Thanks Hal, the lights are also my prime consideration. I held off on buying any because they didn't meet my needs and the size or light spread wasn't what I was looking for. These 25 watt panels are *exactly* what I've been waiting for.
I'll take clones off the Pre98/Bubba Kush host plants I have going. The clones of course will be mature already, so once in the hydro and it's 12/12 immediately. The lights will be practically sitting on the tops of the colas, so I think I'll get decent results from the lights. As good as they can produce, anyway.
This will cure many things for me. The heat I have now makes me use an air conditioner and two fans. I have to plumb the exhaust outside the house, or the house air conditioning goes nuts and costs me more. The resulting problem of dealing with the odor prior to it leaving the house is more cost. That one won't change much. They'll still smell with the LEDs, but I can contain it in the grow room with an air cleaning system.
The costs of replacement bulbs and bulbs losing lumens over their age span.
The initial costs of the HPS, Flos and MH lights can be cut down with the life span of the LED's and the costs will maybe be less than the HID's in the long run. My spreadsheet will have to tell me that later.
The problems with growing that face med growers throughout the world may be relieved a bit if this method works. The double-decking of crops is also a HUGE factor in space utilization and maximization of grow area funds.
I've wanted to do this in a very bad way for quite some time.
Someone finally put out a light that has the needed power and dimensions for my trial.
Dude! It also makes that "other" thing we talked about come a step closer to reality. Oh Yeah... :hubba:
