Quote Originally Posted by Crispyfried
Well according to solaroasis thier 6 watt bar does equal 100 watts HID.
That is a baldface lie, plain and simple. If that was the case everybody would be using LEDs in their house for lighting and paying almost nothing every month for electricity. Guess what...they don't. Patents don't mean shit. There are TONS of patents for completely useless items that don't even work. Just search the US patent office, it's laughable what some people take the time to patent.

Solaroasis is using the same LEDs as the rest of the world. The most efficient LEDs right now are about 50 lumens per watt. HID puts out around 140 lumens per watt. Your 6 watt light puts out MAYBE 300 lumens. About as much as a good flashlight. If you used a 6 watt CFL you'd have about 360 lumens, and it would have cost less than $5. If a 6 watt HPS existed, you'd have 840 lumens.

I'm not going to waste any more time arguing about it, you'll find out very quickly that you threw your money away. 6 watts of LED will grow nothing. One day, when LED efficiency is way up, and costs are way down, they might be useful for growing. That day is not today.

Go ahead, prove me wrong. I dare you.