Need 2020 lighting help for my new setup

[dirtyshawa]

Hey Gang,

I need a little help. Took a little break, and now I’m getting a new room ready. I usually grow vertical...my yields are excellent!

However, I want to switch to a horizontal top end double ended setup on light movers, or something good like ceramics (no clue how it works), just not leds.

I been searching for the 1000w 120v Gavitas, but it looks like they stopped making that variant???

What I was thinking of is running 2x 1000w gavitas in individual 4x8 lanes on light movers.

Here’s my basic setup:
-8x8 area w/Co2
-Blumats
-Canna coco

What lighting or what type of lighting setup should I get going into 2020???

 

[Renfro]

Well in the 2020's growing with LED is going to take over. LED's are there and getting better, in time a price point will be hit with a product that is able to do the job and then it's game over for HPS.

So sticking with HPS for now is a wise move IMO. The LED tech out now isn't it yet.

 

[Hust17]

Well in the 2020's growing with LED is going to take over. LED's are there and getting better, in time a price point will be hit with a product that is able to do the job and then it's game over for HPS.

So sticking with HPS for now is a wise move IMO. The LED tech out now isn't it yet.

One 1000W HPS costs more than $200/yr extra to run over it’s LED counterpart if your electricity is at 12c/kwh. That’s not including heating/cooling costs on top of HPS.. you could easily be looking at over $500 difference PER YEAR PER LIGHT.

 

[Renfro]

I know but they don't last. Surfaces of the LED degrade and output diminishes. there is at least one product in the works that solves this. Thing is LED tech is still too pricey to throw away in 2 or 3 years because of diminished output and obsolescence.

 

[Renfro]

For a short term 2 or 3 year solution then buy a 1000 dollar LED to replace the HPS and that will work.

 

[Hust17]

I know but they don't last. Surfaces of the LED degrade and output diminishes. there is at least one product in the works that solves this. Thing is LED tech is still too pricey to throw away in 2 or 3 years because of diminished output and obsolescence.

My light has a 5 year warranty but I know what you’re saying.