Picking A Newbie LED

Looking for suggestions on my first LED to fill a 96x48x72 A-frame tent.
This is only my second tent (adding to my 4x4 setup) and I am in no way a super experienced grower.. Any tips on a good beginner LED board would be appreciated and suggestions if 1 will be enough or will I need to spring for 2..

Stock Photo of tent being used..

Thanks in advance..

What is your budget and no one LED is gonna cover that beast

EDIT: WELCOME to RIU

Well I was trying to keep it around a couple hundred, but if 2 are needed I guess I'll have to open my wallet a little wider.. lol

And thanks, super excited to have found this site!
The wealth of knowledge here is unbelievable...

Basebaby said:

Well I was trying to keep it around a couple hundred or less, but if 2 are needed I guess I'll have to open my wallet a little wider.. lol

And thanks, super excited to have found this site!
The wealth of knowledge here is unbelievable...

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A couple hundred wouldn't cover a single 4x4 in LED. BUT, you could get two 600 watt HPS for around $250. Look into the Alibaba lights for the cheapest LED options, but you're still probably looking at around $1,000. Up to twice that (or more) if you look at the higher end options. I paid around $550 for a Medic Grow Fold-8, which covers 4x4 beautifully.

$500 per?
Well shit, what's the deal with all the ones I'm seeing floating around amazon etcetera priced anywhere from $120 to $400?
Am I not looking at the right stuff?

Amd thnx for the quick replies..

Rurumo said:

A couple hundred wouldn't cover a single 4x4 in LED. BUT, you could get two 600 watt HPS for around $250. Look into the Alibaba lights for the cheapest LED options, but you're still probably looking at around $1,000. Up to twice that (or more) if you look at the higher end options. I paid around $550 for a Medic Grow Fold-8, which covers 4x4 beautifully.

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And I honestly don't mind going the hps route again if need be.. They do the trick in the 4x4.. Was just hoping to upgrade if possible..

It takes a lot of light to effectively cover 32 square feet!
If electricity is dirt cheap in your area, HPS is a viable option, if not, LED lights are a much better option despite the higher initial cost

Would also take into consideration your climate I would much rather be paying extra running hps than paying to run heaters in my location it’s led summer hps winter just food for thought good luck op

Leeski said:

Would also take into consideration your climate I would much rather be paying extra running hps than paying to run heaters in my location it’s led summer hps winter just food for thought good luck op

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This is a great point! Quite a few people run LED in the summer and HID in the winter just for the heat.

Basebaby said:

$500 per?
Well shit, what's the deal with all the ones I'm seeing floating around amazon etcetera priced anywhere from $120 to $400?
Am I not looking at the right stuff?

Amd thnx for the quick replies..

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Don't trust anything the manufacturers say on Amazon. Read up on as many LED threads here as you can. Look up BK's Shit Show thread-he uses the Meiju (I think) lights from Alibaba, so you can see how great they work as a cheaper option. HID is by far the cheapest way to cover that space well. Good luck!

Great info here guys!
Will be doing a bunch of reading and research tonight..

Hey man I was just messing around on Amazon and saw these.

150w for $60 not bad. Not sure about the specs

DAKASON LED Grow Light 1500, Full Spectrum LED Growing Lamp for Indoor Plant, Commercial Grow Light LED with Dimming Knob for Green House All Stage from Seeding to Veg & Bloom (DAKS-150W-L) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092PMWMGN/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_WZ712NTN7QS43N63KGP2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

MyBallzItch said:

Hey man I was just messing around on Amazon and saw these.

150w for $60 not bad. Not sure about the specs

DAKASON LED Grow Light 1500, Full Spectrum LED Growing Lamp for Indoor Plant, Commercial Grow Light LED with Dimming Knob for Green House All Stage from Seeding to Veg & Bloom (DAKS-150W-L) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092PMWMGN/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_WZ712NTN7QS43N63KGP2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

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You see, it covers 2x2 in flower maybe you will need over 1k watts to cover that size. 2x 1000w hps or around 6x240watt LEDS. I bought 2x 240watt leds a couple of weeks ago, around 340euro delivered from china. Kingbrite is a reliable supplier on Aliexpress

Rurumo said:

Don't trust anything the manufacturers say on Amazon.

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Solid advice!

"Amazon has suspended hundreds of top Chinese sellers over the past two months. The company seems to be just now enforcing its rules for blatant policy violations like manipulating customer reviews."

This can be found on many sites doing so called reviews.....
"is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.ca and any other website that may be affiliated with Amazon Service LLC Associates Program."

Try the vipraspectra p4000

Get 2 of them at least

Basebaby said:

Looking for suggestions on my first LED to fill a 96x48x72 A-frame tent.
This is only my second tent (adding to my 4x4 setup) and I am in no way a super experienced grower.. Any tips on a good beginner LED board would be appreciated and suggestions if 1 will be enough or will I need to spring for 2..

Stock Photo of tent being used..

Thanks in advance..

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30-35 actual watts per square foot is a common recommendation for decent LED.

Autodoctor said:

Try the vipraspectra p4000

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i was just about to recommend this, it’s a cheaper light, still good quality, and is a nice long board for that wide space.

Hlg has some good products also

Or a couple e6500 from Mars if can’t afford the real high end