Off the shelf retail store screw-in LED and CFL bulb comparisons

[Samuel Caldwell]

Thanks, BigHitGuy420, I've got 2 clones of everything. I just need to decide which ones I want to run again.

edit add - Beauties! Nice job! I love when the leaves get those frosty edges!

 

[BigHitGuy420]

And my sour diesal on week 7 of flower and she is looking super frosty. Very impressed with this strain.

 

[shawkmon]

fall like colors , nice

 

[BigHitGuy420]

Week 8 of flower on all my girls.

 

[Peaceb2usall]

This thread is fantastic. Thanks to all and especially to Blynx & Terpene.

~ Questions ~

1. What color temps / combinations do you flower under?

2. What total watts of power are you seeing excellent results with?

3. If I have a 150 HPS for flowering would there be any benefits or cons of using that over LED or vice versa?

4. Why not just go 150 HPS for flower and 150 MH for veg and be done with it?

5. Do you guys know of any other threads of where it is LED & Coco? Or LED / SCROG

6. Why do you call it SCROG but you're HST'ing?

Thank you again for this thread and all your input, in advance.

Thanks much.

 

[NOCOMOTU]

LED BULBS 5000K LOHAS 30W REAL WATTAGE - 250/300 REPLACEMENT

LED BULBS 5000K LOHAS 30W REAL WATTAGE - 250/300 REPLACEMENT

I got a pair of these 30W real wattage bulbs on Amazon. Began using them with the lens on for a few days until I found this forum. Thanks to the admins and everyone who contributed with information.

The plants have had the 5000k 30W led bulbs without lens for 2 days and I don't know if it is coincidentally happening with the stages of the plants or it is actually helping, but a lot of new calyxes appeared on the 3 flowering plants.

I am still figuring out how to avoid the 28ºC that I get when the closet is closed though.

I would lower thos bulbs even more but it is too hot already. I managed to keep it at 26 with the door open. A fan is blowing over the plants.

 

[BigHitGuy420]

This thread is fantastic. Thanks to all and especially to Blynx & Terpene.

~ Questions ~

1. What color temps / combinations do you flower under?

2. What total watts of power are you seeing excellent results with?

3. If I have a 150 HPS for flowering would there be any benefits or cons of using that over LED or vice versa?

4. Why not just go 150 HPS for flower and 150 MH for veg and be done with it?

5. Do you guys know of any other threads of where it is LED & Coco? Or LED / SCROG

6. Why do you call it SCROG but you're HST'ing?

Thank you again for this thread and all your input, in advance.

Thanks much.

If u read this thread then almost all of ur answers are right there.

 

[Peaceb2usall]

If u read this thread then almost all of ur answers are right there.

These are the questions I have from reading the entire thread

 

[BigHitGuy420]

These are the questions I have from reading the entire thread

Hmm well if u read this thread then the answer to ur 1st question is on page 246.

 

[Dr.Young]

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[noknees]

way too quiet in here!

 

[man0os]

148 watts of 14 watt sills.

 

[man0os]

This is first round of my new notill setup.
7 weeks in flower.

 

[starke]

Looking good.

 

[noknees]

anybody running into any quality/reliability/durability issues with bulbs of popular/known brands?

 

[SandyFantasyman]

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[Goats]

Nice plants, but I have to ask: how do you get 148 watts of 14 watt SILS?

148/14=10.57 screw in LEDs

At best it sounds like an electrical hazard.

i was wondering the same

 

[igrowone]

Nice plants, but I have to ask: how do you get 148 watts of 14 watt SILS?

148/14=10.57 screw in LEDs

At best it sounds like an electrical hazard.

10 bulbs/receptacles properly cabled? that's not a hazard
though i suppose you could look at each connection as being potentially a hazard
on the other hand each connection is very much low power, 14 watts not a demanding connection
very modest overall wattage, but any electrical has things that must be done correctly

 

[SandyFantasyman]

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[igrowone]

^^^, whoops, gotcha
so a fractional bulb hazard - i see your point now