VIPARSPECTRA 450W LED, Any good ? vs 250w hps

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parker44

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• Aug 7, 2020

• #1

Hi All new to the sight
planning on a 2 plant grow in a 60x60x160cm tent my question is what would be better for max yeilds and max potence
VIPARSPECTRA 450W LED or a 250w hps
will a 250w hps get to hot ? any adivce welcome thanks

 

Gorillabilly

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• Aug 8, 2020

• #2

skip the viparspectre, its blurple garbage. Get an hlg. 260 v2 rspec. It will rock 2 plants. If you really want weight get the 550 in same model, its a beast, you could grow nearly a 5x5 canopy with a 550

 

coreywebster

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• Aug 8, 2020

• #3

the 450 is a 200w light and I wouldn't expect it to match a 250w hps.

Lots of options for LED using white light and Samsung 301b diodes.

With a good LED you only need 120w actual power will cost similar to that vipar450 , stay clear of blurples

 

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chronnie49

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• Aug 8, 2020

• #4

That led probably only draws 150-200 watts from the wall so I'd go with hps.

 

stalebiscuit

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• Aug 8, 2020

• #5

blurple is good for veg, but i have heard not to great for flower. quantum boards seem to be the way to go??

 

Oakiey

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• Aug 8, 2020

• #6

I wouldn't run either one of those

A blurple and the most inefficient HpS no

 

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parker44

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• Aug 8, 2020

• #7

Gorillabilly said:

skip the viparspectre, its blurple garbage. Get an hlg. 260 v2 rspec. It will rock 2 plants. If you really want weight get the 550 in same model, its a beast, you could grow nearly a 5x5 canopy with a 550

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Thanks thats out of my price range looking at a Mars Hydro 1000w TS LED

 

Oakiey

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• Aug 8, 2020

• #8

You could always get a 400w hid for like 98 bucks

 

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parker44

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• Aug 8, 2020

• #9

Oakiey said:

I wouldn't run either one of those

A blurple and the most inefficient HpS no

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Thanks

Oakiey said:

You could always get a 400w hid for like 98 bucks

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been looking at a Mars Hydro 1000w TS LED

 

Gorillabilly

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• Aug 8, 2020

• #10

parker44 said:

Thanks

been looking at a Mars Hydro 1000w TS LED

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The hlg 260 can be had for 220 bucks or so. You can save a little more by getting a diy kit.

All things being equal, the difference in price will be nominal, and you'll get a looooooooooooooot more weed of the hlg than anything Mars has to offer.