smartgrower1995
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Hi guys, I want to replace my HPS with LED light? but there are too many led lights to choose, please recommend me some affordable light
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Which led light is affordable?
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smartgrower1995
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I have one VIPARSPECTRA 300w, but it did no help to my baby, so I want to try some other lights, hope you guys can recommend some affordable lights to me, thanks
Borderliner
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Have Amare se450 I'm happy with
PetFlora has good luck with Amare. I like Dwarf Star's penetration but they need a higher ceiling. Black Dog is great for being closer to shorter plants but is more expensive.
URSA, an ICMag sponsor, is less expensive than Black Dog and intermediate in distance from the plant tops.
I am sure there are more but I do not have personal knowledge of most.
URSA, an ICMag sponsor, is less expensive than Black Dog and intermediate in distance from the plant tops.
I am sure there are more but I do not have personal knowledge of most.
smartgrower1995
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Borderliner, thanks, it seems like Amare is a good choice, is it full spectrum? and the VIPARSPECTRA light has 12 band
smartgrower1995
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Phaeton, thanks for your info, yes, the distance is important, I am growing my new plants with grow tent, so I have to consider the distance.
About the URSA, did you try it? is it suitable for grow tent? thanks
About the URSA, did you try it? is it suitable for grow tent? thanks
starke
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I am running the URSA in a 5x5x8 tent and am maintaining the light about 28" above the plants. They love it. Have three 42" tall plants in week five of flower.
Check out this thread for a completed tent grow by saitama with the URSA:
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=340150
I have one VIPARSPECTRA 300w, but it did no help to my baby, so I want to try some other lights, hope you guys can recommend some affordable lights to me, thanks
I bought '3' or these 'turds'... tried supplementing with an 4ft 8bulb fluor- what a waste of $$$$-
built not bought 
ive since learned that my first builds with one COB per sq ft are much too potent at 600w over a 4x4. now im thinking 9 cobs evenly spaced at 600w would be perfect. this would cut the build cost substantially
ive since learned that my first builds with one COB per sq ft are much too potent at 600w over a 4x4. now im thinking 9 cobs evenly spaced at 600w would be perfect. this would cut the build cost substantially
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saitama
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I would love to see your setup! Seems like I'm the only one documenting the URSA.
built not bought
ive since learned that my first builds with one COB per sq ft are much too potent at 600w over a 4x4. now im thinking 9 cobs evenly spaced at 600w would be perfect. this would cut the build cost substantially
Wow man that's a nice setup. What kind of cobs are you running and what efficiency numbers? Just goes to show that a good setup with high umol/watt and great distribution need not have tremendously high wattage to be effective.
Green Squall
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I've tried a few over the years and am very happy with my Advanced LED Light.
Phychotron
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Me too. I bought a DS400 in 2011, needed repairs 2.5 yrs later they replaced the light board--it also had an issue 6 months after the 3 yr warranty was up, they sent me another light board for it. Kept the old one, bought some drivers and got it fired up. It doesn't work as well as the full version with the lenses (although it might be my error in height adjustment) but I just pulled .9 gram/watt using both with a few DS100's on the sides.
I had some issues and didn't get the yield I was expecting (fed my plants acid, hot/dry a few days with no cooling fan, plethora of minor issues) but not bad considering I was on the brink of just chopping them down at week 3 cause they looked so poor.
Actually did a grow log this last run too..
growery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/823578
I have the XML650 and although I like it I still wish it was larger and more spread out for better coverage. This is why I prefer multiple fixtures, two DS400's side by side instead of one larger square.
Advanced LED is great and they handle the warranty issues well, I'd recommend them any day.
smartgrower1995
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zachrockbadenof, really? I have been using the VIPARSPECTRA 300w more than one month, nothing happened, just the result is not good like some people said, so sorry to hear that, hope mine will be fine
smartgrower1995
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built not bought
ive since learned that my first builds with one COB per sq ft are much too potent at 600w over a 4x4. now im thinking 9 cobs evenly spaced at 600w would be perfect. this would cut the build cost substantially
Wow, so cool, you are so smart! But DIY needs too much time and energy, I'm afraid I can't do that, which brand light parts do you like? may be I can try the light, thanks
smartgrower1995
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Thank you, I've seen the Advanced light, it's expensive, could you please recommend me some other affordable lights? thanks
Phychotron
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I had a GroBlu that I was happy with but they burned out a diode in every pod by the end of a year. The guy sent the replacement pods and went out of business a few months later. I stopped buying other peoples lights.
Fluence looks like they have good lights. I originally wanted one of theirs but was too expensive at the time. Now its comparable in price with Advanced.
Sorry, if you go cheap you risk wasting your money. Some people swear by Mars but I've seen them and would NEVER bother buying one for myself.
Depends on application and needs. Some people who just need a little weed and don't care about quality so much (but still good smoke, just less dense, slower growth) can get by with cheap LED's-- college kids, old people, etc.
You can get the knock off version of Advanced around the internet. Not sure how well it works but its out there-- It might be the exact same thing just being sold by a different company, I dunno. The LED market is really complicated at the moment.
Fluence looks like they have good lights. I originally wanted one of theirs but was too expensive at the time. Now its comparable in price with Advanced.
Sorry, if you go cheap you risk wasting your money. Some people swear by Mars but I've seen them and would NEVER bother buying one for myself.
Depends on application and needs. Some people who just need a little weed and don't care about quality so much (but still good smoke, just less dense, slower growth) can get by with cheap LED's-- college kids, old people, etc.
You can get the knock off version of Advanced around the internet. Not sure how well it works but its out there-- It might be the exact same thing just being sold by a different company, I dunno. The LED market is really complicated at the moment.
smartgrower1995
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God, I am soooo sad, zachrockbadenof, u are right, my VIPARSPECTRA 300w burned today, I just used it no more than 3 months, it's so terrible, I won't buy it again！！！
