Bought a bestva 2000watt led grow light.

MR.NICE.GUY.1990 · Feb 19, 2018

*"[NEVER USED LEDS BEFORE]"*Bought it through Amazon, found a great deal on bestVA 2000 watt double chip led full spectrum grow light. Seen it on Amazon for cheap, and bought it on a whim. Figured if all else fails I can still use it for veg. My question is, I know you get what you paid for, and that's why I'm saving up for a "kind" k5 xl750. 850$!!!
But will this 2000 watt led be enough to start my girls with. My grow space is a tent, 5×5×7. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advanced and keep growing them happy plants

blake9999 · Feb 19, 2018

You right, you get what you pay for so don't expect allot from those lights. May be good for Veg but that may be about all.

MR.NICE.GUY.1990 · Feb 19, 2018

This is the light on

nc208 · Feb 19, 2018

Yeah it' probably be ok to use as a veg light. Do not buy the kind xl750. That is overpriced garbage. Look at cobs or samsung strips or bridgelux strips.

MR.NICE.GUY.1990 · Feb 19, 2018

blake9999 said:
You right, you get what you pay for so don't expect allot from those lights. May be good for Veg but that may be about all.

Right on. That's kind of what I was thinking. But I figure it should veg them out nicely, until I get a better grow light?

blake9999 · Feb 19, 2018

You would be better off going with a HPS for flower if you don't have decent LED's by then. Have you checked out HLG? They have some really nice QB's and their prices are fair.

MR.NICE.GUY.1990 · Feb 19, 2018

nc208 said:
Yeah it' probably be ok to use as a veg light. Do not buy the kind xl750. That is overpriced garbage. Look at cobs or samsung strips or bridgelux strips.

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Thank you for the input, and I didn't know that about "kind Leds" I was looking at that one specifically, because it described itself as being the equivalent of a 800 watt hps, but I rarely believe anything until I see it. Samsung strips, cobs, or bridgelux. I'm going to have to look into those. Thanks again for the input. [KEEP GROWING]

Viceman666 · Feb 19, 2018

MR.NICE.GUY.1990 said:
*"[NEVER USED LEDS BEFORE]"*Bought it through Amazon, found a great deal on bestVA 2000 watt double chip led full spectrum grow light. Seen it on Amazon for cheap, and bought it on a whim. Figured if all else fails I can still use it for veg. My question is, I know you get what you paid for, and that's why I'm saving up for a "kind" k5 xl750. 850$!!!
But will this 2000 watt led be enough to start my girls with. My grow space is a tent, 5×5×7. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advanced and keep growing them happy plants

Well your bestva 2000w pulls only 390w from the wall so id say they are probably close to the equivalent of a 400w hps at most.. for a 4x4 its very small given many uses 1000w hps for that type of space. Ill agree with people above use it for veg only.. I dont know how much you paid but would certainly look around for some more lights like QB, COB or strips

GBAUTO · Feb 19, 2018

That PCB looks just like the one in my 3 yr old King1200-guess they turbocharged it to 2kw now...
It will grow a couple of smaller plants or a single in a 2.5x2.5 space-not great but it will work.

MR.NICE.GUY.1990 · Feb 19, 2018

Thanks for all the input everyone. I'm thinking from what I've read so far is that I've acquired myself a veg light. I may supplement it with an led strip, but I am going to continue the hunt for a proper bloom set-up. The "kingcob", (the name makes me laugh),480 professional series doesnt seem like a bad option, and ive also found some interesting choices on HLG. YouTube would have you believe that the " Black dog leds (phytomax) whatever is the best option, but I can't afford 1500$ to 2400$ for a freaking light. Just gonna keep shopping around till I hit something. Thanks again

MR.NICE.GUY.1990 · Feb 19, 2018

Viceman666 said:
Well your bestva 2000w pulls only 390w from the wall so id say they are probably close to the equivalent of a 400w hps at most.. for a 4x4 its very small given many uses 1000w hps for that type of space. Ill agree with people above use it for veg only.. I dont know how much you paid but would certainly look around for some more lights like QB, COB or strips

Not sure if I overpaid or not, but I got it for an even 200.

Budzbuddha · Feb 19, 2018

nc208 said:
Yeah it' probably be ok to use as a veg light. Do not buy the kind xl750. That is overpriced garbage. Look at cobs or samsung strips or bridgelux strips.

Yes .... Yes ... Yes ...
Kind led is crap .. For the money of one of those you can reach out to Timber grow Lights , Horticulture Lighting Group and others and get a killer grow light that will give you bud that you deserve. Timber has great ready to hang COB lights ....

I don't know what you paid for your bestiva , but you cannot go by Amazon reviews .
Stick with lurking this forum and see ACTUAL GROWS using various lights .

No Chinese " COBS " ------- get Veros / Citizen / Cree based lights.

Budzbuddha · Feb 19, 2018

http://timbergrowlights.com

Johnny Lawrence · Feb 19, 2018

If you were already budgeting $850 for a future purchase, this thing will crush the Kind led you were looking at and it has adequate coverage for your area.

http://timbergrowlights.com/redwood-vs/

MR.NICE.GUY.1990 · Feb 19, 2018

Budzbuddha said:
Yes .... Yes ... Yes ...
Kind led is crap .. For the money of one of those you can reach out to Timber grow Lights , Horticulture Lighting Group and others and get a killer grow light that will give you bud that you deserve. Timber has great ready to hang COB lights ....

I don't know what you paid for your bestiva , but you cannot go by Amazon reviews .
Stick with lurking this forum and see ACTUAL GROWS using various lights .

No Chinese " COBS " ------- get Veros / Citizen / Cree based lights.

It wasn't much, 200$ even. And I agree, you can't trust Amazon product descriptions. So i definitely accuired a semi-decent veg light,... ( I hope)

Budzbuddha · Feb 19, 2018

MR.NICE.GUY.1990 said:
It wasn't much, 200$ even. And I agree, you can't trust Amazon product descriptions. So i definitely accuired a semi-decent veg light,... ( I hope)

Good luck on all your grows ...

MR.NICE.GUY.1990 · Feb 19, 2018

Johnny Lawrence said:
If you were already budgeting $850 for a future purchase, this thing will crush the Kind led you were looking at and it has adequate coverage for your area.

http://timbergrowlights.com/redwood-vs/

Thanks! That redwood looks awesome indeed. I couldn't tell if it included the uv and ir spectrum/wavelength or whatever it's called at first glance. But it's definitely worth looking into!

Heber · Feb 19, 2018

I built this for about 300$ look into white leds bro, quantum boards, cree or bridgelux cobs, Samsung strips, etc

Heber · Feb 19, 2018

MR.NICE.GUY.1990 said:
Thanks for all the input everyone. I'm thinking from what I've read so far is that I've acquired myself a veg light. I may supplement it with an led strip, but I am going to continue the hunt for a proper bloom set-up. The "kingcob", (the name makes me laugh),480 professional series doesnt seem like a bad option, and ive also found some interesting choices on HLG. YouTube would have you believe that the " Black dog leds (phytomax) whatever is the best option, but I can't afford 1500$ to 2400$ for a freaking light. Just gonna keep shopping around till I hit something. Thanks again

Half is gonna be your best bet bro! I'm running quantum boards, can't rave enough about them!!

Heber · Feb 19, 2018

Heber said:
Half is gonna be your best bet bro! I'm running quantum boards, can't rave enough about them!!

You can build yourself the equivalent of an hlg600 for about 600$

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