Flower with 600w LED (actual 276w draw) or 450w HPS?

[jayzigger]

Flower with 600w LED (actual 276w draw) or 450w HPS?

LED is a viparspectra 600w
HPS is 450w with a batwing reflector


Cheers

 

[blake9999]

I would stick with the HPS. Vipars are junk.

 

[4(207)]

I would stick with the HPS. Vipars are junk.

Truth. HPS still has it going on

 

[Dynamo626]

Hps. need 380w draw led to get 450 worth of hps

 

[GBAUTO]

^^^
Precisely-that almost 200W difference is hard to ignore.

 

[Keith Stoner]

HPS all the way until you get up to
a 1,000watt led, your power bill will suffer but after a few decent grows then I’d go hard on led’s to save some money in the long run if you continue growing.

 

[dave and Em]

Why not both

 

[zypheruk]

Get some quantum board kits, can not argue with the results using them.

 

[Viceman666]

Blurple lights like vipar are similar to hps in efficiency so if power draw = 276w then that would be the equivalent of a 276w hps more or less so Id definitively go with 450w hps If I was you.. but you could look at other more efficient LED.. whats your tent size?

 

[coreywebster]

Never heard of 450w HPS. Its madness!

 

[jayzigger]

Meant 400w hps lol my bad, and tent size is 2x2x5.6 which I’ve been reading is too small for a 400w hps. All the rookie plays!! Lol.

 

[kriticalmass710]

love leds to veg but have not found one i like as much in flower as the good old hps

 

[4(207)]

Meant 400w hps lol my bad, and tent size is 2x2x5.6 which I’ve been reading is too small for a 400w hps. All the rookie plays!! Lol.

Shouldn't be too small for 2x2

 

[jarvild]

Meant 400w hps lol my bad, and tent size is 2x2x5.6 which I’ve been reading is too small for a 400w hps. All the rookie plays!! Lol.

2x2 is a good size for 400 hps, that's 100 watts a sq. ft. of lighting.

 

[Johnny Lawrence]

Do you already own both lights, or are you still shopping?

If you can afford it, look into getting a 315 ceramic.

Or get this and build a frame - http://timbergrowlights.com/citizen-clu048-kits/

 

[Dynamo626]

2X2 tent. Personaly i wouldnt run a 400 in a 2x2. Thats only 4 sq feet. 400 is for 3x3 to 4x4 thats 9 to 16 sq feet. A 1000w can be squeezes in a 4x4 tent.. Barley and thats 62.5w per sq ft.
Good luck with 100w sq ft in a 5 ft high tent

 

[Dynamo626]

Changed my mind lol go with the viper. You didnt specify in your post you only have a 2x2x5 area

 

[coreywebster]

2x2.. Just buy a HLG135w @$185 and get growing.
I just looked at the vipar price, its 159 english pound, thats like over $200... and its a bag of shite.. Man you 2x2 guys have it easy...

 

[jarvild]

2X2 tent. Personaly i wouldnt run a 400 in a 2x2. Thats only 4 sq feet. 400 is for 3x3 to 4x4 thats 9 to 16 sq feet. A 1000w can be squeezes in a 4x4 tent.. Barley and thats 62.5w per sq ft.
Good luck with 100w sq ft in a 5 ft high tent

A 400 is not much good for over a 3x3 or 9 sq. ft. for flower a 400 just doesn't have the penetration to achieve flower density past 18". Want to see how close you can run a 400 hps with good ventilation.

 

[Johnny Lawrence]

A 400 is not much good for over a 3x3 or 9 sq. ft. for flower a 400 just doesn't have the penetration to achieve flower density past 18". Want to see how close you can run a 400 hps with good ventilation.
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