Airwalker16
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Do not check out Mars hydro. Buy a diy mau5 kit from cutter.com.au it will be closer to $400.
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FL904xGrown
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Lol, I figured a hater would soon come along. Anyways these are my results with a Reflector 96 beginning week 2 of flower.
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REALSTYLES
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There is no hate I've had 2 Mars fail in 15 months after purchase 1-900 and then the 1200 Mars II. they are ok for beginners but they just don't last.
FL904xGrown
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I have also heard they have longevity issues. 15 months is quite awhile and luckily that falls within the 2 year warranty. Most people forget about that.
REALSTYLES
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It's due to the super cheap diodes they use and very thin heat sinks with low quality fans that are super loud.
FL904xGrown
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Im not sure about the 900 and 1200, but I can barely hear the Reflector 96 fans. So far I am loving it, and if it dies on me I will still recommend them.
REALSTYLES
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You know they had their thread closed on THC farmer because they didn't stand behind their warranty so the admin closed it. There is too many failures with that unit
FL904xGrown
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Interesting....thanks for the info. So far so good I will make sure to give an update if I experience any malfunctions.
Airwalker16
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Rdwc all the way! GOOD CHOICE BRUTHA!!!!!
But I'm curious about your light setup. Are each one of those on its own driver? How are they wired? I don't see any wires jumping across.
OneHitDone
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Your all doing it wrong, you can replace your 1000W hps with 250W
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ProMax-250w-1200W-Equivalent-LED-Grow-Light-Spectrum-Indoor-Plants-Veg-Flower-/231883292380?hash=item35fd523edc:g:8pIAAOSwbwlXCptB
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ProMax-250w-1200W-Equivalent-LED-Grow-Light-Spectrum-Indoor-Plants-Veg-Flower-/231883292380?hash=item35fd523edc:g:8pIAAOSwbwlXCptB
Airwalker16
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Good god, I really hope nobody is that uninformed and naieve to fall for that...
That's one of the biggest mark ups I think I've ever seen....
Couple a dirt cheap Samsung strips or the like in a cheap ass hood? Holy hell...
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nevergoodenuf
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@FL904xGrown - When you have a cheap panel fail a few weeks before a harvest, would still recommend them. Or recommend them to keep a spare on the shelf. This is coming from people who have already been threw it.
What is the best CXB to choose? Im thinking about CXB3590-0000-000N0HCD35G or CXB3590-0000-000N0HCD40G
Airwalker16
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3500
Thanks for the fast answer , could you please tell me why 3500k is better than 4000k ?
Airwalker16
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There's a thread on the first page of this subforum called 3500 vs 4000 vs 5000k or something like that. Read it.
Psyphish
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I have a question.
I own a Budmaster COB-X 1, a 51w Citizen COB. I bought it for my 1 square foot micro growtent, but the growth under that light is really slow and it's not very bright IMO. I noticed there's a new "Hans Panel" ( http://bonsaihero.com/index.php/micro-70-watt ) made especially for micro grows, it's 70w max and would fit the tent perfectly. Do you think it would work better than the 51w Budmaster? The Budmaster is worse than my old chinese 6500K single COB fixture I bought from eBay two years ago.
I own a Budmaster COB-X 1, a 51w Citizen COB. I bought it for my 1 square foot micro growtent, but the growth under that light is really slow and it's not very bright IMO. I noticed there's a new "Hans Panel" ( http://bonsaihero.com/index.php/micro-70-watt ) made especially for micro grows, it's 70w max and would fit the tent perfectly. Do you think it would work better than the 51w Budmaster? The Budmaster is worse than my old chinese 6500K single COB fixture I bought from eBay two years ago.
Each ona has its own driver, thats allow me to move them independently, thats a nice rwdc setup, mine will be smaller with 5 small buckets, any good tread on the conectors of the buckets so there is no leakage , the buckets are square..
FL904xGrown
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A spare would be a great idea. Keep them in rotation to prolong life before total failure. Since they are so cheap than one should be able to have a spare right? Just like tools purchased from harbour frieght. They are called throw aways. They are so cheap, just buy several and when they break just toss them. I highly doubt that Mars Hydro would not guarantee their warranty, Im sure most of the people that had bad experiences would rather just bitch, complain and talk shit rather than deal with warranties.
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