Whats the difference between the bar lights and the square lights with dots on them
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Ok thanks..what kind of light do u use
Spider farmer clone? What does that mean? And where's the big deals thread Im bout to go look now
PopAndSonGrows
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Quantum board lights have less spread and a REALLY intense hotspot under the center of the fixture. 450watt SF4000 pictured in 4x4 tent
Notice how the bar light reaches closer to the walls. Better spread, better heat dissipation. 480 watt FCE 4800 pictured in same 4x4
Bar lights are just superior overall, even if they have less efficient diodes such as mine. (The bar light pictured has Bridgelux diodes and pretty sure the board light has Samsung). Prices literally get cheaper by the day. Wait for Fourth of July sales coming up
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sandman83
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@PopAndSonGrows that spread/hot spot was why I grabbed 2x sf2k panels a few years back vs the sf4k. I figured I'd rather have em spaced out a tad more in the middle. Still work fine for what they are, but I doubt the "2x4" effective coverage from my tests.
Oh yea you can see the major difference, I'm gonna go with a bar lights..thanks for the info
amneziaHaze
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look at lumatek its a hybrid of the 2 its bars but like a square they have really good lumens
PopAndSonGrows
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BUT. ... Keep this in mind. Because of the change in style of lights, you can get SLAMMIN deals on board lights if money is tight
I've seen a few ppl using that brand too Viparspectra
MissinThe90’sStrains
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I use 3 of those 2000 size/style LEDs in a 5x5 tent. (2 SF, 1 viparspectra). Because I do different strains at the same time, it allows me to customize the height of each light, for different height plants. Also, if you run a perpetual flower and don’t have the tent full all the time, it allows you to switch off some lights and not have to run a 500+ watt light for only 2 plants. If you raise the lights higher that you’d typically run them, you get a better coverage and less severe hot spot due to spread (inverse square law vs distance). The bar lights are better, but running my QBs this way, I feel negates some of their downfalls, and keeps me from needing to upgrade right away.
manfredo
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I love my HLG Scorpion Diablo X. The plants just love that spectrum. They are very pricey lights but worth every penny. I'm trying to justify a second for another grow with long flowering times.
MannyPacs
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It means it was using almost the same components as the spider farmer. Not sure what size your space is but the hyphotonflux is on sale right now and is a really nice quality light
I run the HPF 4000 in a veg tent and although hotter and more orange than my HLG X and HLG Veg Pro it does the job. But for me the heat is a killer so I'm planning on changing that one over to an HLG too when I get around to it.
green_machine_two9er
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Gavita is cheap right now. 650 for the 1700 and like 150 for their 900.