Hey guys, new to the forum. Not growing pot but instead have gotten into hot peppers this summer. I've done a lot of research into hydroponics and have got a reaper peppers I've transplanted to a kratky setup that's going well.

I had a couple questions about lights I was hoping I could get anwered. I just bought a cheap "350w" (50w actual consumption) full spectrum light off amazon (makes a yellowish daylight kind of colour). My plan was to use this for seedlings and clones to get started then grab a tent and some real lights once summer is over and moving my plants indoor. When the light arrived it came in a box that said it was a flood light with no grow markings on it other then a sticker lol.
So my question is I noticed this light makes a similar temperature to a 60w consumption led garage light I had off eBay. I downloaded a par meter phone app off eBay and the 60w light puts off similar par to the "grow light" with a slightly lower Kelvin rating. This got me wondering if there is really any difference between the 2? Is there anything special about cheaper grow lights vs regular higher powered LED lights?

I ended up setting both up on a shelf in my garage on a timer set to run 16 hours a day. I'm measuring about 600ppfd at the leaves on the reaper plant with the garage light and about 250ppfd on my attempted clones from the "grow light".

Should these lights work to get things going or should I give something else a try? I also ordered a 13x13" 35w blurple light but was recording very low ppfd levels so I'm planning to return it...