Better off sticking with hid than those. Look into a quality cree cob led light found here in the forums.
Wow. Well said Supra.
I just got this 600w Mars hydro, I would suggest it over the 480w just for the extra power. It's still in the mail for me so I can't tell you how it performs yet
Unless you're on a budget, I would cancel the order, refuse delivery. I don't think you'll be happy with that light. It's the same problem as Supra said above: just more of it. Chinese epi-whatever LEDs aren't very good. You'd do better with T5HO in a short space, or CMH in a tall space (or spend the $ for Area-51 LED).
).420mag is a joke of a website. Many of us have been banned for promoting COB lighting rather than MarsHydro. MarsHydro makes garbage lights. Look at Supras post above. He speaks the truth. On that panel that draws 278w, you might be lucky to receive 45 PAR Watts to your canopy. They are no more efficient than HPS lighting. Oh but its LED so it does not get as hot.......... No, you are just not putting as much wattage on your canopy. Equal watts with MarsHydro and HPS means equal the heat and equal the PAR Watts (if not better iwth HPS).$139 is a good price for about 280w. I retract my "cancel your order" comment. It might be worth the experience for that price (as opposed to a fight with the eBay seller). I didn't notice the price when I posted. I was thinking it was the typical $220 or so I recall seeing.
I don't even see it on their web site. It looks like they've changed their cases and this is a closeout of the prior model. So, that might be worth the experience.
The only thing I like about MarsHydro is that they have a support forum on 420mag. I think having some public visibility to resolve a problem is a huge asset compared to buying from less-known eBay and Amazon sellers. A lot of those guys (JoyHydroGrow comes to mind) are scammers. They sell you stuff at an incredibly low price like you're getting, then you find it doesn't put out the power they claimed, and they require you to send it back to China (for twice what it costs) "or, we'll give you a 10% refund and you can keep the light."
On a different note: their MarsHydro's website is incredibly annoying. It's like a slow teevee show. (Try scrolling with your mouse wheel. Whoever designed that site doesn't intend to use it themselves. I better shut up. I'm starting to have my wiki reaction.
I don't want to disagree with what you said. But, in fairness, I was on there and was pushing the envelope with smokesara and the fanbase (who I often wonder aren't Mars employees using IDs to "astroturf" because they really were disgustingly True Believers). No moderators contacted me. No bans. Even when the fans were complaining that I was upsetting their love fest.
I remember that. I argued with him for awhile. He's an alright guy (for being able to grow by candlelight.MarsHydro lights are actually worth something @REALSTYLES will show you how much they are worth
Remember him throwing that down when he was getting creamed about his Mars lights?).Maybe better spectrum than CFL. In terms of energy use. Almost everyone describes their fixtures using the rated capacity (5w chips x number of chips, even through they're not driven at 5w). So, say 300w (you can buy a Kill-A-Watt meter to see). I usually go by actual draw without differentiating the expense of the internal fan, etc.). In that case, I'd say 50-55w per sq. ft in flower. It will veg well at 35w/sq ft (but everything vegs well).
Just get a 400w HPS and be happy. It will probably last longer and produce better. DIY COB is super easy but if you dont think you can, there are companies selling good fixtures at decent prices. That MarsHydro600 (its not 600w, they call it the 600 because they THINK it can out perform 600w of HPS which it cant) can easily be outdone by a 200w CXB3070 setup. With 4x CXB3070 AD bin, HLG185-1400c driver, you can push ~200w (about 80 PAR WATT after loss) which is nearly double what that MarsHydro600 can output PAR wise. Order from Jerry and you can make a DIY setup for $270 with all the supplies needed (including heatsinks).
Cool let me know how it goes
I've watched plenty of grows on the tube and those guys get great results,I think you'll be happy. I'm going with two of the 300w 60x5 leds just for more placement options.