You won't regret it i'm sure
You won't regret it i'm sure
Lumatek's numbers and certificates are real, they follow strict standards and tests. But Mars numbers are highly inflated, and i doubt their certificates and quality checks. They can use quality components but if they are not assembled and checked properly, they won't be good. Not to mention they sometimes send wrong parts, for example a different driver brand than advertised.
I'm running Migro Aray lights now, but for my next bigger tent i'm definitely looking at Lumatek or OpticLED. Those 2 are my top options.
I had a Mars Hydro light once, and i will probably never buy it ever again. It came with a bent reflector, the light was running hot like a toaster and it smelled like burned electronics. Then i waited for a refund for 2 months going back and forth through e-mails. 0/10 i wouldn't recommend. Those who had a good experience with Mars are lucky. I read a lot of reviews and there are many bad experiences as well.
I would only buy Mars again if i was rich enough to afford gambling lol..
I understand your canopy issues. But in my country 1 x 600w is about the same price as 4 x 200w. Just find a good trusted shop with a good customer service who will honor your warranty, since Lumatek doesn't sell directly, only resellers.
Yeah that makes perfect sense, makes it a lot easier to adjust. And also Attis has additional far-red diodes which the Zeus doesn't have, so it's a plusmy feelings exactly, mars hydro doesnt incite trust in me per se. lumatek on the other hand, hell yeah.
where i live the price difference is enough to buy another 200w attis so i just dont want to go with zeus pro and plus the uneven canopy makes it even worse. but if i did a single cultivar or uniform cultivars i’d definitely go with zeus pro that light is sexy. but tbh attis looks very cool too. i think i’ll be happy with it.
yeah with resellers its always a mystery if they’ll honor the warranty or not but i worked with this hydroshop for a long while now and been very happy with the service so i’m hope-timistic about it ahha
thanks man i’m 99.9% now unless someone comes in with an amazing new aspect or info on mars hydro
Yeah that makes perfect sense, makes it a lot easier to adjust. And also Attis has additional far-red diodes which the Zeus doesn't have, so it's a plus
There are satisfied Mars customers for sure, maybe someone will bash me for trash-talking against them lol, but that was just my personal experience. Good luck with your decision and happy growing!
It's still not too late to check OpticLED as well
You can adjust the spectrum with 3 drivers, has Far-Red and UV, 3.0 efficiency, 10 years warranty, Samsung and Meanwell, all that jazz..
I drool over it..
For sure man. Don't take my words for it though
The way I figure is when your spending + or - .20 cents per actual watt on lighting (with SILs), you save enough money to basically pay for the future electricity bill too, lol. Like.. many times over.
You can turn off series/rows of bulbs with switches, or even simply unscrew them to save power. Use lower wattage bulb but use more, and they last longer. You can spread them out as much as you want, without buying 4 commercial lights. A COB is no different than 4 14w SIL bulbs worth.. other than the diodes are all packed together, making them burn out quicker and need more power to cool. Your not screwed when the main driver or a few LEDs burn out, you just screw in another bulb that you pick up the same day for a few bucks..
When efficiency cost more than the electricity it was supposed to save in the first place (spending over 4x as much for a 5% gain?), it just seems like a lost cause IMO.. Underdriving expensive parts just doesn't make sense to me...
