Help me pick an LED for a 3x3 perpetual

Doug Dawson said:
I feel your pain with the price point. I just bought an HLG 600, it hurt. I am only legally able to grow 4 plants so I want to get the very best out of them I can so I spent more but it took quite a while to be able to do it. I think the biggest problem some have with lights is not going bigger in the beginning. What often happens is you start with a $100 light. Than you buy another or a $200 because it didn't perform as you wanted. Eventually you buy a really good light and realize you spent way more in the long run. Especially when you factor in the time and effort to grow. That said you can grow good weed under cheaper lights, it doesn't need to be optimal to succeed. It does have to be optimal to get an optimal end result thought. As growers it would be great if we could all just buy the best but sadly most of us have life to pay for.
Click to expand...
That's what credit cards are for, lol.
 
tbh I run a very Chinese brand Called Philzion...

they have a 605 true watt 6 COB/diode hybrid with two switches to run at half power...
cost me 370 each light....
claims 2522.8 umol/m²s each light at 18in lol....
6pcs COB, 110pcs 630-660nm, 12pcs 470nm, 12pcs 6500k, 4pcs UV, 6pcs IR...

have been amazing....

run just one at half power with just the COB in my 4x4 for veg and run full power for flower in the 4x4
use two in my 4x5x5.5 room and two in my 4x8 room

https://www.amazon.com/Phlizon-Spec...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
 
maranibbana said:
tbh I run a very Chinese brand Called Philzion...

they have a 605 true watt 6 COB/diode hybrid with two switches to run at half power...
cost me 370 each light....
claims 2522.8 umol/m²s each light at 18in lol....
6pcs COB, 110pcs 630-660nm, 12pcs 470nm, 12pcs 6500k, 4pcs UV, 6pcs IR...

have been amazing....

run just one at half power with just the COB in my 4x4 for veg and run full power for flower in the 4x4
use two in my 4x5x5.5 room and two in my 4x8 room

https://www.amazon.com/Phlizon-Spec...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
Click to expand...
You know, those are some impressive numbers for the price tbh, and built around CREE cob is good.
 
maranibbana said:
I really wish I could afford a good tester..
I want to see if they are telling the truth, yet so far they perform well... we shall seeeeeee
Click to expand...
Just scanning the webs and I see some suspicion that they inflate the power draw slighty perhaps, but that's almost expected with the Chinese brands, but hey if that's the worst and they still seem to perform well otherwise, not too bad. If I see a sale on them I might just snap one up on black Friday.
 
WintersBones said:
Just scanning the webs and I see some suspicion that they inflate the power draw slighty perhaps, but that's almost expected with the Chinese brands, but hey if that's the worst and they still seem to perform well otherwise, not too bad. If I see a sale on them I might just snap one up on black Friday.
Click to expand...
can you shoot me a link?
 
WintersBones said:
Just scanning the webs and I see some suspicion that they inflate the power draw slighty perhaps, but that's almost expected with the Chinese brands, but hey if that's the worst and they still seem to perform well otherwise, not too bad. If I see a sale on them I might just snap one up on black Friday.
Click to expand...
ah so found a video guy pulls 580 at the wall with it
 
ledgardener.com

DIY LED Strip Build Designs for Samsung H-Series, F-Series, Q-Series, and Bridgelux EB Gen.2 - LED Gardener

DIY LED strip builds have become very popular recently. The mid-power section of our forum is full of threads created by DIYers looking to build their own custom lights, and new builds and ideas are surfacing every day. If you don’t live somewhere where you have easy access to premade lights...
ledgardener.com

This is what was.posted to me when I Sked a similar question a while back.. it helped no end and I really enjoyed building my own I didn't follow one of these exactly as you can do it cheeper but it was what got me started and made me realise just how easy it is.
 
Lpt said:
ledgardener.com

DIY LED Strip Build Designs for Samsung H-Series, F-Series, Q-Series, and Bridgelux EB Gen.2 - LED Gardener

DIY LED strip builds have become very popular recently. The mid-power section of our forum is full of threads created by DIYers looking to build their own custom lights, and new builds and ideas are surfacing every day. If you don’t live somewhere where you have easy access to premade lights...
ledgardener.com

This is what was.posted to me when I Sked a similar question a while back.. it helped no end and I really enjoyed building my own I didn't follow one of these exactly as you can do it cheeper but it was what got me started and made me realise just how easy it is.
Click to expand...
Time to do some research bongsmilie
 
WintersBones said:
Nah, I hear so many stories of problems 2years down the road.

Just a few reddit rants really, so hard to say how honest or knowledgeable they were.
Click to expand...
Ya, I hate to diss a RIU advertiser, but I've seen a bunch of posts where people got a little shock from them.

Whos having problems with Mars Hydro

Ok I've seen in a couple posts that a decent amount of ppl are having problems with mars hydro so just wanted to make this thread to see who's all going through the same kind of stuff with them. My problem with them was I bought 2 of their 150w lights from Amazon not used. So I set them up and...
www.rollitup.org
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

P
LED for single autoflower
Replies
17
Views
1K
diyled
diyled
spachal
  • Poll Poll
Bridgelux EB gen2 DIY light - add supplemental 660+730 (deep&far) LEDs there?
Replies
13
Views
972
spachal
spachal
Skunkbudz
Horticulture Lighting Group 350R
Replies
10
Views
2K
Nizza
Nizza
BeavTek
Need advice. 3x3 grow tent LED.
2 3
Replies
44
Views
4K
insomnia65
insomnia65
S
Led Specialist. Help me, im Lost.
Replies
5
Views
444
bk78
bk78
Back
Top