LED Grow Lights: Recommendations and Tips for a New Grower

[Saruman]

Hi All,

I buddy and I are in the planning stages of our first grow. We are only growing on the small scale for personal use. Our plan is to use old refrigerators as grow boxes. I want to use LED grow lights because of their low heat output, and because they will be cheaper to run. However there are so many different LED GLs on the market that I am a little overwhelmed. I am also working on a pretty tight budget and don't want to spend more than a few hundred for 2 lights. So far the one that looks best to me is the Lighthouse Hydro BlackStar 135W LED, but some of the reviews online say it is a piece of junk that just falls apart.

If anyone has experience using LED's or has recommendations on the best and the cheapest we would love your help!

-Peace and Love from the one true White Wizard

Saruman Reviewed by Saruman on 09-02-2013. LED Grow Lights: Recommendations and Tips for a New Grower Hi All, I buddy and I are in the planning stages of our first grow. We are only growing on the small scale for personal use. Our plan is to use old refrigerators as grow boxes. I want to use LED grow lights because of their low heat output, and because they will be cheaper to run. However there are so many different LED GLs on the market that I am a little overwhelmed. I am also working on a pretty tight budget and don't want to spend more than a few hundred for 2 lights. So far the one that Rating: 5

[thenewgrow]

hey man i have purchased some LED'S Spot light cool blue for my grow just to the veg and they are working great its 12 watt E27 Mounting work great its my first grow ever and they are growing realy fast

[Saruman]

I have seen people recommending a mix of color bands, some lights red some blue and so on. Also most LEDs that are marketed as grow lights seem to have multiple bands. Do you think that using only one color is having any effect on the plants?

[thenewgrow]

hey man yes a light with a blue spec is the perfect light for your veg plants and the red spec is for the flowering stage
you can place lets say you buy 10 of the cool blue led 12 watt then you can add 1 or 2 red spec just for a bit of that i dont know if it will help when its only veg but a light with a blue spec if for your veg plants and the red is for flowering this is how i understand it