How does this all sound? 345W Penetrator LED Grow Light | LED Growing Lights | Hydro Grow LED The 345W LED's, I'll use one for 4 flowering females. They will be kept in a 4'x4'x5' grow tent with 4 sq. ft. for each. Their retail price is $1500 but I am getting them new with 2.5 years left on their warranty at $450. Then I will buy a 400 Watt HTG High Pressure Sodium ballast, reflector, and bulb for $75. I'll use that on about 6-10 vegging plants/mothers/clones (under a foot each, or lst'd) at a time. They'll be in a 4'x2'x4' grow tent.
T5s are cheaper to buy, cost less to run, and do a better job then LEDs IME a "4 footer 4 bulb" should compliment a 400 watt HID flower chamber well
The penetrator panels work very good, I have a 63w and it does far better then the 110w of flouros I was using previously. If you can get that good of a deal on em I'd say go for it...they're well worth full price imo.
not really a big difference ime, slightly more lumens per watt. pll's still trump t-5ho though, which is what I use for flouros now.. I still prefer to run my 2 63w led panels instead of my 4' x 6bulb t-5 setup....and it's about a 3rd the watts. as I said if you can get a deal on those panels I'd swoop them up, you won't be disappointed.
I think 345w in a 4x4 would produce good results, not great..I read wrong at first and thought you were getting 2 panels? or are you just getting one for the 4x4'? My 63w does great in 2 sq feet.
I wish I could get two panels. I would if I didn't also have to also think about rent, food, gas, college tuition next year, various car repairs, and a season pass for the mountain. Unless something miraculous happens. Might I be able to supplement the 345W LED with a second or third HPS? And how about the 400W HPS for a 4'x2'?