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I just tried the pure white LEDs as I want to try if this will work better that my Red/Blue LED setup. I got some deals on Ebay and bought myself some drivers, 1 Watt white LEDs and lens. Here is on of the 10X1 watt ones. I observed new growth from my slow growers. Ceph and baby N. Bical.





hb

Awesome!!!

How much did you pay for the LED lighting?(if you don't mind me asking)

Nice hb! How many hormones have you sprayed on that Ceph?

Are these the "grow led" lights? What light are they producing?

"Normal" leds produce monochromatic light which isn't suitable for plants, it's totally useless and are the only led lights avaiable in Poland. I heard about the "plant-growing led lights", can you post some links to Ebay? I'd like to read something about them

ZackNJ wrote:Awesome!!!

How much did you pay for the LED lighting?(if you don't mind me asking)

Hi Zack, around 30 bucks for the 10X1 watt LEDs, lens and driver.

Matt wrote:Nice hb! How many hormones have you sprayed on that Ceph?

Matt, you know me that well. I just tried Trichoderma and it's doing well for the Cephs. No hormones hehe.

moof wrote:avaiable in Poland. I heard about the "plant-growing led lights", can you post some links to Ebay? I'd like to read something about them
Are these the "grow led" lights? What light are they producing?

"Normal" leds produce monochromatic light which isn't suitable for plants, it's totally useless and are the only led lights avaiable in Poland. I heard about the "plant-growing led lights", can you post some links to Ebay? I'd like to read something about them

Hi moof,

These are high powered 1 watter which gives out a wavelenght that is usefull for producing Chlorophyll Maxima A. I order from China through eBay. Look for angel.edeal.

hb

hb

woah that's awsome, so since they are led's do the use less anergy? very interesting, I'd like to try this some day.

moof wrote:Are these the "grow led" lights? What light are they producing?

"Normal" leds produce monochromatic light which isn't suitable for plants, it's totally useless and are the only led lights avaiable in Poland. I heard about the "plant-growing led lights", can you post some links to Ebay? I'd like to read something about them

Cool to see someone from Poland on here. That's where I was born. This forum is really going international!!

I do love LEDs! The EE in me wants to get some now, even though I don't think I need them, haha. Let us know how they work!

Aren't Cephs usually red in color?

95slvrZ28 wrote:Aren't Cephs usually red in color?

Only under very intense lighting.

Which is better? Red or green? I'm assuming red.

lemonlily wrote:Which is better? Red or green? I'm assuming red.

I don't think either is "better" in terms of health of the plant. I think it simply comes down to what you, as a grower, prefer to look at.

Is LED more energy conserving or something? what about CFls

Hello,

The red and blue spectrum are the most used spectrum of light for plants. The blue is for foliage and red is for flowering. But remember that the spectrum should be usable as they have different frequencies and most are only wasted by the plants.

Kittyklaws, LEDs are indeed more energy efficient but you need to choose the correct LED for plants.

hb

Thanks for clarifying!
yea, I heard the normal LEDs don't produce enough for the plants

Hello Kitty,

Some of the normal LEDs would work pretty well as long as you choose the correct frequency.

hb