rather spend a Rating: 5