This is long and I hate typing it out but maybe itll help see where I'm coming from. When I first started out I didn't know of weed Forums only information I had came off the internet. First light I bought was a sunrise blurple listed as 1000 watts. After first grow buds were light and airy, I've used for over 20 years knew that was like no weed id ever had. Second run same, I considered the first run due to my own inexperience. After some understanding of how much light I actually needed vs how much wattage that sunrise actually was I bought some more Amazon blurples. Next grow same im talking weed so embarrassing I smoked it alone how shitty did that feel to not be able to share my weed with friends. They also use and know what weed is supposed to be like. Not light airy. After this grow I found grasscity once I added my pics they laid into me bad I say that but they were only telling me the truth things I didn't want to hear which made it seem as tho they were laying into me. Once I came to the conclusion they could be right I went to a local hydroponic store. Told them I needed a 300 watt led, I still dont know jack about lights just what I've been instructed to do. Hydro store said only light they had for a 3x3 was a florescent agrobrite however they thought it was 300 watt's and would work well in a 3x3. Wattage wasn't on box they tried looking it up, couldn't find it I believed them. Once I got light home owners manual said it was a 195 watts light. After buying 4 different lights now I'm starting to look and feel like a dumbass. Hydro store had no lights I obviously didn't know what lights I needed so I kept the florescent. Knowing it wasnt strong enough I bought some eye hortilux power veg bulbs. Bulbs alone were over 400 dollars. After one run under the florescent and another run under the power veg bulbs bud tops were firm bud mids and lowers still fluff doody weed. At this time not counting anything else but lights I've spent nearly a grand or let's say wasted a grand. Now I start saving took better part of a year to save for a new tent equipment and a ROI-e720. First grow was night and day. Firm dense nugs all the way to soil those under canopy and trellis. Bud which once weighed 1.5 to 2 grams is now 4 and 5 grams. Only took me wasting about 3 years and a thousand dollars, why I'm so adamant about the light I've experienced growing with subpar lights, it's no bueno
imagine growing crap weed for 3 years straight 2 to 3 times a year, most people would quit. Imagine wasting thousands of dollars on start up then multiple crappy lights that didn't help grow what so ever, most people would quit. I want everyone to succeed and grow the best to their ability. I dont care what light yall use or get, however I will be honest.