Recommend $300 budget light..... For a friend

Johnny Lawrence said:

So then why didn't you recommend a 315 w/ a remote?

I'm talking in terms of context as it pertains to the convo on page 1

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halo2killer said:

Cooling is going to be an issue. Need at least an exhaust fan. I would go with a Mars 2 400w which uses about270w

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TacoMac said:

You're once again trying your level best to get your master's degree in douchebaggery. You don't need to try so hard; it comes to you naturally.

There was a simple comparison to heat put out by two given lights and nothing more.

Why would I bring another remote ballast light into the argument no matter what type it is when there's one already in the fucking argument? You would be arguing the same exact point, you fucking half-wit: That a remote ballast does not put out anywhere near the heat in the tent that an on board ballast does.

Read that about 20 times. Then duck tape your pie hole shut, dipshit.

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Johnny Lawrence said:

Please don't ever recommend Mars lights to anybody. They suck.

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halo2killer said:

Well under 300 is hard to get a decent LED.

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halo2killer said:

Sounds like he is SOL. Unless he wants to get low yields from flouros.

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halo2killer said:

Well under 300 is hard to get a decent LED. I personally only use them for veg. I prefer HPS. But they do get hot. I

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halo2killer said:

LEDs do suck for flowering. Direct quote from High Times.
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"A study published this June concluded that “the most efficient HPS and LED fixtures have equal efficiencies, but the initial capital cost per photon delivered from LED fixtures is five to ten times higher than HPS fixtures.” Yes that’s right, they measured light by the photon; pretty intense right?

Another interesting finding in the study is that light quality is much less important than light quantity. While light quality will govern certain aspects of plant metabolism, it has a small effect on photosynthesis, which is the most important driving factor in plant development. While this goes against what many LED grow light manufacturers have to say about their products and the wavelengths they put out but, the fact remains that HPS lights are still the workhorse of the indoor cannabis industry, and for good reason."

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pulpoinspace said:

this is what i would choose:

https://horticulturelightinggroup.c...m-boards/products/qb288-with-slate-2-heatsink - $189
https://www.digikey.com/product-det...d=ref_findchips_standard&utm_source=findchips - $90

$279 total, 280w, 32w per square foot, 2.5umoles/joule

i know you said no diy but this is so easy. you would screw the boards into the heatsinks, wire the boards to the driver in series, and attach a power cord to the driver.

other than that i would get cmh or hps.

have fun!

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halo2killer said:

LEDs do suck for flowering. Direct quote from High Times.
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"A study published this June concluded that “the most efficient HPS and LED fixtures have equal efficiencies, but the initial capital cost per photon delivered from LED fixtures is five to ten times higher than HPS fixtures.” Yes that’s right, they measured light by the photon; pretty intense right?

Another interesting finding in the study is that light quality is much less important than light quantity. While light quality will govern certain aspects of plant metabolism, it has a small effect on photosynthesis, which is the most important driving factor in plant development. While this goes against what many LED grow light manufacturers have to say about their products and the wavelengths they put out but, the fact remains that HPS lights are still the workhorse of the indoor cannabis industry, and for good reason."

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