First time grower - Looking at HLG LEDs

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Lockem

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I'm going to be starting my first small grow in a 2.5 x 2.5 x 5 grow tent. I'm currently looking at an HLG or AgroMax grow light, but I'm unsure about what model would give me the best value, and is able to take 2 plants full cycle in my space?

- I've budgeted ~$250 CAD for my light, but will spend a bit more if needed
- I'm open to kits / diy

Where are the best places to buy these things? Everywhere I've seen seems to be sold out... I'm in Canada if that changes anything.

I was just looking at an HLG 65 V2 4000k on amazon for $195 US, good deal?
 
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delstele

delstele

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Lockem said:
Thanks a lot, I noticed that they have the QB288 v2 4k on sale right now, would I bet better off grabbing two of these?
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Go for it, worst case you have one for veg use the other to flower. I have 2 of those one 4k, the other is 3k my plants have never looked better...
 
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DangerDavez

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You could look at Atreum and RapidLed too though duty fees and shipping will probably not be worth it unless you're ordering a large amount. The hortibloom systems being posted here are a great value. Alternatively, if you don't mind a little Diy you could source the parts from digikey
 
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Lockem

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After looking at the Atreum, I think I've narrowed down my choices to the Atreum 288 ($75), or a pair of QB120s I found for $65 US... what would give me the best bang for my buck? Thanks for the suggestions so far.
 
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DangerDavez

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I'm assuming the HLG uses the older diodes while the atreum uses lm301b diodes. Be aware that you'll need a driver as well. Atreum is great value but consider shipping and duty fees.
 
Skoal

Skoal

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What about running vanity lights and screwing in 60watt bulbs to each port.

Get two vanity lights. Get 4 bulbs per.

Looking at about 480 watts total and about 250 from the wall.
 
61falcon

61falcon

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Lockem said:
After looking at the Atreum, I think I've narrowed down my choices to the Atreum 288 ($75), or a pair of QB120s I found for $65 US... what would give me the best bang for my buck? Thanks for the suggestions so far.
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I believe you will under powered with only 120watt of lights in a 2.5x2.5
 
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Lockem

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These prices are with shipping + duty:

Atreum 288 w/ heatsink = $158 CAD + driver
QB 120 x 2, w/ no heatsink, but leds are pretty spaced out = $135 CAD + driver (and maybe a heatsink)
Also found a local guy selling a QB 288 w/ heatsink and an HLG-120H-48A for $185.00

I'm a bit on the fence about what to get. About to get sucked in and go all out... just remove all the guess work lol
 
Actuosity

Actuosity

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Lockem said:
I'm going to be starting my first small grow in a 2.5 x 2.5 x 5 grow tent. I'm currently looking at an HLG or AgroMax grow light, but I'm unsure about what model would give me the best value, and is able to take 2 plants full cycle in my space?

- I've budgeted ~$250 CAD for my light, but will spend a bit more if needed
- I'm open to kits / diy

Where are the best places to buy these things? Everywhere I've seen seems to be sold out... I'm in Canada if that changes anything.

I was just looking at an HLG 65 V2 4000k on amazon for $195 US, good deal?
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I know this isn't what you asked.

Personally what I would do is grab a cheap blurple (viperspectra's seem alright so far for me) get a 300W for 110$ or a 600W for 200$ Cad currently on amazon. Then properly invest in HLG's once you have saved money from your harvest. From what I've read when I was going through lighting selection you're going to need 3-4 HLG 65's to get a great coverage in a 2.5x2.5 where as you could use a cheaper 300W blurple and get similar results. But if you're looking to use HLG or quantums you're looking at a good 450 - 500$ CAD from a 2.5x2.5 or 3x3 tent.
 
61falcon

61falcon

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Lockem said:
These prices are with shipping + duty:

Atreum 288 w/ heatsink = $158 CAD + driver
QB 120 x 2, w/ no heatsink, but leds are pretty spaced out = $135 CAD + driver (and maybe a heatsink)
Also found a local guy selling a QB 288 w/ heatsink and an HLG-120H-48A for $185.00

I'm a bit on the fence about what to get. About to get sucked in and go all out... just remove all the guess work lol
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In stock now at hlg you can get 1 pack qb132v1(4boards) 3500k $109 usd then get a hlg-240h-c1750a driver to power them all.
 
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Lockem

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Think I'm going to go with those QB132s... not too bad after shipping. My only concern is the watts from the wall, its 300 for 4 of them, which seems to be a bit more than other setups for this size. Also, will I be ok running these without heatsinks? The LEDs are pretty spread out, but I remember reading a thread about these running hot and having to be dimmed.
 
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DangerDavez

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Lockem said:
Think I'm going to go with those QB132s... not too bad after shipping. My only concern is the watts from the wall, its 300 for 4 of them, which seems to be a bit more than other setups for this size. Also, will I be ok running these without heatsinks? The LEDs are pretty spread out, but I remember reading a thread about these running hot and having to be dimmed.
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Get the HLG 185 c1400 to run em at 200 watts. 50 watts per board will not require a heatsink
 
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