Hashyanswered grow question 4 years ago Depends on the light. I would prob say the hid would be a better option. I have had a red/purple light and I found it hard to tell the condition of the plants because of the lights. The newer white quantum board LED lights are better in my opinion. I have a marshydro ts1000 and that draws the same power as the burple one but I get better results and can see how the plant is doing with the ts1000