3x3 tent upgrade

dred · May 15, 2020

currently I have a sf1000 and use 4x 23w CFL's in the cornors
It works OK but I know more light means more yield.

I kinda narrowed it down to two solutions.
on is 2x mars SP150.
Tun them about 5-8 inches from each side and my sf1000
in the center.

or
one of below with my sf1000

I like the idea of two sp150's but they are thicker
and use Epistar diodes.
I also like the fact growlights light is basically a hlg260 knockoff
with a meanwell hlg driver and samsung diodes.

anyone using SP150's ? they seem OK on youtube.
to bad they didn't have a rebate make my decision easier...lol

One drop · May 15, 2020

Great question I'm sitting to get some schooling on this .

revfunk · May 15, 2020

I use a ts1000 to veg and just got this bad boy from Amazon, shipped in 4 days. 240W Samsung lm301b 3000k plus 660nm red. She's a BEAST

dred · May 15, 2020

yes im leaning towards similar with the grow lights version
how long have you had the ts1000?
how many hours of use so far

dred · May 15, 2020

two of those side by side in a 3x3 be bitchin

dred · May 15, 2020

didn't see that one before its $100 bux cheaper then the growlights one
uses the XLG driver not sure that really matters.

revfunk · May 16, 2020

dred said:
yes im leaning towards similar with the grow lights version
how long have you had the ts1000?
how many hours of use so far

Have had the ts1000 for about a month. No complaints so far other than I wish I'd have gotten another 240W lm301b in 4-5000 Kelvin instead lol She handles veg in a 3x3 area perfectly though.

revfunk · May 16, 2020

dred said:
didn't see that one before its $100 bux cheaper then the growlights one
uses the XLG driver not sure that really matters.

Yup, mine is a HLG meanwell driver. Best you can get at the moment. I believe spider farmer uses meanwell. The ts1000 does not but several of their other boards do.

Aqua Man · May 16, 2020

bubblefunk said:
Have had the ts1000 for about a month. No complaints so far other than I wish I'd have gotten another 240W lm301b in 4-5000 Kelvin instead lol She handles veg in a 3x3 area perfectly though.

I think you made the right choice. But instead of a whole new light just order the 2 boards they can be swapped out fast for veg and flower and would be a lot cheaper

But I'm with you on 3k if your gonna run full grow.

dred · May 16, 2020

well pretty sure i'm gonna go with the growlights latest version with the HLG driver,
debated on getting a sf2000 cause my sf1000 works pretty well.
then i noticed that sf2000 only runs at 180w at 120v so F that.
i do like the sp150 package but seems silly to buy lesser quality for same money.

uphere · May 16, 2020

I ordered the SF2000 from Alibaba for $240. Saved about 100 but it is on a slow boat. Luckily I wont need until the fall. Very excited.

Urkle420 · May 18, 2020

I was thinking 550 V2 Rspec in same size tent? Can dim it if too bright currently I have platinum led p300

dred · May 18, 2020

nice lite, think you would have to dim considering the recommended height is 2 to 3 feet dont leave
a lot of growing room in a 6 foot high tent.
dimmed down to 350 could probably go to 16 inches.
im shooting for 350w but more is better for sure especially
if you can dim

Urkle420 · May 18, 2020

Yeah I just want something that is 1000ppf corner to corner in a 3x3

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