L.E.D's lighting for plants?

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try it and see the results yourself. i think it could be possible but until an actual respond by some on that has tried it, would be worth waiting for
 
oh i see. well just wait until tomorrow or wait for a bit for a better response. good luck on finding info
 
They would work fine, assuming they are sealed for high humidity. Check with the seller for this information. The lumens on LED's is usually 40-90 lumens per bulb/watt.
 
I know several people who have tried using LEDs to grow other things indoors here in northern california. They quickly switched back to HPS and MH lighting (or even T5HO)... the wave of the future... SULFUR PLASMA. This is old technology that is recently becoming more aplicable to everyday use as technology advances. It involves suspending plasma and argon gas then bombarding it with microwaves, which excites the gas and illuminates the bulb. Previously the whole bulb had to spin to suspend the gas, now they use a magnestic field. Also, i read that they just recently were able to fire plasma with just 15W! Thats a potential output of over 125,000 lumens with just 15w of energy used. Also they are now making them dimable so you can tune it down for more direct application (these things are sometimes used to light aircraft hangers and such in commercial application). Additionally, 3M has made a light tube that allows you to funnel the light down a tube, so the bulb does not have to be directly above what you are lighting, which helps with heat issues. I'm sure not applicable for aquariums yet, but the technology isn't far off.


sorry to get off topic, but i think you will have better luck with T5s
 
Trucker84;2058470; said:
I know several people who have tried using LEDs to grow other things indoors here in northern california. They quickly switched back to HPS and MH lighting... the wave of the future... SULFUR PLASMA. This is old technology that is recently becoming more aplicable to everyday use as technology advances. It involves suspending plasma and argon gas then bombarding it with microwaves, which excites the gas and illuminates the bulb. Previously the whole bulb had to spin to suspend the gas, now they use a magnestic field. Also, i read that they just recently were able to fire plasma with just 15W! Thats a potential output of over 125,000 lumens with just 15w of energy used. Also they are now making them dimable so you can tune it down for more direct application (these things are sometimes used to light aircraft hangers and such in commercial application). Additionally, 3M has made a light tube that allows you to funnel the light down a tube, so the bulb does not have to be directly above what you are lighting, which helps with heat issues. I'm sure not applicable for aquariums yet, but the technology isn't far off.
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Wow man, thats pretty sweet! 15w is really impressive, i hope someone takes this and runs with it for the aquarium hobby.
 
If these do work, what would be the purpose of any other type of fluorescent lights?
 
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