LED recommendation for a 2x4

Dank Budz

Dank Budz

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Hello just like the title says, I'm in the market for a LED light for a 2x4 tent, I plan on running 3-4 plants in it. Have checked out the 350R and the magnolia 2L, both seem like great lights but quite a bit expensive I'm looking for something middle of the road of those two if at all possible
 
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RonnieB2

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Dank Budz said:
Hello just like the title says, I'm in the market for a LED light for a 2x4 tent, I plan on running 3-4 plants in it. Have checked out the 350R and the magnolia 2L, both seem like great lights but quite a bit expensive I'm looking for something middle of the road of those two if at all possible
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Depending on your budget. ChilLED Tech growcraft. American made and they are phenomenal
 
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Delps8

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Ozmosis said:
That looks like a great light for sure. Here is another strong contender with similar coverage and price point that I just picked up. https://atreumlighting.com/products/hydra-3200
Coco for cannabis has a very useful review and discount code. https://www.cocoforcannabis.com/grow-light-guide/atreum-hydra-3200-par-epar-tests-and-review/
Looks like the Mfr is out of stock, but I think a couple other light resellers may have some left.
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I spent quite a bit for my Growcraft X2 (veg) and an X3 (flower) and consider it money well spent. However, if I were in the market for a light now, I'd open my wallet quite a bit less and go with the Atreum. Good light output (for non-CO2), very uniform, far red is nice, a digital dimmer, push locks. That's an excellent combination of features and it's a steal at $400±.
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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Delps8 said:
I spent quite a bit for my Growcraft X2 (veg) and an X3 (flower) and consider it money well spent. However, if I were in the market for a light now, I'd open my wallet quite a bit less and go with the Atreum. Good light output (for non-CO2), very uniform, far red is nice, a digital dimmer, push locks. That's an excellent combination of features and it's a steal at $400±.
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I've almost bought ChilLed lights a few times lately. That's my next light purchase. I gotta check them out myself.
 
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Delps8

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PadawanWarrior said:
I've almost bought ChilLed lights a few times lately. That's my next light purchase. I gotta check them out myself.
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If you've got the coin, check out their X6. Instead of having 40" bars running across a tent, they use 6 20" bars running back to front. The PPFD map is really, really nice.

I haven't put used the veg light for a grow yet (starting one in the next week or so) but, during my last grow, my Gorilla Glue autos grow about a foot in the first week that I swapped in the X3. I was looking at the photos last night and I think that's a good estimate. I did pull 729 gm (dry) from those two autos in a 2' x 4' so, as much as the Growcraft lights are pretty spendy, I've got to say I'm pretty happy with the results.

And, forgive me if you caught this but if you check out the test results that they publish, you can push those light bars to very high inputs. We see this in the X2 vs X3 - they both use a 320 watt driver so, my history major brain says that if I can put 160 watts into each of the bars in the X2, I should be able to swap in a 480 watt driver for an X3. Maybe that's laughable to someone who knows LED lights but it does follow logically, doesn't it?
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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Delps8 said:
If you've got the coin, check out their X6. Instead of having 40" bars running across a tent, they use 6 20" bars running back to front. The PPFD map is really, really nice.

I haven't put used the veg light for a grow yet (starting one in the next week or so) but, during my last grow, my Gorilla Glue autos grow about a foot in the first week that I swapped in the X3. I was looking at the photos last night and I think that's a good estimate. I did pull 729 gm (dry) from those two autos in a 2' x 4' so, as much as the Growcraft lights are pretty spendy, I've got to say I'm pretty happy with the results.

And, forgive me if you caught this but if you check out the test results that they publish, you can push those light bars to very high inputs. We see this in the X2 vs X3 - they both use a 320 watt driver so, my history major brain says that if I can put 160 watts into each of the bars in the X2, I should be able to swap in a 480 watt driver for an X3. Maybe that's laughable to someone who knows LED lights but it does follow logically, doesn't it?
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They have 2 X6's now. The mini and reg I think. The mini is cool too. I've almost ordered a couple X3 500's a couple times. But decided I needed to think about it sober first, :lol:
 
tstick

tstick

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I grow in a square shaped tent (40" X 40") and there aren't as many light fixtures to fit that size space. There are more choices for 2 X 4 tents so I might just have to change the tent size I'm using to get the lights I want.
 
Ozmosis

Ozmosis

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tstick said:
I grow in a square shaped tent (40" X 40") and there aren't as many light fixtures to fit that size space. There are more choices for 2 X 4 tents so I might just have to change the tent size I'm using to get the lights I want.
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There are some 4 x 4 fixtures out there that should work. Quite a few of them are stretching their limits in a 4 x 4 but would likely throw a smoother par to the edge in your 40" x 40". As long as it had a good digital dimmer you should be good.
 
strainguy

strainguy

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depends where you are, if uk i highly recommend to check nokatech, they have some killer leds, premium ones and for very good prices. I got mine 1000w with a discount for 900 when i tried to look for anmy close quality alternative, it was minimum 1100
 
Week4@inCharge

Week4@inCharge

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Delps8 said:
I spent quite a bit for my Growcraft X2 (veg) and an X3 (flower) and consider it money well spent. However, if I were in the market for a light now, I'd open my wallet quite a bit less and go with the Atreum. Good light output (for non-CO2), very uniform, far red is nice, a digital dimmer, push locks. That's an excellent combination of features and it's a steal at $400±.
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I don't know about uniformity. The one I got is a bit wonky. The left side (center bars) are almost 300-400 par brighter than the right side. I've reached out to Atreum and they asked for a video (which I uploaded to YouTube). Waiting to hear from them to see what they have to say about it. But at 100% power and 12 inches reading...it shouldn't be 700-750 par when the other side is at 1000-1100par. Not for a $400+ led light.
 
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Delps8

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Week4@inCharge said:
I don't know about uniformity. The one I got is a bit wonky. The left side (center bars) are almost 300-400 par brighter than the right side. I've reached out to Atreum and they asked for a video (which I uploaded to YouTube). Waiting to hear from them to see what they have to say about it. But at 100% power and 12 inches reading...it shouldn't be 700-750 par when the other side is at 1000-1100par. Not for a $400+ led light.
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Agree - that's a bum light. I hope you get it resolved quickly.
 
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