Which lighting change should I make?

[SpawnOfVader]

Okay so:

4x4 tent
Right now I've got the Mars Hydro TS2000W (rated for 3x3 flower)
Which of these will improve my grow more for the $$?

**In the next 6 months-year I want to do a custom LED strip build. This is just to keep me going for now.

 

[Gorillabilly]

get a larger primary, hlg600???, and use the mars usr the mars to veg. The hlg600v2 rspec has the reds built in.

 

[SpawnOfVader]

get a larger primary, hlg600???, and use the mars usr the mars to veg. The hlg600v2 rspec has the reds built in.

A DIY equivalent of that is my long-term goal.

 

[SpawnOfVader]

The current light does have some reds built in

Mars Hydro TSW 2000 Full Spectrum 300W Dimming LED Grow Light

www.mars-hydro.com

 

[Gorillabilly]

The current light does have some reds built in

Mars Hydro TSW 2000 Full Spectrum 300W Dimming LED Grow Light

www.mars-hydro.com

Nothing wrong with the mars. It will grow bud for sure. Qbs are just a superior light. My advice is save the money and don't do shit till you can buy what you know you want. Otherwise, if your like me, your gonna do a half ass light that ends up on a shelf after you finally get what you want. Lol

 

[SpawnOfVader]

Nothing wrong with the mars. It will grow bud for sure. Qbs are just a superior light. My advice is save the money and don't do shit till you can buy what you know you want. Otherwise, if your like me, your gonna do a half ass light that ends up on a shelf after you finally get what you want. Lol

Thats how I settled for the Mars Hydro (although at the time I was just running a single 3x3 tent)

 

[Gorillabilly]

Thats how I settled for the Mars Hydro (although at the time I was just running a single 3x3 tent)

Yep, I'm the same way. I got a mejhi light i use just for veg now cause I tried to cheap out. Its good light just not an awesome one. Makes a killer veg light.

 

[SpawnOfVader]

The Mars hydro is doing decent for the 4x4 in practice

 

[Gorillabilly]

hell yea man! Great results for that light. Mars newer shit is good for the money. Honestly if your gettin those kinda results and its for personal consumption I don't know if I'd spend a bunch of money. Have you looked to see what else you might need instead? AC, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, a grow controller, or maybe make the plunge to hydro? Somethin to think about.

 

[SpawnOfVader]

hell yea man! Great results for that light. Mars newer shit is good for the money. Honestly if your gettin those kinda results and its for personal consumption I don't know if I'd spend a bunch of money. Have you looked to see what else you might need instead? AC, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, a grow controller, or maybe make the plunge to hydro? Somethin to think about.

I've actually got humidifier/dehumidifer/humidistat and it's all automated through Home Assistant (loaded on a raspberry pi)...

Also dead set on living soil organic...

Next step was probably gonna be automating drip irrigation so I can stop watering by hand.

 

[Gorillabilly]

I've actually got humidifier/dehumidifer/humidistat and it's all automated through Home Assistant (loaded on a raspberry pi)...

Also dead set on living soil organic...

Next step was probably gonna be automating drip irrigation so I can stop watering by hand.

Hell yea, go that route. Light upgrade later

 

[SpawnOfVader]

Hell yea, go that route. Light upgrade later

Thanks for the tip, I get so focused on lighting/upgrading the LEDs I forget there are other places to improve still.

 

[SpawnOfVader]

Yea opted for watering. Should have drip irrigation controlled by home assistant by the end of the week