Are mars hydro led lights any good?

VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER

VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER

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Hello everyone.
I have been looking into buying a new light for a small home grow.
I grow maybe 1 or 2 plants, mostly autos.
I have a small grow tent that is 31x31x60
I been looking into a nice mh/hps light.
I just found a mars hydro II 1200w led for very cheap.
The light is less than 100 bucks with free shipping.
They even have a mars 1600w for 115 bucks with free shipping.
Would this light be good for a small grow?
Mars II 400W 700W 900W 1200W 1600W LED Grow Light Full Specturm VEG FLOWER Plant
 
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Moflow

Moflow

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VACAVILLE said:
Hello everyone.
I have been looking into buying a new light for a small home grow.
I grow maybe 1 or 2 plants, mostly autos.
I have a small grow tent that is 31x31x60
I been looking into a nice mh/hps light.
I just found a mars hydro II 1200w led for very cheap.
The light is less than 100 bucks with free shipping.
They even have a mars 1600w for 115 bucks with free shipping.
Would this light be good for a small grow?
Mars II 400W 700W 900W 1200W 1600W LED Grow Light Full Specturm VEG FLOWER Plant
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It'll work..... but there are far superior leds for growing. HLG Quantum boards for instance
Maybe ask the same question in the led section and you'll get great advice .
Samsung strips or EB strips are great for diy if you are handy building stuff.
My advice, steer clear of Mars or any other Burple cheap light. :D
 
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Stblazed

Member
VACAVILLE said:
Hello everyone.
I have been looking into buying a new light for a small home grow.
I grow maybe 1 or 2 plants, mostly autos.
I have a small grow tent that is 31x31x60
I been looking into a nice mh/hps light.
I just found a mars hydro II 1200w led for very cheap.
The light is less than 100 bucks with free shipping.
They even have a mars 1600w for 115 bucks with free shipping.
Would this light be good for a small grow?
Mars II 400W 700W 900W 1200W 1600W LED Grow Light Full Specturm VEG FLOWER Plant
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For what you'll be using it for they're awesome
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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I agree with moflow, a HLG 260w kit will light up a 3x3 area really well. But its going to cost you more than those Mars light, although it will perform much better yield wise.

But if your going with a Mars or other blurple aim for 45-50w per square foot of real wattage and ignore the equivalent wattage that they claim.
 
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Stblazed

Member
coreywebster said:
I agree with moflow, a HLG 260w kit will light up a 3x3 area really well. But its going to cost you more than those Mars light, although it will perform much better yield wise.

But if your going with a Mars or other blurple aim for 45-50w per square foot of real wattage and ignore the equivalent wattage that they claim.
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BestVA COB LED is the best value LED on the market it's £170 and the performance in unbelievable
 
VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER

VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER

Well-Known Member
coreywebster said:
I agree with moflow, a HLG 260w kit will light up a 3x3 area really well. But its going to cost you more than those Mars light, although it will perform much better yield wise.

But if your going with a Mars or other blurple aim for 45-50w per square foot of real wattage and ignore the equivalent wattage that they claim.
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Hello would one of these lights work for a small scrog inside my tent?
Would I use 3000k or another color start to finish from seed?
 
dtl420

dtl420

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I'm with those other guys. Build an LED. The technology has improved a shit load over the years. There are a lot of people on here with a lot more knowledge about building them than I can offer. But I do know that they can be cheaply built and are very efficient, and don't require extensive ducting to cool.
 
Tastybudz024

Tastybudz024

Active Member
VACAVILLE said:
Hello everyone.
I have been looking into buying a new light for a small home grow.
I grow maybe 1 or 2 plants, mostly autos.
I have a small grow tent that is 31x31x60
I been looking into a nice mh/hps light.
I just found a mars hydro II 1200w led for very cheap.
The light is less than 100 bucks with free shipping.
They even have a mars 1600w for 115 bucks with free shipping.
Would this light be good for a small grow?
Mars II 400W 700W 900W 1200W 1600W LED Grow Light Full Specturm VEG FLOWER Plant
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Pay attention to par and actual wattage, if u have 5 ft you'll want higher par, I have a 600watt meizhi that would b perfect for that tent and it has impressive par so u will get a nice yield for sure, I got mine on eBay for 135, But another great light for a good price are maxisun lights and they are dimmable their 450watt 220 actual watts is like 118 bucks and both lights are proven to work very well
 

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shawn75can

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Tastybudz024 said:
Pay attention to par and actual wattage, if u have 5 ft you'll want higher par, I have a 600watt meizhi that would b perfect for that tent and it has impressive par so u will get a nice yield for sure, I got mine on eBay for 135, But another great light for a good price are maxisun lights and they are dimmable their 450watt 220 actual watts is like 118 bucks and both lights are proven to work very well
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Quick likely dumb question? What is the disable feature? I get it dims the light but don't we want strong lighting ? Too strong will burn of course.
 
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