LED Light choice

Indoor Growing Lighting
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I ended up buying this after a lot of comparison. Everything is basically
the same as the marshydro and the Galaxy hydro this one just had a aluminum
housing and 2 bigger fans. Plus better reviews and top seller on Amazon
didn’t hurt either.

VIPARSPECTRA
Reflector-Series 300W LED Grow Light Full Spectrum for Indoor Plants Veg
and Flower

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I ended up buying this after a lot of comparison. Everything is basically
the same as the marshydro and the Galaxy hydro this one just had a aluminum
housing and 2 bigger fans. Plus better reviews and top seller on Amazon
didn’t hurt either.

VIPARSPECTRA
Reflector-Series 300W LED Grow Light Full Spectrum for Indoor Plants Veg
and Flower

Iva http://ilgmforum.com/users/iva
October 16

I would go with Mars too if thats your price limit.

@Hogmaster http://ilgmforum.com/users/hogmaster
yes most of the 300w lights are basically the same unit. What color is the
light from them ?

If you can find TopLEDSeller or some thing like that. they have a 300w
with more white light and I have found having white light is a big plus for
yield, plant shape and penetration in to the canape, I havent done a side
by side with same everything but the nugs are more solid and a real pest to
grind up.
I have chilies in tents atm that I am growing for seed and the 300w with
more white light had more flowers and the chillers are larger with more
meat. The mars 300w is more blue red and the chilies look get but they have
no meat just a thin wall and a truck load of seeds. These are different
color fruit but same type (two scorps and a ghost sept tents) they are
going outside in a week or so its spring here.

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Hey guys me again I found this lite for $70 MEIZHI 300W Led Grow Light
Full Spectrum for Hydropnic r they ne good?

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I’m having this LED debate as well. I’m growing in a 3x3 tent and switching from a 400w HPS/MH system.

I’m torn between the Viparspectra 600 and the Growstar 600… Does anyone have experience with either of these?

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I love my 400w hps son t grow. Works great.

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Yeah I have good success with my set up, but I’m interested in the electrical savings. I’ve also read they help keep heat down and help produce denser flowers.

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I did a lot of comparison and the VIPARSPECTRA was better n every category.

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If you don’t mind me asking bout how much electricity does it cost to run a mh/ hps??? I’ve been debating on which way to go. Still in the planning/learning stage

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It bearly uses any. I wld say about 5-10% what a hps or metal halide uses.
Plus u get like 5 diff types of lite compared to the others and they last
way longer.

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I’m comparing a 600w MH/HPS To an equivalent LED.

600w/hr (MH/HPS) Vs 276w/hr (Viparspectra 600w LED with UV/IR). So less than half the electricity.

This is the one I’m probably going with.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B019ETLC7M/ref=ox_sc_act_image_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1BSXM5KIS5MZE

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I believe 600w draw from wall is 600w draw from wall. So tell me if im wrong but they both cost same electricity.

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Ok, a 600w MH/HPS draws 600w from the wall. A “600w equivalent” LED draws less. In this case 276w.

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My 600w hid costs me about $50 a month to run. Two LEDs drawing about 315 w each cost me about $30 a month.

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What size output LEDs are you using Stomper?

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I bought two Chinese knockoff LEDs before I saw this site. They were listed as 800 w but we saw a test on those exact lights and they couldn’t even beat a Mars 300 for twice the price so I use a 600 w hid for budding and final vegging and those two LEDs for seedlings cuz that’s all they are good for.

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After further review, I’m sticking with my MH/HPS
system. From what I’ve gathered there’s still no comparison to HPS for flowering.

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Ok, maybe this for a 3x3 tent.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01G62XHB4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478323621&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=black+dog+grow+light&dpPl=1&dpID=51g3Dims%2BlL&ref=plSrch

Expensive but looks like the best LED out there. Might get descent results with this one.

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I am using Virtual Sun 1000w with digital ballasts. I have been looking into LED lights but would like to talk to someone that has already made a grow with them. I have looked at the MARS units and they look like they would do the trick. Would like to talk to someone that has used them be for I purchase them from MARS. Right now I have about 1200 sq. feet dedicated to cannabis. Run four 10ft tents on the inside and also grow outdoors. The tents run 4 1000 w VIRTUAL SUN HPS with cool tubes. Pump c02 into all 4 tents. These are the rooms to run the LED lights. Do I run them with the HPS lighting or all on their own? Would like to get some suggestions.

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If you wait there is a person on YouTube that is going to do a review on kind LEDs. He’s going to do a run but hasn’t started yet it should be about 2 or 3 months. Kind of seems to be one of the best LEDs on the market but no one has done a review or put them up against HPS. If you do decide to get LED lights in a grow room like that you’re going to have to make sure that you get a light mover on a rail. LED lights pretty much signed straight down. If you turn on a flashlight the farther away the bigger the beam gets. If you shine the LED flashlight you can see it two blocks away. This means the LED is shiny straight down on your plants so what you want to do is have that light moving all the time when it’s on to simulate clouds going by. Otherwise you’re going to your going to get Leaf burn. Then we’ll try to figure out which nutrient you gave too much of and it’s not even that problem and then you have a huge Snowball Effect that you don’t even know what to do. 3 things girls do that kill plants: too much light, too much water, too many nutrients. I know you know what I mean.
Hamakua

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Anybody have any experience using spectrum king led don’t have link but suppose to be some good lights thoughts and opinions would be appreciated

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Yeah, I don’t have much experience but I do have the link. Just go to Spectrum King lights.com. Their website should be able to hook you up with a dealer in your area.