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01-29-2014, 03:47 PM #11Senior Member
What are good lights for growing?
Thanks for the conversion Shovel- your plants show me you know what your talking about!
I still prefer the T5's - only because of energy pull and heat issues though- if those were out of the equation I may switch…..electric bills are a big way that people are busted here….
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01-29-2014, 05:26 PM #12Senior Member
What are good lights for growing?
Originally Posted by crystaliscious
I just gotta be different....Lol
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01-29-2014, 05:46 PM #13Senior Member
What are good lights for growing?
I wonder sometimes, you guys flowering under t-5's, then you are adding side lighting, and on the floor lighting, and now another bank, but your worried about electricity and heat.
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01-29-2014, 05:57 PM #14Senior Member
What are good lights for growing?
Originally Posted by tlranger
I like HID but the heat gets me and have used it before with a 300.00 increase ( increase) on the utility billâ?¦..that said that is why I stay away from them now. I do agree they have thier place and if I ever get to ( when I get to) be somewhere legal I will absolutely use them in conjunction with the tubes..
Now for LED'sâ?¦.that is my next stepâ?¦.hehehe
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01-29-2014, 06:20 PM #15Senior Member
What are good lights for growing?
Originally Posted by crystaliscious
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01-29-2014, 06:52 PM #16Senior Member
What are good lights for growing?
Really??? It is really what happened and everything else seems to work….maybe I will check that wiring…on the lamp or in the house?
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01-29-2014, 07:42 PM #17Senior Member
What are good lights for growing?
Originally Posted by tlranger
For small cabinet/closet grows with heat issues I don't think there's a better option other than LED. I'm thinking about doing a straight watt for watt comparison with the T5's and an HPS....we will see.
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01-29-2014, 08:13 PM #18Senior Member
What are good lights for growing?
Originally Posted by OMB
Been here, done this.
Leds win, hands down!
(In most cases.
There are strains that don't do well under any artificial light.)
HPS vs LED, watt for watt?
Because LEDs can target the most efficacious wavelengths and waste no Watts on poorly used wavelengths, it is almost, but not quite, 2:1.
It's less dramatic with T5's but there they win with tighter buds and superior penetration.
Been usin' mine since 2006.
Very happy with them.
Aloha,
Weeze
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01-29-2014, 08:26 PM #19Senior Member
What are good lights for growing?
up in the northern tier of the US the costs of heating in the winter can be staggering. It's often the best time for some northerners to grow indoors. two birds/one stone when your lighting is providing a useful by-product (heat). A ya
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01-29-2014, 09:13 PM #20OPJunior Member
What are good lights for growing?
well i was looking into 8 4ft high output T5s a total of 40,000 lumes think thats enough or would i need more? was going to go with a 400watt hps, with two high output T5s in the bottom corners for the growth on the bottom or two CFLs for the bottom. what do u think of that?
One Love....:rasta:
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