Hi I am looking for advice on using led grow lights and how they work out for people? How much where you able to yield? I just bought a led ufo 240 watt grow light. I plan on using it in a small closet so don't need much right now.
Yield will depend on the strain you choose, the time you take, and the techniques you use. What brand is your light?
http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-6-Band-225w-Super-UFO-LED-Grow-Light Got this one. Haven't used it yet but just trying to grow in a small closet. Should cover a 5 X 5 area
That light will not cover a 5x5 area. 3x3 tops. I would recommend growing no more than 2 plants under it.
That's what the specs said but I don't need it to cover more than 3 X 3 or maybe a 2 X 3. It's a small area. It has something like 2,300 lumens. 6 band spectrum. I chose this because it covers both flowering and veg. Low I. Energy use and I can have it closer to the plants. Also don't need a ballist for the light. I wanted to know people's experience with led versus other lighting sources. How much of a difference it is?
If you look around, there are many growers using LED of all sorts and getting good results. Still, HID tops LED when comparing watt per watt. If that LED unit draws at least half the watts its rated for, you should be able to get a decent yield if everything else goes right.
That one is rated for 225w so it will likely use about 150watts. That means it will cover an area of about 18"x18". You should be able to get a couple of oz of it pretty easily, maybe even 3. If you tried lighting up 25 square feet with it the plants would be very sickly and probably wouldnt yield you anything
Definitely go with GoldGrower's advice. I don't know who came up with the 5x5 area. HOLY FUCK. You paid $300 for that? Check out Mars-Hydro.com next time, you could've gotten a 350 ACTUAL wattage LED for that.
https://youtu.be/2O4vhid_ZP0 This one is a 5 band spectrum light. The only difference I see between the 2 is the extra spectrum band on mine.
Not sure what you mean right at the beginning of the video it states it uses 75 3 watt leds and that it is a 225 watt light. Exactly like mine minus the extra band
What are you talking about? I'm saying that you could've bought a 350 actual wattage Mars-Hydro Mars II LED for the $300 you spent on the UFO. Go to Mars-hydro.com and you will see what I am referring to.
why that one specifically? For that price you could get much better light(s). Check out my first LED Indoor Grow: http://forum.grasscity.com/index.php?/topic/1363784-The-K.I.S.S.-Method:-Lucas-Formula,-LED,-and-DWC
I spent $280 on lighting and I have 1000w of leds going.. Check out my first LED Indoor Grow: http://forum.grasscity.com/index.php?/topic/1363784-The-K.I.S.S.-Method:-Lucas-Formula,-LED,-and-DWC