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Luxeon K2 LED info

LED is the future of high-end lighting. I think they'll practically replace HID lighting, or at least casual HID lighting (IE no industrial stuff) within... 20 years.

I think MH will be to LED what T5 is to VHO now. I don't think it's worth shelling out the cash on LED when you can get a tried and true setup like T5 or VHO, but I see them becoming more advanced (even more than the K2) pretty quickly. I know the Procyon looks... amazing... but for 600 buckaroos I'll hold out.
 
id guess another 5-10 yr before the prices are truly competitive, most of the high perf units ive been looking at so far are in the 1k-3k range, (window shopping only LOL)
 
kind of off topic clint, but when you ran VHO, did you use T5/HO's and overdrive them with an Ice Cap 660 ballast?

just curious mate...
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They were T12 and I overdrove NO's on them. The ballast was like... from Hellolights or something like that. Not Icecap. I don't think T5's were available at the time.

They looked brighter than normal NO's, but I can't tell that they helped the plants any more than NO's. I don't even think I could find anything other than spectra used for reefs in VHO, so my options were pretty limited. If I used real VHO it may (or may not lol) have been a different story.
 
I'd like to try a 660 with T5's, supposedly 40% more light while using 40% less electicity...

but at the cost of 1 yr bulb life instead of 3 yr

and at the cost of 140-ish new, I dont think so LOL.... used prices run in the 60-ish range and ice cap will rebuild their ballast if you send it too them

so if anyone has a spare 660 and want to donate it to a good cause :)

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