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Spidermite

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I'm looking for new lights. I'm wanting leds, cobbs, etc. Looking for 700 plus actual draw from the wall. Looking in the range of $ 1200 to $1500 per light.
 
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Hey Spidermite I ended up building 4x 240W Quantum Boards for about $1100 CDN all parts shipped to my door. They are really powerful and the built-in dimmer lets me adjust actual watts from 80-260. Really happy with them so far. Let me know if you want more info re: supplier, etc
 
All I'm saying is I haven't even bothered looking into other lights since I got these 2 years ago lol.

Congrats man, you'll enjoy the lower energy bill!
 
Look into Light Emitting Ceramic, we switched from our h.p.s. and m.h. setup and are getting fantastic enough results that we ordered 10 more 630 watt fixtures to go with the 12 we had.
They're less expensive, interchangeable bulbs so you can run full spectrum h.p.s. or m.h. bulbs as needed, they have a much smaller, lighter built in ballast AND cooling fan and they provide as much or more light than traditional fixtures.

That being said, go with what you like best but take a look at other options, you have a good budget from the looks, take your time and do it the way you like best.

Have a great today.
 
Thanks. The budget is not an issue. If I could find better fixtures at 3k I'd buy them. But I've not seen results worth that price in any grow. If someone wants to argue that fact just message me.
 
I like my cmh 630 I was going back to my hps because I wasn't getting the bud size I would get with hps then I figured out my run on the light mover might be to long
 
I use HPS/MH at 1000 watt with hydrolux bulbs. I also have a bunch of viperspectrum lights. I'm looking for something closer to what we use at the farm. The led's we have there reach as deep into the plant as the 1000 watt hps. And we start them at 48 inches above the plants and rarely have to move them.

Just so you realize the hps is inexpensive to start. But if your trying to maximize yield per watt used you end up replacing the bulbs alot. Look up the price of hydrolux bulbs and think about having to replace the bulbs every 6 months or so. Maybe a year but you will see the difference in yields at a year.

But the top of the line quantum boards. LEDs, etc etc can produce the same if not better results as hps. And some can hang over 4 to 5 feet above the plants. If your lighting a whole room and have 15 plus lights in there you can put them high enough they never need to be adjusted height wise really.
 
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