Well folks I just purchased some LED bars from Solaroasis. These guys are making LED lights for NASA and have patented technology. Their technology is very new, and they claim that each light bar is equivalent to a 100 watt HID. They have two different light bars, one is $160 and the other, newer one is $200. This is expensive for the output, but my stealth space requires super low heat due to venting issues, and I've recently had extremely bad luck with fluorescent bulbs breaking on me. So since LEDs last longer than any other light, and are not very breakable at all, they are a great alternative for small grows. I'm still going to use CFLs somewhat, but not as much. And the energy consumption of each LED bar is only 6 watts! Go see the LED bars at www.solaroasis.com
Crispyfried Reviewed by Crispyfried on . About those LED lights I was reading that in order to equal one decent HID light, you need a panel of like 52 LED grow bars. One LED grow bar goes for $150, so that's $7800 vs like $300 for the HID. You do get greater bulb life, but 52 led bars, with three light clusters per bar, is going to take up quite a lot of space, so there's absolutely no real advantage. So don't waste your money on LEDs. Rating: 5