Are Mars hydro ts 1000 led a good budget option?

[Foster823]

Would this light be a good budget light. 3x4x72 1-2 plants per grow. If not what are good options under 200$

 

[lvstealth]

many like mars hydro. there is a @SpiderFarmerLED guy here who is very helpful and part of the community, he has a discount code in his sig i think. i happen to like viparspectra, the xs uses the meanwell driver and the samsung diodes and is budget friendly. great sales too.

 

[Foster823]

many like mars hydro. there is a @SpiderFarmerLED guy here who is very helpful and part of the community, he has a discount code in his sig i think. i happen to like viparspectra, the xs uses the meanwell driver and the samsung diodes and is budget friendly. great sales too.

Thanks I’ll check them out

 

[Anthem]

Mars are a POS. I had 2 of those for veg several years ago and both went out within a month of each other

 

[GanjaFarmer24]

Mars Hydro ts1000 worked good for me for the last 3 months.

 

[Pushrod Monkey]

I have a Bestva Pro 1000 I really like. Use it for seedlings and small plants. Meanwell driver and Samsung chips. Looks cool too and you know how critical that is. Seriously really nice dimmable light with the best hanging hardware I’ve seen.

 

[Aaflexy]

Mars are a POS. I had 2 of those for veg several years ago and both went out within a month of each other

did you have fans blowing on your light
? I have a Mars hydro ts3000 and it works fantastic had it running for 2 weeks on 100%(450 watts) and had no problems

 

[JSH1973]

Mars are a POS. I had 2 of those for veg several years ago and both went out within a month of each other

I had/have two of those TS1000 or POS as you call them, for my 1st grow and got a fine harvest, they're still working a year later and I liked them so much that I bought a 3rd and planning buying a 4th one.
Spider Farmer are a good choice as well and a very good forum sponsor, they do some amazing deals like BOGO quite often, mostly for US/CA though.
VIPARSPECTRA do seem to be gaining popularity in the budget segment.

 

[Foster823]

Glad I asked thanks for the info

 

[SSgrower]

I run 2 450w reflector series Viparspectra for about a year now, decent buds so far.

 

[Edinburgh]

Viperspectra 2 cycle reflector series for autoflowers, spider farmer for photoperid plants.

 

[lvstealth]

oh, thought id mention, a good rule of thumb is 30 or 40w per sq ft. so you have a 3x4? so 360w - 480w is what you need. the mars 1000 is 150w.

i like the viparspectra, ive ended up with 6 and 2 tents, lol

 

[hillbil]

HLG
Elevated Lighting
Both excellent

 

[Panhead59]

If only growing 1 or 2 plants, you may not need the max wattage. The light is strongest in middle and spreads out. Guess that's why the are different configurations of leds.

 

[Panhead59]

If only growing 1 or 2 plants, you may not need the max wattage. The light is strongest in middle and spreads out. Guess that's why the are different configurations of leds.

That mars tsw2000 has 300 watts at barely over $200. That's what i have and am very happy with it. Bought a second one for 600w total in a 4x4. Customer service seems to be mars downfall.

 

[frogyrogy]

I run the TSW2000 as a veg only light in a 3x3 tent . . . it has been doing a great job for over a year now.

It does fair in flower . . . but having done a side by side comparison with it and an HLG lamp over flowering plants the HLG is easily worth the $$$ over the Mars Hydro. Buds that I've produced under the Mars light just don't have same bulk and density. Not saying the Mars light won't produce good bud, it will do ok seed to harvest. I actually prefer the Mars light in veg but I think that is because I have the rspec HLG lamp . . .

 

[Panhead59]

I got 4-5 oz. Off 1 ac/dc plant. But that was with 2 lights. 600w total. Lights can make or brake yield, that's for sure.

 

[Anthem]

did you have fans blowing on your light
? I have a Mars hydro ts3000 and it works fantastic had it running for 2 weeks on 100%(450 watts) and had no problems

Yes that was before they had a dimmer option. Hard to get these results with that light

 

[Aaflexy]

Yes that was before they had a dimmer option. Hard to get these results with that light

Might depend on how you grow it this guy is using the Mars ts3000 and he doesn’t have the dimmer option

 

[Dirtbag]

Yes that was before they had a dimmer option. Hard to get these results with that light

What light are you using now @Anthem?