Kimes
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Old thread, yeah but I would like to add this one here: Osram PHYTOFY RL tunable LED Price around 2K, so not bad for something NASA uses on space station..
Here's a company made up of some of the NASA lighting folks. Good lights too.See, even NASA people blow off the green shades.
Yeah a Phytofy is for boring old research really. There are a few companies making adjustable lights for growing cannabis.That phytofy light looks good but is not strong enough for cannabis,in my opinion.
The specs say max output is 150w which could work in a 60x60(flower) or 80x80(veg).
For that price you can get a gavita or lumatek or whatever putting out 650+ watts.
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Can you link us to these LEDs that are cheaper and safer? And what new diodes? EVOs? Micro LEDs?The price of the new LEDs is stupidly expensive in a few cases. I looked at a couple of big LED lights at the local grow shop that was way overpriced. A lot of people are making big profits because of it. . However, there are new incoming LEDs that are made much cheaper and safe to use. The technologies are kicking ass when it comes to new diodes and output at lower prices.
With the new diodes available you don't need that much light to get good results. I see people like myself that use way too much lighting because we are afraid of not giving the plants enough light. Instead of blasting the plants with excess lighting why not try just one time using less light and check the results. You would be amazed how well plants respond. Don't be fooled by the 43% more light when you just don't need it. If I can get big flowers using less light why use more?
I too am curious about this new tech..Can you link us to these LEDs that are cheaper and safer? And what new diodes? EVOs? Micro LEDs?
It's now proven to be red. It shouldn't be more than 40% of the overall spectrum, if you want to max out your lighting.If...... causing bleaching....... It means one part of the spectrum (likely red) is outstanding. Such that it causes an overall performance limitation. The old saying 'you can only have so much of a good thing' is very fitting. If we want to max out, we need a balanced input.