1000w Full spectrum LED.
So me an a buddy are new to growing but I’ve been researching a bit more then him or I think I’ve been. In any case he is trying to convince me this is a true 1000w light and will not only veg but flower 3 plants at once. I’ve been trying to tell him it’s only like 85 true watts and won’t hold up for 1 plant. Am I wrong or is he?
That light is junk! You are correct, lucky if it pulls 60 watts….You won’t buy a 1000watt light for anywhere near that amount!
I’ve told him a true 1000w is 899.99$+ but he’s convinced.
Check out Szhlux lights on Amazon. I run their 620w in veg room and the 840w in flower room. I’ve had no issues with either and the 840 was $359 . Here is their results…
Very nice. I’m doing this on a budget so I’m going to stick with my 2x2x5 tent an 100w light for now and the advice and knowledge on this forum.
Gotcha, the Szhlux I mentioned wouldn’t fit in a 2x2. Good luck and happy growing. Welcome to the forum. You will have trouble flowering a 2x2 with that light though
If you are truly on a budget, then you should not waste your money of the light that you posted. You will need 150 - 200 watts to take one plant to harvest with decent buds.
Exactly why I ordered the tent kit. Is 2x2x5ft tent 100w light 4in inline vent fan and carbon filter 5gal fan pot, I was trying to stop my buddy from making a mistake and buying junk.
But as for my lighting I have a few other smaller lights I can add to the 100w if it’s not strong enough
100 watts is just not enough for that area. I know that they sell it and make the claims.
We just hate to see folks waste hard earned money due to deceptive advertising.
I have 3 1ft full spectrum lights that are 50w true and 1 of the 2ft 65w true I can add to my lighting…
I was going to give my buddy 2 of the 1ft lights but if I will need them he sol 
It sounds like you have it covered. We look forward to seeing photos of your grow.
That’s absolutely beautiful 
. I have absolutely no doubt I will get to that point. I’m growing 5 months now that I’m actually taking care of them. I was just picking a spot seeding 100 seeds and coming back 6 months later to see what was there lol. This is a new and wild experience
For $200 US I think this light is the best fit, bang for buck for a 2x2x5 tent…
Mars Hydro Smart Dimmable FC-E3000 Bridgelux 300W LED Grow Light
Product Dimensions 24.01"L x 23.66"W x 3.35"H
For my money Viparspectra are the best lights for the budget minded grower. Their literature states that their lights have the most even coverage edge to edge out there. I have tried many different manufacturers lights and my ppfd measurements confirm their claim. There is very little fall off edge to edge. I use this light in my 2x2 tent that I use as a ‘starter’ tent for seedling to early veg stage. They are also only $109 on Amazon to boot!
VIPARSPECTRA 2024 XS1500 Pro LED Grow Lights for Seed Starting Vegetables Bloom, New-gen Lens Dimming Daisy Chain Full Spectrum Grow Lights for Indoor Plants 2x2/3x3 Grow Tent Actual Power 150 Watt
So my buddy finally took me up to see his light… I pulled up the PPFD app and showed him… He doing bloom his PPFD at full bloom 100% was 81, I flipped both bloom and flower switches and it jumped to 83 PPFD at a distance of 3inches. Told him it might be good for germination but I doubt that
screw in leds are not bad but they do not penetrate like a good red spectrum. Ive been at indoor growing since magnetic ballast first came out. In my experiance for quite some time nothing beat a good blue mh veg light and then a 600w kooltube with 4 in ducting pushing air during lights on. 3 x 3 x7 had 2 600’s in it back then. Was running shanti’s medicine man and a kosher kush line the year they won the cup. UMOL is the number ya wanna understand and embrace, spiderfarmers aint bad…MIGRO is great with customer service…If i can help you i will, lord knows eye hortilux has gotten thousands of dollars from me over a 20 yr period. Price doesnt always indicate top quality…(just ask snowhigh seeds)rofl, still have some of those seeds i watched a neighbor corpsman spend thousands of hazard pay on. I have yet to find a line there that meest the price index, esp after seeing what bodhi rolls out for us at 45 a pack!
This will be an experiment light im gonna run with. Once i find a suitable tent ill throw up a journal here to share on and grow.
Spider Farmer G8600 LED Grow Light Full Spectrum CO2 Commercial Plant Veg Flower
