Lighting question about led lights

[jaymu104]

Thanks a ton! I'll be around gathering info. There is no rush on this

He is correct man Str8 killer team over there no$ in the end if ppl ain't happy n they care about growers well cause they are growers

 

[thetreeman]

Ive got a mars2 and a few cidly leds. I like the cidly's better, Ive got an apollo 10 and several of the aquabars. They do custom spec for no additional charge. Aquabars are kinda neat cuz they dont have any fans. If you are using a 2x4 grow space id consider 3 of the 3ft aquabars (if you could fit 4' ones even better). I got mine for $40 each for the 3ft ones and 50 for the 4ft ones. Gotta pay shipping from china so the more you get, the more reasonable that becomes. Also if you already have a grow light up top, the aquabars would make great side lighting during flower. Another thing to consider, if temps are an issue, you can locate the power supplies outside the tent with aquabars, significantly reducing the amount of heat inside. Not hard to build a frame and have something like the BML Spyders which are very awesome lights. Not having all the LEDs concentrated in one spot significantly increases light penetration into the canopy.

 

[thetreeman]

Just built... for tomatoes and peppers.

 

[Ivorydoom420]

Just built... for tomatoes and peppers.

nice!! looks fairly simple to build too!!

 

[RockCity]

I'm loving my setup - but it definitely isn't cheap. I do know I will recoup that money after my first harvest with it tho so I am definitely not tripping

 

[pop22]

I'd like to see a grow done with these. I'm curious if they are worth the money

Just built... for tomatoes and peppers.

 

[pop22]

I own 4 Mars Hydro lights, 2, 300 watt old style, 1 192x3 Reflector, and a 180 watt UFO. All have been reliable and perform well for the money. I also have an Apollo 900 watt ( 435 watts actual ) that's worked well so far. Of the economy lights, I feel the Mars ligthts offer good bang for the buck.

Tell ya what, your very best bet would be Mars.
But another option, I think you'll find very appealing.
Contact Victor At Amare Technologies at info@amaretechnologies.com
Tell him your situation your space, and when you have to spend. He might have an open box demo for a little cheaper. A 100 or 150 from Amare would kill that space.
Before you make your move that is, you might be surprised as from my experience with them, that company is all about the grower and not about the dollar.
@RockCity @jaymu104 @stepside @Wile e Peyote, they can attest to these words. Hell, whatcha got to loose lol. Anytime my man, I'm attest ways round the network sir

 

[G.Leave]

I started a microcab a few months back using a 100X3 old mars(180w real draw), and a Ledlightseller (galaxyhydro) 100X3w. I ran 3 plants under the 2 lights and I just harvested all 3 and bud counts are quite impressive for such a small growing space(54"longX20"deepX34" high). One plant is in so far and I pulled 75grams, and the second and third should yield more. Though these lights wouldn't be perfect size for your tent, I am putting up 2 thumbs big time for mars and galaxy. Both are right in your price range.(mars was $100, and galaxy was $120)

 

[thetreeman]

I wish I would have gone with a reflector instead of the mar2. Im not a big fan of a lot of light coming out of a small device. I think you get better coverage having the LED's more spread out....

 

[pop22]

I have that light in a tent not much bigger than the light is now..lol! My tent is 32"x32"x60" and lights it perfectly. Last grow i got about .7/grams per watt, my best so far organically!

I wish I would have gone with a reflector instead of the mar2. Im not a big fan of a lot of light coming out of a small device. I think you get better coverage having the LED's more spread out....