Hey all, I know there’s an endless debate on lighting. I have a 4x4 with a sf-4000. Almost 1200g between 4 autos on my first grow.(thanks to this forum) Didn’t like the coverage though. Had to constantly spin pots and play musical chairs. I also used c02 but never got over 900ppm. Got that fixed for this run with autopots. I’ve been looking at the spider farmer g8600 or se7000 because of the output and price. Also like the bar style and was considering the uvb add on rails. I’m open to other popular brands just want to maximize potential with the new set up. Any input is always considered and appreciated. Thanks.
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hey @Brian384 
Im using the spider farmer se5000 (480w) in a 4x4 tent and it works well.
That SE 7000 spider farmer looks primo as ( 730 watts ),
Bigger lights must = bigger buds 
you cant go wrong with that.
Im interested in uvb lights aswell,
So keen as to follow this thread 
I have the sf 1000 for early veg and can relate to moving pots around ect… 
Ideally i would like to use my se5000 in vege tent And that SE7000 in flower tent with uvb bars attached 
Im growing in Autopots with great results.
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This is a Ice cream cake just harvested in a 4X4 tent with a hlg 650r spec don’t have the UVA hlg light yet but that’s in the works this bud is real dense and sticky happy growing
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Yea I saw the se5000 as well. Anything in that range should be better for me Just hope my fuse box can handle it…
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Dang she’s a monster!
@Brian384 I got a refurbished one 10 months ago and it’s like brand new check hlg site and go to the refurbished they have all kinds of good lights
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I’ll check there and see what I can find. I’ve looked on Facebook marketplace and offer up but these fools want a few bucks less than new. Or the lights are ancient.
New or refurb, you won’t be unhappy.IME/IMO
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I started my second grow with these same lights.
Now i have ten of them.
I built two of these today.
The lights in the frame to help with minimizing hot spots.
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They have a few refurbished. I emailed them about one that was sold out. We’ll see! Thanks for the info.
Well damn!
Nice work @Bamarayne 
geeez , you must have got a good deal , they’re not cheap aye,
And they are good quality.
Thanks for sharing
Lol, I got them on Amazon. I started with 2 and just kept expanding. I like being able to adjust the brightness exactly where it’s needed instead of the entire light fixture being the same brightness. And they are really good lights.
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