Anyone used these LEDs before?

pulchripes said:

Seeing a lot of these on amazon, seem to have good reviews but no real ones based on start to finish growing experience with them. Thinking of maybe 2 of them in a 2x4x5 tent.

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I’m not familiar with them. But at 8 sq ft, you’ll want about 240 true watts of LED. I’d vote for a bigger name, they each have a brand to protect. Migro.com is a good place to compare lights. I learned a lot there.

stay away from cheap unbranded lights, you will only run into issues later down the line.

Looks like it’s a 120 W light!

Looks like a common grow light but the model is unknown to me so can't really tell. Promised parameters looks quite decent but how do they work in real life I can't tell

pulchripes said:

Seeing a lot of these on amazon

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How much does it cost?

Top, 120 W and the other 100 W.

Oldchucky said:

Top, 120 W and the other 100 W.

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I was wondering how the light the OP is considering compares with other, better-knows brands. This, AFAIK, is a new series from ViparSpectra:

LoveGrowingIt said:

I was wondering how the light the OP is considering compares with other, better-knows brands. This, AFAIK, is a new series from ViparSpectra:

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Well the ViparSpectra has 324 diodes while the one the OP posted is 234 diodes, so that's one difference anyways.

I was just posting a little more information on what he was asking about! But what irks me is the way they call it, 1000 W! If they would leave out, the W, then fine! Probably not the only thing, misleading about the light! And enough to send me looking elsewhere!

Oldchucky said:

I was just posting a little more information on what he was asking about! But what irks me is the way they call it, 1000 W! If they would leave out, the W, then fine! Probably not the only thing, misleading about the light! And enough to send me looking elsewhere!

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I would say that is definitely a deceiving marketing tactic.

LoveGrowingIt said:

I was wondering how the light the OP is considering compares with other, better-knows brands. This, AFAIK, is a new series from ViparSpectra:

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Same, a few people in amazon reviews state that their spider farmer of the same spec is similar, but aren't basing it off light readings or grow experience

The brand names don’t quite mislead you as much! Lol! It’s SF 1000 or VS 2000!! It’s the W that that makes it a case of playing us for a sap!

I actually just ordered two of them to give them a go, so I will create a grow diary when my seeds come in from DP. I'm giving a few of their high THC strains a go and a classic that I always had in my old grows, blueberry. Ordered a sugar bomb punch and kerosene krash to see if I can make them as frosty as they claim they can be. It's been 10 years since my last grow, I had decent results with a cheap '300w' LED from a company called lightning EVER last time and found old pics of the AK well into bloom, it got super frosty, didn't do scrog or anything with it other than pruning below the light line etc but I will with the new ones all being well. Pics of the old light from my order 10 years ago and the AK

logic said:

stay away from cheap unbranded lights, you will only run into issues later down the line.

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I have to agree, especially with a light, that can cause house fires. Not a part to cheap out on imo

You want something with Samsung diodes. Either the lm301b or lm301h. The 288s are ok to but use more power.

Natep said:

You want something with Samsung diodes. Either the lm301b or lm301h. The 288s are ok to but use more power.

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Samsung is a big name and they make great diodes but lights with Bridgelux diodes should not be overlooked, they make some great diodes as well. Whether looking at Samsung diodes lights or Bridglux, if the light has red diodes then more then likely they are Osram red diodes.

No matter what light you look at, diodes is not the only thing to look at but also what driver is powering them. You can have the best diodes in the world that won't do any better then a light bulb with a crap driver.

For around $20 more a light you can get a premium 2 x 2 light. My vote is for the ViparSpectra XS1500 Pro.


I have one in my 2 x 2 tester tent and I would put it up against any other 2 x 2 specific light out there. My only issue is the step dimmer switch but other than that I think it's one of the best lights you can use for a 2 x 2. Two of them in your 2 x 4 would be perfect. You can also daisy chain them!!!

For a 2x4, I would also recommend the Mars Hydro FC 4000 and the Mars Hydro SP3000 but they are more expensive.

PooToe said:

My only issue is the step dimmer switch but other than that I think it's one of the best lights you can use for a 2 x 2.

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I’ve been wondering if those step dimmer switches could be replaced with something like a rheostat switch (smooth action, no steps). Anyone know?