Still don't know about LED

karolanne · Jun 4, 2021

Hello,

Yep, that question AGAIN!

Since few weeks, I keep reading reviews about what is the best LED (posts here, reviews on the web...) and I still don't know which one to buy. Every time I think I found the right one, I end up with few new reviews that damn the light.

For my cuts, I have a Mars Hydro Epistar 160 at about 24 inches and it works fine.

So, if anyone want to share their experience with new lights on the market at a lower cost (I saw some that seem awesome but are 2000$ and more), I would appreciate.

Thanks!

BlackRuss · Jun 4, 2021

Hello, only talking on experience here...

As I've said on other posts, I run an iL8x. The set up is in a 4x4 tent and I have little time with it, but its working amazing.
Right now it goes for 899 on amazon, pretty nice deal as it is a 670W light with really high specs

Have had no problems with it so far, and the results have far surpassed my expectations lol. Mind that, before this light I ran with a blurple 150W light

iX_Lazy_Xi · Jun 4, 2021

How big is your space you need to light

iX_Lazy_Xi · Jun 4, 2021

I've been running viparspectra xs2000 in a 3x3, I know its "undersized" for the space if you go by 30w per sq.ft. however the girls holler at me everytime I try to crank it up past 75% this go round. I believe rocking it at 100% during my first grow may have actually decreased my yield, but I thought I had to because it was "undersized" for the space

HeathenFarmer · Jun 4, 2021

I'm running an HLG 135w Rspec. My only other indoor was a while ago but I used MH/HPS. I'm getting MUCH better results with the LED. Ymmv.

edit- I paid around $180 for my light kit.

NewbieTed · Jun 10, 2021

I'm doing a bathtub grow and using three HLG100Rspec along with my first lights, a 50 watt blurple light with arms that I'm aiming towards the lower buds in front.

I was using two of the lights, but it felt like they needed more, hence the third light. Even though my plants are supposedly done growing, they picked up after I put in the 3rd light last week. The attached foto shows the three HLG 100 lights and the 50w blurple on front.

Yes, my plants are tiny. I harassed the heck out of them, it's my first grow. Lots of buds, many will be popcorn, but I buy that from the local dispensary, so it won't be anything new...

ImpulsiveGrower · Jun 10, 2021

NewbieTed said:
I'm doing a bathtub grow and using three HLG100Rspec along with my first lights, a 50 watt blurple light with arms that I'm aiming towards the lower buds in front.

I was using two of the lights, but it felt like they needed more, hence the third light. Even though my plants are supposedly done growing, they picked up after I put in the 3rd light last week. The attached foto shows the three HLG 100 lights and the 50w blurple on front.

Yes, my plants are tiny. I harassed the heck out of them, it's my first grow. Lots of buds, many will be popcorn, but I buy that from the local dispensary, so it won't be anything new...

That’s an awesome bathtub setup!! hey man don’t worry about smaller plants some people go for that. I’m on my first grow and I purposely wanted smaller plants but next grow I’m gonna do bigger plants but less of them. My plants are prolly a foot and half tall?

SecretGardener · Jun 10, 2021

karolanne said:
Hello,

Yep, that question AGAIN!

Since few weeks, I keep reading reviews about what is the best LED (posts here, reviews on the web...) and I still don't know which one to buy. Every time I think I found the right one, I end up with few new reviews that damn the light.

For my cuts, I have a Mars Hydro Epistar 160 at about 24 inches and it works fine.

So, if anyone want to share their experience with new lights on the market at a lower cost (I saw some that seem awesome but are 2000$ and more), I would appreciate.

Thanks!

Since you have had good experience with Mars Hydro why not stick with them? I have 9 of their lights and never a failure. 4 old blue-purple ones I have retired, 4 TS series and 2 FC series.

I run 2 x FC 3000 lights in a custom 3' X 5' grow room. I run them at 80% as to not exceed 80,000 LUX. I say the yield exceeds what I was getting with 2 x 400w MH bulbs in the same room. Mainly due to the better coverage in the corners of the room. I think they are "pro" design at consumer prices. I love them! Don't miss the heat issue with HID bulbs at all.

I also have 2 x TS 600 in a tent (pictured below). Which I upgraded to a single TSL 2000. IMO theses "board" style LEDs do not put out the light of a FC 3000 multi light bar style light and will not produce the same yield.

That's my 2 cents... 40+ years indoor experience for personal use only. non-pro, so what do I know compare to lots of true experts on this site.

LexLuthor · Jun 10, 2021

It really depends on how much you're gonna spend.

lokeysmokey · Jun 14, 2021

HLG are doing a 600R for $699 at the moment. I'm in the UK but I think that's good value compared to some of the offerings you guys put up. I switched to a 650R recently, not cropped yet but I don't think I'll be going back to Hps.

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