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Old 01-05-2010, 03:37 AM   #28 (permalink)
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Default Re: What grow lights are you guys using?
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Originally Posted by natej740 View Post
The watts are low because it's an LED. Usually the light is way more intense from a LED than a regular bulb I was just wandering if they work for growing plants. I don't want a 1000W bulb electric bill...lol. I think the total wattage was like 13.8 watts and had like 225 LED's for like $26.95 buy it now price
The efficiency of the LED's is no better than any other choice, and less than some. It is incorrect to think that the LED's are more intense than an incandescent.

Divide the cost by the number of watts and then compare to other lighting choices.
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