Building a grow room (finally legal) room footprint is 4 x6 with a flowering of 4x4
My big ticket item will be bought with some extra cash from uncle Sam
My question is if you had a choice between a rebuilt
Scorpion rspec or a new blackbird which would you choose
Have limited hight so I need the 18 inch from canopy they are similar in price
The respec has a little more power (600 vs 500 )
But the blackbird has 3 years warranty. And a better spectrum
Decisions decisions decisions
Was also floating around 2 Diablo boards (400 watts)
Any and all comments welcomed
You can’t go wrong either way, so take some comfort in that. I’d consider that the Blackbird is just released, with no long term reviews. The R spec is very much proven over the years. I recently replaced all of my fixtures with HLG. I have a Scorpion Diablo in my 4 x 6 closet, 350 R’s in my two grow tents, and a 300 R spec in my nursery tent. They all outperform my previous fixtures!
Good luck with the setup, and like I said, you can’t go wrong either way!
Thank you
Kinda still learning towards the blackbird mainly for the warranty (3 years vs 1 on the rebuilt scorpion)
Most likely won’t be able to afford an upgrade down the road so want to get the best I can . Just afraid the scorpion will be to much for the space I have . Like I said I’m limited on hight (can only get light to 6 feet from ground) topping Lst and a scrog are a must .
Also does anyone know spectrum I was told that the blackbird has a better one than the scorpion but in my little space will that even matter
Actually, if you check the specs on both of them, the R Spec Scorpion can be kept closer to the canopy than the Blackbird. R Spec can be 18" in flower, Blackbird says 20" to 24".
No worries on either one being too powerful, they have dimmers. I’ve never come close to 100% power with the Scorpion.
That’s what I was wondering about
I am new to growing inside so I don’t have a clue of which one is good or better than the other
Just want to get it right the first time
If I could do it all over again… I’d full my discs with the new Diablo 200s. Hey as many as you need to meet your desired wattage and have ultimate adjustability for even the plants don’t want to be the same height.
I know that isn’t playing by the rules and choosing option. Sorry
The average person wouldn’t notice to much for difference in plant growth and development by the difference in light spectrum. The blackbird is plenty big enough for a 4x4. If there is any chance you would upgrade to a 5x5 flowering footprint in future, the scorpion would slide into that and do better than the blackbird. Otherwise you could make either work well in the 4x4.
Thank you much appreciated
New to indoor so I keep asking dumb questions want to get it right
So tired of overpriced dispensary and the 20 percent sin tax
Don’t mean to be bothersome please bear with me
hopefully in a couple months I can send some pictures
If there half as good as some of the ones I’ve seen I’ll be super happy
I have grow some decent bud outdoor
There’s just some many variables (not counting theft )
Can’t wait to see what I can grow in a controlled environment.
Again Thank you
Black birds look cool but it’s HLG new budget light I think. .
I would get the better boards if it was me, build it or refurbished, whatever you choose. But if I could afford not to, I wouldn’t get the budget light imho…
Not saying it isn’t a good light as I’m sure it is. But them H diodes are nice
