Populargrow brand LED grow lights - (first time LED buyer, please help!)

weirdingway

weirdingway

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So i have a very meager budget which is why so far i have been only growing with CFL's. Now looking back i realize it would have been far better to buy an LED straightway because i have already spent more on CFL's than even an decent entry level 300 watter!

alas...

so now im ready to pull the trigger on an off brand 300w LED called "populargrow here in the EU" and i think the very same ones are "galaxy hydro" in America.

Anyway, im pondering these two.....does anyone have an personal experience, or even second/third hand knowledge of these things and any advice as to which one would be better.

As you can see if you click the link one of them has mostly 3w red and blue diodes and the other one has white 5w diodes both with a 300 watt rating. I'm confused....does it really matter which one i get since they are both rated the same wattage? could one have an advantage over the other? I just dont know!

please chime in if you dont mind and thanks in advanced!

type "ebay" at the front. For some reason im not yet allowed to upload links??

co.uk/itm/PopularGrow-300W-LED-Grow-Light-Lamp-Full-Spectrum-Hydroponics-Veg-Indoor-Plant-/262504804578?hash=item3d1e8170e2:g:M0gAAOSwXeJXdPY0

co.uk/itm/PopularGrow-3W-Leds-Full-Spectrum-Led-Grow-Light-300W-Medical-Indoor-Plant-Grow-/271755370198?hash=item3f45e1ded6:g:BGQAAOSwaB5XjZCO
 
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ThatOneGuyOverThere

ThatOneGuyOverThere

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weirdingway said:
So i have a very meager budget which is why so far i have been only growing with CFL's. Now looking back i realize it would have been far better to buy an LED straightway because i have already spent more on CFL's than even an decent entry level 300 watter!

alas...

so now im ready to pull the trigger on an off brand 300w LED called "populargrow here in the EU" and i think the very same ones are "galaxy hydro" in America.

Anyway, im pondering these two.....does anyone have an personal experience, or even second/third hand knowledge of these things and any advice as to which one would be better.

As you can see if you click the link one of them has mostly 3w red and blue diodes and the other one has white 5w diodes both with a 300 watt rating. I'm confused....does it really matter which one i get since they are both rated the same wattage? could one have an advantage over the other? I just dont know!

please chime in if you dont mind and thanks in advanced!

co.uk/itm/PopularGrow-300W-LED-Grow-Light-Lamp-Full-Spectrum-Hydroponics-Veg-Indoor-Plant-/262504804578?hash=item3d1e8170e2:g:M0gAAOSwXeJXdPY0

co.uk/itm/PopularGrow-3W-Leds-Full-Spectrum-Led-Grow-Light-300W-Medical-Indoor-Plant-Grow-/271755370198?hash=item3f45e1ded6:g:BGQAAOSwaB5XjZCO
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The Mars sucks. It gives off a pink hue. I have a 300w Mars and a 300 watt Viparspectra and there is a big difference. Mars is a good supplemental lighting not the primary light source.
 
weirdingway

weirdingway

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ThatOneGuyOverThere said:
The Mars sucks. It gives off a pink hue. I have a 300w Mars and a 300 watt Viparspectra and there is a big difference. Mars is a good supplemental lighting not the primary light source.
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are you saying the populargrows are similar to the mars?

i think the viparspectra is similar to Bloomspect or is it?
 
ThatOneGuyOverThere

ThatOneGuyOverThere

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weirdingway said:
sorry, i guess i dont have permission to post direct links yet....i dont remember it being like that before but anyway, just type ebay in front of the string and it should come up.

Id really like to know what you think!

thanks!
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The Mars is closer to the second link. It's a pink color. The Viparspectra is more of a blueish white color
 
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