I've tried searching and reading diary's but still none of the wiser sooooo...
I'm interested in trying out growing with LEDs after using HID's for well over 10 year.
Mainly the electricity usage draws me.
I see they seem to have come on leaps and bounds, they used to be ££££'s and the yields were nothing spectacular.
Now they seem you can pick them up for the same price as HIDS and the results seem pretty impressive.
Is a true 1gpw actually achievable, some are claiming up to 2gpw.
I also need to know what manufactures should I be looking at and anything to particular to look out for in the specs, I've noticed ppfd being measured a lot.
Are the Mars Hydro units any good? I like it how they incorporate infa red as well.
Could I make my own? I was going to do a vertical grow with the 250 hps in the dr60 to maximise yields but with the led panels being one direction this becomes a problem, if I could use a few smaller ones aimed at each wall like strip lights this could be a possibility?
Would be looking to replace a 250w dsp HID or a 600w MH/HPS. Have not made my mind up what size tent to use yet. (60x60 or 100x100)
Heat out put as well, do they generate enough to not need to run a heater if the tent is in the house. Kind of cancels out the electricity savings if you need to add heat as well.
Any input would be great as Im totally in the dark when it comes to LEDs and I would like to learn.
TIA
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