Lighting Off the Shelf Screw in LED Bulbs as a Viable Alternative

[alfa88]

I guess it was just coincidence when I tried ots LEDs for the 1st time. I had pulled the diffractiors off and had 'em pretty close to the plants. It must have been a freak genome of some White Widow because the leaves came out all albino then greened up a bit. C- crop that time. Then I read somewhere that LEDs should be 18" away. I suppose that was referring to those fancy grow LED panels. Always learning, thanks for the advice.

 

[Bxelmo10]

Jesus Christ That Was Mad Science For Me...Fifty Thumbs Up On The Thread Though

 

[Archaic]

Still growing strong, I'm already thinking about my next screw in upgrades. I'm thinking about switching from a wood frame to 3" pvc with sockets inset so I can pull air through it.

One thing for sure, I'm buying more cheap led bulbs to stash awau for next build.

 

[Archaic]

Check this out, is this not PERFECT to hang in a small tent. Heck, this would fit in a space bucket. Hirate 7 in 1 LED splitter on amazon, rated for 175 W

 

[Mr.Sparkle]

I know a few people who use just that

 

[RochMesa]

Hi...as per my knowledge the blue's are much more vibrant than an incan blue, but it still looks great. They have a smooth finish to the bulbs, vs a faceted finish you find on most M5 LED's. One thing you might want to look for are "T5" bulb LED's. They typically have that smooth incan-like bulb finish, but unfortunately, finding them in individual colors is difficult.

 

[Randar]

Hi all, here's my recent (today) build. It's 16 100W off-the-shelf LED lights at 3000K. I was able to pick them up for $1.25 per bulb.

 

[karlkutta]

Check this out, is this not PERFECT to hang in a small tent. Heck, this would fit in a space bucket. Hirate 7 in 1 LED splitter on amazon, rated for 175 W

Great threat overall. I have one of these 7 way splitters and a cheap 600w equivalent grow light and plants under them are happy.

 

[Randar]

Hey all, I’m just about to finish my first grow with my homemade, off-the-shelf LED light. I’ll post the yield from the two plants in here.

Does anybody else have yield numbers from growing with their off-the-shelf LED light creations? It would be interesting to compare numbers.

 

[Randar]

So from my first grow with my off-the-shelf light, I was able to get 93.5 grams from two plants under 224 actual watts. Not the best g/w ratio, but I’m happy with the results.