I have been growing with CFL's for a few runs now and am pretty happy with results but say I added some LED's for more light with little heat fluctuation. I searched eBay and the only lights that weren't 800-1500$ seem like they might be cheap, cheek this link out and tell me if you think this would be worth 50$ for these. http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=150818248009&index=5&nav=SEARCH&nid=40325694532 Thanks blades
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[quote name='"jnewcs"']Those pizza box style lights suck! Look here; Wholesale led grow light Gallery - Buy Low Price led grow light Lots on Aliexpress.com and do some research.[/quote] Awesome site!! Thanks, it's a little more than I was wanting to spend for most of them but I might drop 100-150 for a decent light. Do you use LED's?
[quote name='"jnewcs"']Yeah Ive been using led's for a couple years. They work good for my needs.[/quote] Sweet, you a micro-grower as well?
[quote name='"jnewcs"']I have 2 unknown 90w UFO's and a blackstar 240w.[/quote] Damn, I just wanna know how well these cheap ones do. I can't dump 300$ into led's if I was gonna spend money like that I'd go with HID and build a bigger box. How much did you pay for the 90w UFO?
[quote name='"jnewcs"']I think I got them off craigslist for like $60/each.[/quote] I'd almost be willing to pay that. How much area does it cover and how far off the plants do you keep them?
I keep my lights about 15-18in from the tops of my plants. I don't know what the recommended area for these lights are. BUt I am running a lot of light for such a small area.
[quote name='"jnewcs"']I keep my lights about 15-18in from the tops of my plants. I don't know what the recommended area for these lights are. BUt I am running a lot of light for such a small area.[/quote] How big is your area? Mine is 18x18 with 4 42w CFL's