Help New Lights

Hello I in the market to get a new grow light and have been considering led but dont know much about them. I was leaning towards a 300 watt mars hydro until I read a few reviews about light going out and the hassle of getting them fixed. One of the reasons I considered led was heat issue but I also read leds can produce a lot of heat. So my question is for anyone with experience how much heat do leds produce compared to a 400watt hid, what is a good quality led thats not super expensive, or should I avoid led and get hid with an air cooled hood? Any info/input is appreciated. I am growing in a 2' × 4' × 6' tent. Sorry if this is posted in the wrong category.

I only have experience in hps. I love it. One day I will try led I think..
I would get a costume. Hook up some 6 in ducting. And a blower. Boom

what is your budget?

i would skip the mars led and look at a 315 watt LEC or a 400 watt combo hps/mh and a mh bulb for veg, hps for flower.

rkymtnman said:

what is your budget?

i would skip the mars led and look at a 315 watt LEC or a 400 watt combo hps/mh and a mh bulb for veg, hps for flower.

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Yep, I'll be picking up 2x sunsystem 315w with 3100 bulbs for flowering to go with my DE-HPS, then a 315w 4200 for veg, those ceramic lamps are amazing.
Either that or COB setup seem to be blowing up.
Many other choices than cheap LED, unless you're willing to test them

Thanks everyone for your input. I was already kinda leaning toward a mh/hps combo. What got me interested in leds was heat, as I was assuming they would run alot cooler then HID. After a little everyone was saying they can put out a decent amount of heat and would be harder to control then a vented HID setup. Ive been looking around and have found a 400 watt setup with a 6" cool tube reflector with add on wings for $125 or xl add on wings for $138. Or maybe look around for a 600watt maybe? I usually only grow 4 plants at a time. Anybody know where to get a similar setup thats cheaper??? Thanks again for your input.