HELP! Buying A New Light Please Help! 4x4 Tent, Roughly 500$ Spending Limit!

[Gromzoe]

Hello Fellow Ents! New to the forum, really hoping to learn something new! I am currently in the market for a new LED growlight. I have a pretty firm budget of 500$. I am trying to Light a 4x4 Tent and typically trains my plants for a while to fill from wall to wall. I have pretty much narrowed it down to the Mars Hydro Lights as they are supposedly performing very well for being a budget light but am wondering if anyone has a better suggestions? Im open to most ideas. So i was gonna get the Mars Hydro TS3000 https://www.mars-hydro.com/ts-3000-led-grow-light/ for $419.00 but then was wondering there is a bit of edge lighting shortage with this light and was wondering would i be better of going with 2 Mars Hydro TSW2000 https://www.mars-hydro.com/tsw-2000-led-grow-light/ for $259.00 each? and then began to wonder since that might be the better option, its actually Cheaper to go with the slightly higher Tier light the Mars Hydro FC-E4800 https://www.mars-hydro.com/fc-e4800-...ed-grow-light/ for $469.00 or is the Slightly more expensive Mars Hydro FC - 4800 https://www.mars-hydro.com/fc-4800-s...ed-grow-light/ for $550.00 worth the extra money for the Samsung/Osram Chips ? So now im ok with spending closer to $500 than my original $400 i was wondering if anyone had any advice on what choice i should make. I have watched many vids on par and such its just a hard subject for me to grasp. Sorry for the long read! I look forward to your responses as Reddit has refused to answer this questions on all the subreddits i use.

[Ckbrew]

SF 4000.

https://www.amazon.com/SF4000-Coverage-MeanWell-Dimmable-Commercial/dp/B07TXFR69M/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=spider+farmer+sf-4000&qid=1651953774&sprefix=spider+far%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-5

Use code JUSTINTIME2 for 5% discount.

[FattyBoomba]

Spider Farmer SF4000 is a great light with dimmer that is within your price budget. Thats the light Im using for my 4x4.

[Rwise]

I went with the Mars Hydro TSW2000s to light a 4x8 foot area, they do a good job of it. In comparison grows done here between MH and SF the SF did slightly better.

[golfnrl]

I like HLG. I grow with an Elite 360 and a Scorpion Rspec. I also have two HLG 65w lamps that I started with but are now on the shelf (not sure what to do with them). The Rspec is a bit more than your budget but its a powerful lamp and the Elite 360 has produced quality bud for me. HLG has good customer service and are happy to answer questions about their products. Also check out a company called grow-it-led.com. Good luck. Let us know what you decide.

[cybersmib]

I use the FC-480 I enjoy the results. Has a dimmer switch. And covers the area well. Since I don’t have the others I am unable to comment. Understand wanting to buy the perfect light but it doesn’t exist. If there was one solution I imagine that is what most people would use. Buy a light, drop a bean and start growing.

[3Berries]

I just ordered a Mars Hydro TSL2000 for my 2x4 tent. Two of them would fit in a 4x4.

[Gingerbeard]

Folks. People. Y'all ain't gettin' your gettin' put on glasses put on. There is a spate of posts by the same person. Obtuse questions. Never a response. Same syntax.