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Would this be an upgrade or downgrade?
Duddersstarted grow question 3 years ago
Currently using a 400w HPS on a 18/6 schedule for my autoflower.
I've just seen this being sold on FB and wondered whether this might be as efficient/better/worse than what I already have
Appreciate that it's a 'budget' light, but still looks pretty good 🤷♂️🏼
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MrStinkyanswered grow question 3 years ago
I would orefer a 100w LED over a 400w HPS - BUT - looks like you are growing in some corner of a shed so a HPS might actually do your temps better than a 100w LED if your outside temps are dropping below 15oC purely from a temp view - HPS cost anfortune to run so if your enviornment is stable go for the LED. If temp drops are an issue might be worth keeping the hps and ballast just for the temperature
LeastExpectedGroweranswered grow question 3 years ago
Nope. That's a 100w light give or take. A quarter of what you now have.
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Papa_Tanswered grow question 3 years ago
Yes Dudders!! This will be a massive upgrade for your electricity bill.
HPS is really nice and produces nice weed. It’s just that it’s really expensive to operate.
This Spider farmer will definitely be a more economical option for operational costs but may not perform as well as your 600 watt HPS.
So it’s a trade off right.
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MrStinkyanswered grow question 3 years ago
Yeah man. I use a 100w LED.
You will be surprised by the results
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MrStinkyanswered grow question 3 years ago
Although look a bit deeper into that 1000w rating - it is probably like 150w at the wall or something but samsung diodes are good man
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