LED Results ??

[MAli]

Hello everyone,

I'm sure I'm not the only one wanting to switch to LED lights. I've been thinking about it and researching for about a year now and I'm almost ready. I've heard enough success stories to make me want them and the energy savings and reduced heat emissions are definitely something I look forward too.

If there is already a thread like this someone please link the thread otherwise; I am hoping some fellow members who have switched to LED lights and have been using them for a while, can be kind enough to post some pictures of how the setups are doing. If there are before and after pictures it would be great.

I do not wish for this thread to be a debate on Pro & Cons or anything like that. I just want those with success or failure using LEDs to post some pictures if possible I myself have a plated aquarium for shrimp that I use LED lights on but it has only been running for a couple of months now and I only used LEDs on it so nothing to compare. There is lots of moss and all the plants seem to be doing as well as anything I can remember. I will post pics tomorrow cause it's already lights out now.

Cheers

[salamandra]

I put some pictures of the evolution of some orchids under light led.


Bulbophyllum otoglossum

29/10/2011
20/01/2012
14/04/2012

Dracula mopsus

02/11/2011

14/04/2012

Laelia tenebrosa

20/01/2012

14/04/2012 --> With new pseudobulb.

Leptotes bicolor & Brassavola cucullata

04/11/2011

14/04/2012

14/04/2012

Masdevallia floribunda

02/11/2011

20/01/2012

14/04/2012

14/04/2012

Bulbophyllum otoglossum

04/11/2011

14/04/2012

All orchids grow very fast, my Catt. intermerdia, is growing very fast.

As a general rule, the leaves that grow a little smaller than natural light, I guess the LED light gives them everything they need and not spend so much energy with large leaves. That extra energy they use to grow many roots and many leaves.

The LED light is powerful, I have taken a while to find the perfect place away from light for each orchid, some need to be in the shadow of others to grow well. I guess with any artificial light to pass the same. Each orchid has its needs and must be respected.

I recently acquired carnivorous plants, and its growth is still spectacular LED light, these are in full light, which shows me that any plant benefits from the LED light.

My experience is positive.

Hugs!

[MAli]

BINGO !!! Thank you so much Salamandra this is exactly the type of info I was looking for. Very encouraging to know your experience is this positive.

Now to get a bit greedy Can you tell me the finer details like what type of bulbs, distance from plants, and maybe a shot from a bit further to capture the "looK" of the lights and how you have your plants positioned . The lights appear a bit on the blue side but I'm guessing that is due to the type of bulbs and the spectrum they provide.?

Wouldn't mind seeing your Carnivorous plants too

Thank again

[salamandra]

Here are all the data you need about my Orchidarium.

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...-floraled.html

This new product web.

BloomLED - Solutions d'éclairage horticole aux LEDs pour la culture en intérieur - BloomLED

GreenVisuaLED - Systèmes d'éclairages horticole aux LEDs pour murs végétaux

http://www.floraled.fr/

A greeting.

[Wjs2nd]

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...ed-lights.html

I love my LEDs.

[MAli]

Thank you both for this useful information . I think my main concern now is the red or blue hues. I think plants are created perfect just the way they are and I really enjoy looking at them flowers or no flowers. To not have the green or to have it downplayed is rubbing me the wrong way. I know I can add specific bulbs to get a more full spectrum but does that have any negative effects ?? Will I have to replace a lot of bulbs to get the full spectrum and will switching other bulbs decrease the efficiency of the fixture as a whole ?

Regards

[salamandra]

Here I leave a picture of the color settings of my focus led.



My focus led, not the typical lights with red and blue, is a special spectrum to see the green color of plants.
Something is going very well if you have a device of these conditions in the living room, you can sit and look at orchids harmless to your eyes with colored lights


I leave a link where you can see the difference spectrum of colors in LED lights, and as you see the green on each. The page is in French but the photos are easy to understand.

Les différents spectres || Rainbow / Blue / Visua - BloomLED

And here a video of how you see the light spectrum in which you can see the green color of plants.

Eclairage horticole aux LEDs - SpectraPANEL 119 - Orchidées - Vidéo Dailymotion


I hope it's for your help.

[billc]

I don't know if you saw this... http://www.orchidboard.com/community...room-leds.html

Bill

[DavidCampen]

Originally Posted by MAli

... To not have the green or to have it downplayed is rubbing me the wrong way. I know I can add specific bulbs to get a more full spectrum but ... will switching other bulbs decrease the efficiency of the fixture as a whole ?

Regards

Yes, adding green LEDs will decrease the efficiency with regards to photosynthesis. When you add green LEDs then you are using power for them to produce light that will not be used by the plants but will mostly be reflected from the plants.

If you want a light source that includes green for better viewing of the plants then fluorescent lights are a good choice.

[MAli]

Thanks for the info David. I've been using fluorescent lighting for years now and I am happy with them.

As far as not wanting a discussion on the pro and cons I believe there are enough threads about that and I've read enough. I was hoping this thread can be a place where actual pictures of experiences can be shared and compared.Whether they are better than Fluorescent or not is another question and it's what I don't want to get into because it is still a controversial subject and I don't want the thread to go that way.

While I kind of agree with Ray and Paul that we have seen that plants "can" grow well under LED lights ; for me the benefits already exist in the form of reduced heat output and power consumption. The fact that the plants are flourishing is good enough for me. Seeing other people succeeding is very encouraging and while we don't have proof of "benefits" we don't really have proof of the disadvantages of using them like the people who posted pictures.




A controlled test side by side with other lights would be the ideal way to answer a lot of questions so if anybody has something like that I'm sure we would all appreciate some pictures.

Thank again everyone