Convert red/blue COB to full spectrum?

Hi folks,
I posted this in the wrong area yesterday and just wanted to get the opinion of the guys in the lighting sub. If Im wrong by reposting this here I apologise.

I recently purchased 2 400w COB leds (4x 100w Cobs) Lush Pro 400w COB Led panel - Hydro World It wasnt clear at the time that these are red and blue leds only, mainly red,, not full spectrum. They arent really suitable for me as I wanted an allrounder.

I got them pretty cheap at half price ($250) so Im wondering am I better off just returning these and taking a hit on the postage or would it be possible to get some white 100w COBS and replace maybe 2 of the 4 blue/red cobs with white cobs. Each COB has 32 x 3w leds but I don t know what driver it has. Is this a reasonable route to take?

In the other thread a user suggested I just retrun them. Would you guys concur with that?

Thankyou.

I checked the website and there is no info on the lights whatsoever. Alarm bells shoulda been ringing straight away.
Is it really 400 watts?
You'd need to open it up to see exactly what size drivers are in there which would probably make any warranty invalid and you'd be stuck with it.
They say .....'have had there drivers tuned to provide a high Par output'...... should be 'their' lol Bullshit!

Perhaps they might exchange it? I see other fixtures on their site or should that be 'there' site.
The marshydo lights they sell would be the better budget option.
For example
Look at the information they give for the marshydro compared to lush pro.

Send it back.

Moflow said:

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I checked the website and there is no info on the lights whatsoever. Alarm bells shoulda been ringing straight away.
Is it really 400 watts?
You'd need to open it up to see exactly what size drivers are in there which would probably make any warranty invalid and you'd be stuck with it.
They say .....'have had there drivers tuned to provide a high Par output'...... should be 'their' lol Bullshit!

Perhaps they might exchange it? I see other fixtures on their site or should that be 'there' site.
The marshydo lights they sell would be the better budget option.
For example

Mars Hydro FC-E 3000

HydroWorld is one of Australia's largest and longest running hydroponics shops. See us for all your hydroponic shopping needs, online and in store.

www.hydroworld.com.au

Look at the information they give for the marshydro compared to lush pro.

Send it back.

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It might be worth mentioning that Mars also fudge with their numbers by almost 10% (or they quote board efficiency rather than system efficiency), ive seen the tests reports...
But indeed, return this to sender

Moflow said:

I checked the website and there is no info on the lights whatsoever. Alarm bells shoulda been ringing straight away.


Send it back.

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Here they are on the alixpress website with a lot more details, they are 90% red spectrum. 400W Cob Led Grow Light Full Spectrum Grow lamp Leds for Greenhouse Indoor Growth Plants Growing Veg and Bloom|grow lamp led|grow lampled grow - AliExpress Still doesnt say what driver its using.
Seems like the consensus it to just send them back. Its a shame because everywhere else is selling them for $450 and I got them for $250 so I thought Id scored a bit of a bargain. bummer.

fishburgr said:

Here they are on the alixpress website with a lot more details, they are 90% red spectrum. 400W Cob Led Grow Light Full Spectrum Grow lamp Leds for Greenhouse Indoor Growth Plants Growing Veg and Bloom|grow lamp led|grow lampled grow - AliExpress Still doesnt say what driver its using.
Seems like the consensus it to just send them back. Its a shame because everywhere else is selling them for $450 and I got them for $250 so I thought Id scored a bit of a bargain. bummer.

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Looks like the actual power draw is 226w.