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  • Don't get this LED light stuff

    So I'm looking into growing with led lights in a grow tent for the first time ever. And I'm confused on why these prices and specs are so.... weird.

    https://goo.gl/zYoTNB (Taotronics 24w led light bulb) - $19
    So this light bulb.... seems like a decent thing. It is a super popular seller on Amazon, but why?

    https://goo.gl/1TCrNX (Viparspectra 300w led panel) - $89
    This panel has 8x the power (well... supposedly according to the wattage of the light bulb above, but only costs 4.5x more? Ok... so I need to have 8 light bulbs from above to match this?

    https://goo.gl/c0h3LX (King plus 1200w led panel) - $186
    Then there is this monster, supposedly 50x.... FIFTY TIMES more powerful than the light bulb and 4x more powerful than the panel, but only 10x more expensive than light bulb and 2x more expensive than the above panel. So... I'll need 50 of the light bulbs all clustered over a single plant to match this beast?! LOLwut?

    What the shenanigans is going on? I'm reading through all the specs and whatnot, does anyone have any true information about these led light vendors? Googling brings up a lot of contradicting information (well... at least to me)

    Any help appreciated, thanks!


    Edit:
    If I wanted to grow 4 plants, would 4x 32w LED light bulbs plus 2x 24w LED light bulbs be enough if positioned well? Trying to gauge $, limited budget, but I want to go for lower electricity over lifespan.

    Edit2:
    So many questions, sorry. What about 10x https://goo.gl/zYoTNB vs 2x https://goo.gl/1TCrNX for 4 plants?
    Last edited by Magius13; 11-15-2016, 06:28 AM.

  • #2
    Hi there. Welcome
    All that LED talk certainly does twist your head. Have a read of this and maybe it will clear it up a little.
    https://howtogrowmarijuana.com/led-grow-lights/

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    • #3
      Welcome, Mag. Seems like you have encountered one of the mystery's of modern indoor growing. LED's have a huge potential, BUT it's very challenging to be able to weed out() the hucksters. That's where forums like this are invaluable-first hand experience rather than media hype. First thing that I could suggest would be how much do you need to grow? I can supply myself with meds for the year on a single closet grow on my 8 pot RDWC setup. I ended up going with Mars and King for my lamps-about $400 total for 3 lamps.
      If you are trying for more production then it may be a better choice to go towards a hi-end lamp supplier-they seems to be more durable but they are big $. Good luck

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      • #4
        I love my 600watt HPS light. Makes my cannabis grow like no other!

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        • #5
          Also doesn't use that much electricity.

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          • #6
            Your 600W light uses 600W of energy. A LED equivalent will use around 350W.

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            • #7
              It only adds about 30$ a month to my bill

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              • #8
                I just switched from cfl (fluorescent), I found these lights to be an effective, lower cost solution before I was able to bother putting out the $ for led. It is my first try, but everybody in my room hit their proper height (about 3 ft). The yield looks a little light, but as I said it is my 1st try and I am not quite finished.

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