jargonchipmunk

I find it humorous that a 24 hour period changed it from the "alternative growing arena" to dope growers lol. sorry just thought it was funny.

continue with your techtalk.

btw I think if and when the DECENT led's come down, it'll be well worth it. However, I'd have to concur with taekwondodo that at the moment, it's not really feasible in comparison with the other host of options available.

mcjosh13

They can be expensive but there are a few Hong Kong based companies that offer these high quality brand LEDs (Crees, and Seouls) at low prices. What they lack in customer service and shipping speed (usually takes like 2 weeks) they make up for with low prices and free shipping.

Seoul Semiconductors Z-Power LED Emitter (U-bin)
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1445
5 or more $4.13 ea

Cree XR-E Q2
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2395
5 or more $3.53 ea

Both of these offer good performance, you would have to look at their respective binning guides to see what their output is exactly but they are both around 200 lumens @ 700mA

Here is another site
http://www.kaidomain.com/FeaturesSer...resServiceId=7

taekwondodo

I laughed too.

While I'm not an "alternative grower" (Pot Grower) - Between my reef-tank, swimming pool, 4000G Pond and my halide lights over my 125 planted tank, I'm surprised PG&E hasn't sent my "out of normal use" profile to the Santa Clara County Sheriff for "further investigation required"...

The reason I know they are using LEDs, is I do surf a few of their sites for info now and then - because there's a lot of money in it, I figured they "pay more" for the research than we do. There's some great stuff on there about growing periods for maximum yield, CO2 usage/maximum levels/generation/distribution, fertilization, etc...

With all I know now, maybe I have a second career option if technology crashes (further) with the rest of the market?

That said, maybe the Feds have sniffed my IP address as a site visitor and I should be more concerned about the DEA kicking in my door than the Santa Clara County Sheriff...

Jedidiah

that depends upon the torture method used by the two agencies....

yourPee sniffing....
or
fart sniffing...

Ok so that was lame, What is the ratio for the florescents vs water depth penetration and the LED's?
Some kind of usuable light range?