Which led should i pick

Roocky

Roocky

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Hello guys
Im about to buy led grow light for my grow tent
My space is 60*60*120 cm (2*2*4 ft ) and i have 4inch exhust fan

Should i go for the 600w or 800w
Links :

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B017LEIRUW/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1507298672&sr=8-1-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=led+grow+light+bestva&psc=1


https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01871AG5M/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1507298672&sr=8-2-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=led+grow+light+bestva&psc=1

I know this is not the best quality but it is the only brand that dilever to my country
And it says it run cool.

Im thinking about the 800w but i dont know if its too much for the space

Thank you
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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What matters with those lights are the true wattage. The 800w is actually 150w and the 600w is 125w. The equivalent to HPS lines are just nonsense unfortunately.

Personally I would build one out of some COBs, buy a driver and some heatsinks and have something awesome for much the same price.

However if your limited to only been able to shop with amazon for some reason then go for the more powerful of the two. Its still a little underpowered, but it will grow plants.

What country are you from? Are you only able to buy from amazon?
 
Roocky

Roocky

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coreywebster said:
What matters with those lights are the true wattage. The 800w is actually 150w and the 600w is 125w. The equivalent to HPS lines are just nonsense unfortunately.

Personally I would build one out of some COBs, buy a driver and some heatsinks and have something awesome for much the same price.

However if your limited to only been able to shop with amazon for some reason then go for the more powerful of the two. Its still a little underpowered, but it will grow plants.

What country are you from? Are you only able to buy from amazon?
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I can go for the 1000w eq of 185w
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01871AHTC/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1507298672&sr=8-2-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=led+grow+light+bestva&psc=1&th=1

But i dont know how much heat it will emits
It gets pretty how here in the summer
Cfl were fine for me, does led emits more or less heat ?
I live in saudi arabia most online shops doesnt ship their even amozon ship only few items
 
Kerovan

Kerovan

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Roocky said:
I can go for the 1000w eq of 185w
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01871AHTC/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1507298672&sr=8-2-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=led+grow+light+bestva&psc=1&th=1

But i dont know how much heat it will emits
It gets pretty how here in the summer
Cfl were fine for me, does led emits more or less heat ?
I live in saudi arabia most online shops doesnt ship their even amozon ship only few items
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All lights produce heat. Just grow in the cooler seasons. I never grow in the summertime because of heat. Cure it and jar it up properly and it will stay good for a couple of years.
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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Roocky said:
I can go for the 1000w eq of 185w
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01871AHTC/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1507298672&sr=8-2-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=led+grow+light+bestva&psc=1&th=1

But i dont know how much heat it will emits
It gets pretty how here in the summer
Cfl were fine for me, does led emits more or less heat ?
I live in saudi arabia most online shops doesnt ship their even amozon ship only few items
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The wattage will be how much heat it gives off. HPS, cfl, or LED, its all the same, 100w is 100w, the only difference is with a quality LED they can create more light using less wattage. So you can get away with using less watts and having less heat.
The problem is quality LED (meaning very efficient) is more expensive generally, for you the problem is getting the parts to build an efficient one where you live.

If you wanted to build something really good vey simply I believe digikey deliver to Saudi Arabia. But understandably, the idea of building something better than amazon crap is a bit scary for someone who has not thought about doing so before.

So with that said, if you would rather go with something like you have linked then go for something around 200 real watts. It will perform better than cfl.

If you were interested in building something that will really perform amazing then I can put a part list together from digikey or somewhere which would deliver to your country.

If you would rather buy plug and play like those lights, no worries.

End of the day they will grow you some plants.
 
Roocky

Roocky

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coreywebster said:
The wattage will be how much heat it gives off. HPS, cfl, or LED, its all the same, 100w is 100w, the only difference is with a quality LED they can create more light using less wattage. So you can get away with using less watts and having less heat.
The problem is quality LED (meaning very efficient) is more expensive generally, for you the problem is getting the parts to build an efficient one where you live.

If you wanted to build something really good vey simply I believe digikey deliver to Saudi Arabia. But understandably, the idea of building something better than amazon crap is a bit scary for someone who has not thought about doing so before.

So with that said, if you would rather go with something like you have linked then go for something around 200 real watts. It will perform better than cfl.

If you were interested in building something that will really perform amazing then I can put a part list together from digikey or somewhere which would deliver to your country.

If you would rather buy plug and play like those lights, no worries.

End of the day they will grow you some plants.
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I would love to build one but im no expert and idk if ill be able to put parts togther.
How much of difference would it make. Is it worth trying ?
 
Roocky

Roocky

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Rolla J said:
Id assume the led diodes on the bestiva will most likely burn out quick. Could mod them but why?
You could take out the cob chips in the roleandro and switch em whenever you please with even better cob chips.
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I think ill buy the roleandro and throw some 32w cfl around
 
Kerovan

Kerovan

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mahiluana said:
:peace: A watercooled led light must be the best for your country - can also be used as a water heater, if you integrate a heatexchanger. :eyesmoke::shock:

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That would seem to be nothing more than a gimmick in my opinion. It adds more complexity to the light, more things can wrong. It's not going to work as a hot water heater. The same amount of thermal energy as air cooled will still be dissipated into the room so the room won't be any cooler. Water cooling just pulls the thermal energy off faster than air.
 
Roocky

Roocky

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StonerCol said:
If I was growing in Saudi Arabia it isn't the heat from the weather I'd be worried about to be honest......
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If you can figure out where to buy all the supplies you need ,there is nothing else to worry about. I have every piece of my grow tent shipped from different part of the world
And you need 3days to find a website that ship to my country with tracking number for reasoneble price. "Because items that does have tracking number get trashed " the mail man
 
mahiluana

mahiluana

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Kerovan said:
The same amount of thermal energy as air cooled will still be dissipated into the room so the room won't be any cooler.
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:peace: Sorry - but the heat in (my) watercooled led light system goes to the heatexchanger - and from there to the shower, kitchen or any other usage like swimmingpool,fish tank...... and normally leave the house in a water pipe. :fire:
 
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