Tippers75 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Hey all, I'm in the market for a new light. Price is very important in this day and age but quality needs to come first! My max budget is £300 but I would rather spend half of that amount. Here i am looking at lights that max out my budget assuming that I will get a better crop with higher end equipment. Im sure it'll make a slight difference but does spending that little bit extra really make such a big difference? So I have a question ..... What LED would you buy on a £150 budget and a £300 budget? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Military Grade Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) Sub £150 budget I would get my light a VIPARSPECTRA XS1000 100w light. £249 budget I'd get a Lumatek ATS 300w What size is the grow space? Ignore just noticed it was in the title Edited July 3, 2022 by Military Grade added question 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catweazle1 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 You want about 30w/foot sq. of area for flowering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Military Grade Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) You can grow great bud in a 2x2 with 100w, not sure how much improvement to electric costs ratio gains your get from 300w light in a small space tho, probably a point of diminishing returns in a small grow space. With LED it's hard to give a definitive output answer as light intensity pre watt can differ pre light. Edited July 3, 2022 by Military Grade 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippers75 Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 @Military Grade Space is 2X2. But..... please tell me where you have seen the 300w Lumatek for £249? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Military Grade Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Just now, Tippers75 said: @Military Grade Space is 2X2. But..... please tell me where you have seen the 300w Lumatek for £249? Ah site sponsor is out of stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippers75 Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 Electricity cost isn't a huge concern great quality flower is. Most LED are not expensive to run and I'll only ever be running one. Im sure if I had the 300w lumatek I wouldn't need more than 75% power. Surely by running your light at lower rates will increase its life span? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippers75 Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 Just now, Military Grade said: Ah site sponsor is out of stock I did look at site sponsor and it said £249.99 but when you click on it the price changes to £339.99 lol. That is a standard price but I can find it for £300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Military Grade Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) I was referring to the 2.3 non pro version, but it's out of stock sorry mate The 200w one is still a decent option And don't for get the discount code if its still valid Edited July 3, 2022 by Military Grade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippers75 Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 I'd agree the 200w is a great option too. Did you say you own the viparspectra xs1000? How do you get on with it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Military Grade Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) Just now, Tippers75 said: Did you say you own the viparspectra xs1000? How do you get on with it? Yes mate, I love the thing for the price, great build quality and great light output for 100w(UK version), I got it in a sale tho which I believe its on sale ATM on the big River. But if I had extra cash to spare I would go for a Lumatek 200w myself and then just turn it down to save some electric Edited July 3, 2022 by Military Grade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippers75 Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 Just what I wanted to here! THANKS. I've seen the xs1000 for about £125 cheapest but the xs1500 is available at £170. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippers75 Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Military Grade said: I was referring to the 2.3 non pro version, but it's out of stock sorry mate The 200w one is still a decent option And don't for get the discount code if its still valid Discount code?? Please elaborate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Military Grade Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 "UK420" if i remember right, If it don't work they might have changed or disabled it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippers75 Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 Code no longer works 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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