I was thinking about going LED bc of my grow area... I will be doing a number of low rider female plants... Im in the process of building the area where they will be... Now electric wise how do they work? Did you notice an amount of electric being used or wasnt even noticeable...

Also how's the growing with these LED systems? There is alot too read but isnt enuff info ya know.. Whats the best LEDs i can use I dont want to spend the 2 grand im looking to get a few its a 10 x 3 area... What do you think I should do?

225 LED Plant Grow Light Panel Red Blue Hydroponic Lamp - eBay (item 220417864342 end time Jul-18-09 07:53:22 PDT) are these ****ty?

hey there. have you checked out the rest of our LED section? theres a thread or two on types of lights. as well as a DIY set up for the leds.

like you said theres not much info to go around so far as the technology is pretty new. but still ask around with the led guys they'll put you on track in no time

Thanks for the reply... Yea only thing is I can only read so much.. I have a mini laptop and I kinda hate it.. So I read as much as I can.. Till I get pissed with this thing lol...I have a 400watt light out running and its going to get tooo hott in this spot Im doing this is why I want to run led's and that I will cut half the cost on electric and not wurry about anything..

good luck with them. i think they are surely the future , at least for veg anyway.
its is great to see so many experimenting and willing to experiment with the new technology. but like you say its expensive.

i guess you'll have to DIY for it to be cheap.

for the bank you'll be putting out on one of these panels-you can get a ufo for 50-60US more, you'll be much happier with the results-I know a guy getting really nice results from a 200 dollar e-bay ufo, just be sure to get 660nm red specs(better for flowering, I did some lowryders under led, and they came out great- 1 ufo on 5 diesel ryders-worked fine

Be very very careful buying LED's off ebay. I have heard of many people being ripped off by these sellers. Before you buy, run it past our tried and true LED growers and they will let you know what they think.

Act in haste and buy quickly and regret it. Act slowly and do the research and you will find your best buy and be happy.

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Wow this took me forever to get onto.. Thanks for all the info guys.. Now for the lowryders how did you make out with them the up keep etc etc? I'm making my own watering system etc etc.. Also what if I got that system and replaced all the LEDs with my own.. Of course it will take time and I could put a comp fan in there to vent it.. I think I'm going the LED route thou I want to keep my electric down..

I forgot to ask if you used 1 ufo for 5 plants and I have a 10x3 area and have around 25 to 30 low ryders what do you think I'll need and what was ur outcome with your low ryders what did they produce? Can u show me ur ufo light that you used?

where can I buy L.E.D's where I can build my own.. Ive been looking on the net and no luck finding red 660 nm.... When I make this do I do more red then blue or do red blue white n orange or red blue orange? etc etc...

heres a few different places:

LED 660NM RED WTR CLR 0603 SMD - SML-310LTT86

LED light therapy accelerated healing pain reduction red near infrared

red led 660nm - Selling Leads for red led 660nm - Manufacturers, Exporters, Suppliers, Traders, Companies, Factories

www.LEDwholesalers.com - 660 nm RED + 450 nm BLUE hydroponic Lamp LED GROW LIGHT

One light for an area that big is unrealistic.
I have three of them in a smaller area than this but they work incredibly well
There are different spectrums and different types of l.e.d.s
The Christmas lights you see people use these days are mainly l.e.d.'s.
They look wonderful on houses to decorate but don't do much in the growing department. UNFORTUNATELY some greedy buggers have taken advantage of people's ignorance and decided to sell those leds as grow lights.
Not good.
As J angel says: buyer beware. KNOW your stuff before purchasing.
There are some l.e.d's that need to be so close to your plants that it is almost pointless where there are others that penetrate a lot more. Its mainly in the led bulb technology.
Also just like the H.I.D lights, led lights have their own veg and flowering spectrums. Don't be fooled into thinking there is a one for ALL l.e.d unless it is an adjustable spectrum. THOSE are the best but are extremely expensive at the moment because it is new.

There are also schematics that you can follow to make your own led light. If you are good at soldering they are not difficult.

Good luck to you.

Thanks that helped alot.. Im debating now should I build my own.. Surely it will be alot cheaper!! I was looking at these... What do you guys think of them... Im doing LEDS bc of the space I have... Doing multiple plants I will make out as im doing say 2-4 bigger plants so I will be leaving the LEDS on for 18 hours a day..


NEW 120 Watt High Power LED Grow Light Tri Band R+B+O - eBay (item 180377800621 end time Jul-05-09 17:00:00 PDT)


NEW 90 Watt UFO High Power LED Grow Light R+B+O FS - eBay (item 180377843165 end time Jul-05-09 19:00:00 PDT)

I will be trying to find deals on these but these... See if I build my own I might buy the cheap grow lights and build my own out of them.. I dont know yet! :( who had success on building there own LED's??

if I do these panels... The viewing angel should be what>? How big in the area... Also... I might try and do the UFO looking lights.. im not sure..

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If I use my 400watt hps light to start my lowryders then switch them to LED will that hurt or stress my plants? I was looking at the super nova they have I would need 2 of them due to the space I have 3 1/2 by 8 area.. What do you think? They also have this other 1 on ebay.. Whats the diff between the 2...
The One I want....

120 watt LED GROW LIGHT Red Blue R+B UFO SuperNova TRI - eBay (item 400045517427 end time Jul-23-09 11:29:19 PDT)


Also The other 1 I was looking at..

NEW 120 Watt High Power LED Grow Light Tri Band R+B+O - eBay (item 180378271281 end time Jul-06-09 17:00:00 PDT)

This one has an orange LED that I like.. What do you guys think??

I bought four of the small blue LED panels roughly 16"x16" and used them to start my plants for growing outdoors this summer and was real happy with the results... those lil' pups loved the LED's. I plan to get one of the UFO set-ups as soon as I get a room set-up.
I ran the lights 24/7 until mother earth took over and didn't even notice the slightest difference in power consumption! Beats the heck outa' a buddy who pays like $1300/mo. for power... I'll even dig'm a lot more when I am producing my own clean green energy!