Best LED lights for under $200?

Zeji

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First time growing with LED's, anyone have any recommendations on a light they've had great success with? Currently looking at the Mars 600W LED Grow Light Full Spectrum, has anyone tried this one out? Thanks
 

a mongo frog

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First time growing with LED's, anyone have any recommendations on a light they've had great success with? Currently looking at the Mars 600W LED Grow Light Full Spectrum, has anyone tried this one out? Thanks
Most of the LED guys hate those lights. They say they are top 1 or 2 pieces of shit. Ive never used one so don't take my word for it. You could search engine it and see what they say.
 

Lucky Luke

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Most of the LED guys hate those lights. They say they are top 1 or 2 pieces of shit. Ive never used one so don't take my word for it. You could search engine it and see what they say.
Trouble with the LED guys is that if it wasn't developed last week and it isn't a DIY and if they didn't build it then its crap.

Its amazing some of those guys actually get time to grow anything with all the time and money they sink into lights. They are constantly upgrading shit.

.Just speaking as a confused non tech person.
 

Unagi

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I cannot comment from experience, but i've been looking to upgrade my lights to led aswell. And from most of the information i've seen, people tend to switch out their mars lights with either Cob's(chip on board) or Quantumboards/Chilled.

Me personally after all the research I have done, decided to go with quantumboards. Unless new tech comes out within the next few weeks I'll be looking at 2k watts of quantumboards:D

I suggest that you check out growmau5 on YouTube! He has great knowledge on the subject of led, he even has videos up where he talks about Mars led and other types of led manufacturers in that same category. But most of all I recommend watching his "led for noobs video. I learned so much there, it definetly set me on the right path :D
 
First time growing with LED's, anyone have any recommendations on a light they've had great success with? Currently looking at the Mars 600W LED Grow Light Full Spectrum, has anyone tried this one out? Thanks
I think that they say the LED light contains full spectrum is totaly shit. As a cultivator you should know that only the blue and red spectrum do work on your plants. And the add some littel other spectrum and then said they have a full spectrum led light and it is pretty good for your girls.
 

Randomblame

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For 200-220$ you can get:
- 12x Samsung F-Series strips, single row, 864pcs of LM561c S6/A1 bin, ~175lm/w @700mA, ~145$(arrow, digikey)
- 1x HLG-185H-C700B, 50$(200w)
- alusheet, 3mm thick, 2'x3', 5$(scrapyard)

Or choose 12x Bridgelux EB series for 84$ to save ~60$ on LED's and choose a bigger driver like the HLG-320H-C1050B to get ~300w with ~160lm/w.
They are as efficient as COB's and you can spread the light evenly over your canopy.
 

PSUAGRO.

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For 200-220$ you can get:
- 12x Samsung F-Series strips, single row, 864pcs of LM561c S6/A1 bin, ~175lm/w @700mA, ~145$(arrow, digikey)
- 1x HLG-185H-C700B, 50$(200w)
- alusheet, 3mm thick, 2'x3', 5$(scrapyard)

Or choose 12x Bridgelux EB series for 84$ to save ~60$ on LED's and choose a bigger driver like the HLG-320H-C1050B to get ~300w with ~160lm/w.
They are as efficient as COB's and you can spread the light evenly over your canopy.
^this, very good option OP if you seriously want to get into the led game, no cheap lite brites on amazon will do that..........or stick with a small 250w + HID setup
 

REALSTYLES

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Well there's a 200w Samsung light by Grow Green LED that's only $220 plus shipping here's the click here
Using the Samsung LM561C S6 bin, Meanwell HLG-185H-C1050A driver and Meanwell APV 12/12 driver for the fan.
 
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coreywebster

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First time growing with LED's, anyone have any recommendations on a light they've had great success with? Currently looking at the Mars 600W LED Grow Light Full Spectrum, has anyone tried this one out? Thanks
What is the size of the area you want to light up?
If your looking at lights like mars take no notice of the 600w and read the small print for the true wattage.
 

BuddyColas

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Trouble with the LED guys is that if it wasn't developed last week and it isn't a DIY and if they didn't build it then its crap.

Its amazing some of those guys actually get time to grow anything with all the time and money they sink into lights. They are constantly upgrading shit.

.Just speaking as a confused non tech person.
Don't paint all "LEDs guys" with the same brush! And a Mars really is a POS. Personal experience.
 
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