please help was looking for some advice on cheap grow lights

best lights

  • cobs

    Votes: 3 23.1%
  • samsung strips

    Votes: 4 30.8%
  • quantum boards

    Votes: 4 30.8%
  • other ?

    Votes: 2 15.4%

  • Total voters
    13

casperd

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please help was looking for some advice on cheap grow lights for a 60x60x140cm grow tent ?
 

JohnDee

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please help was looking for some advice on cheap grow lights for a 60x60x140cm grow tent ?
Hi Casperd,
I don't think you'll be happy with cheap LEDs. Lots of disappointing grows confirm that.

Harley's suggestion of a cheap HID is most practical though in a small tent like that, HID might not be an option...though the 175 watt MH might be tempting (to me)

I recently bought a used LED and you might consider that option...,
JD
 

Bigjim34

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Cheap and led don’t work to well from what I have experienced so far. I did end up buying a cheap led and replaced it in a month with an power 600 watt mh/hps set up for like 150 or so and it has been great so far compared to the cheap led
 

GBAUTO

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projectinfo has a perfect suggestion. I did something similar with a 24x18 cookie pan, 240w Meanwell, and 5 Samsung double row F-strips. Absolutely crushes a closet grow.
 

casperd

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Hi Casperd,
I don't think you'll be happy with cheap LEDs. Lots of disappointing grows confirm that.

Harley's suggestion of a cheap HID is most practical though in a small tent like that, HID might not be an option...though the 175 watt MH might be tempting (to me)

I recently bought a used LED and you might consider that option...,
JD
i had a mars2 400w didnt impress me i was just looking at the growmouse puck light for the cob heatsink that has the samsung diodes that are on the solstrips just gonna get 2 of them
 

JohnDee

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i had a mars2 400w didnt impress me i was just looking at the growmouse puck light for the cob heatsink that has the samsung diodes that are on the solstrips just gonna get 2 of them
Sounds good to me...but I'm just learning about leds. Sems that the samsung diodes are what you want.

I mentioned a used light because I recently purchased one. A lumiGrow pro 650. I never would have paid the asking price for these but used on ebay I paid like 1/4 retail. I just wanted to give it a try.
JD
 

BMWEATER

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I use the $59 Mars 300 and grow some very decent stuff. They have lasted me over 3 years of daily use. Now I would do something along th HLG 65, they may be low for what you need now but you can another one a year later and so on
 

blowincherrypie

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Maybe, but the QB watts are ALOT lower than most LEDs, my HLG 65 is at least 1.5-2 times better than the galaxy/mars hydro 300w it replaced
regardless.. 65w is not enough for 4ft2.. period. It will veg fine but you can NOT flower properly with under 20w/ft2 of any light out right now.

If you're only using it for a single plant (or a few tiny ones i suppose) in part of the tent it would be fine... If you're trying to properly light the entire tent, it will not be enough
 

PopeyeSpinach

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regardless.. 65w is not enough for 4ft2.. period. It will veg fine but you can NOT flower properly with under 20w/ft2 of any light out right now.

If you're only using it for a single plant (or a few tiny ones i suppose) in part of the tent it would be fine... If you're trying to properly light the entire tent, it will not be enough
No arguments w that, but I think he would be better off buying a 4-pack of quantum board 120 and a sufficient driver for 200 ish bucks all together
 

Mafiaal

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I bought an $85 1000W led bank off wish just to see how it does, for veg it wasn’t strong enough and I’ve had to sub in 5 CFL’s and so for around $250 i have enough power now... so it can be done on the cheap. Being it’s my first grown I’d say lesson learned.
 
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