LED newbie here. Is the Mars hydro 1200 worth the purchase?

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AdrianG

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Hello fellow green thumbs. I'm looking for some advice / feed back on the more cost efficient LED lights. I've been eyeing the Mars hydro1200. Has anyone used this light? Can anyone tell me how it performs? Thanks all in advance.
 
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MMJ Dreaming 99

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AdrianG said:
Hello fellow green thumbs. I'm looking for some advice / feed back on the more cost efficient LED lights. I've been eyeing the Mars hydro1200. Has anyone used this light? Can anyone tell me how it performs? Thanks all in advance.
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Suck in flowering.
 
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AdrianG

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I've nothing active right now, but yes that's been life as I know it for a few years. Switching to Led and looking for any suggestions.. preferably with a 5x5 footprint.
 
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jerome morrow

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if you want to get a quality light system for your money i would recommend diy...
how comfortable are you with building your own?

900w of cree, citizen, or vero would probably perform muuuch better than that 1000w


the more efficient the light source the more expensive the system becomes
if you see a high wattage system for a low price, a lot of the wall wattage is likely converted to heat and not reaching the lights

led systems with a more costly upfront investment will usually perform better, last longer, AND save you electricity over not only HPS but cheaper led systems as well

i looked at the numbers on that mars system and it would barely be suitable for a 4x4 for 900w... and like i said, that same 900w can cover your whole 5x5 if you diy
 
SimonBarSinister

SimonBarSinister

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Rock some cobs bro. Dont throw ur $s away on mars
jerome morrow said:
if you want to get a quality light system for your money i would recommend diy...
how comfortable are you with building your own?

900w of cree, citizen, or vero would probably perform muuuch better than that 1000w


the more efficient the light source the more expensive the system becomes
if you see a high wattage system for a low price, a lot of the wall wattage is likely converted to heat and not reaching the lights

led systems with a more costly upfront investment will usually perform better, last longer, AND save you electricity over not only HPS but cheaper led systems as well

i looked at the numbers on that mars system and it would barely be suitable for a 4x4 for 900w... and like i said, that same 900w can cover your whole 5x5 if you diy
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600w of cree, vero or citizen should smash a 1000w hps
 
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AdrianG

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jerome morrow said:
if you want to get a quality light system for your money i would recommend diy...
how comfortable are you with building your own?

900w of cree, citizen, or vero would probably perform muuuch better than that 1000w


the more efficient the light source the more expensive the system becomes
if you see a high wattage system for a low price, a lot of the wall wattage is likely converted to heat and not reaching the lights

led systems with a more costly upfront investment will usually perform better, last longer, AND save you electricity over not only HPS but cheaper led systems as well

i looked at the numbers on that mars system and it would barely be suitable for a 4x4 for 900w... and like i said, that same 900w can cover your whole 5x5 if you diy
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I'n not very familliar with diy... but I am open to the thought.
 
Mr.Goodtimes

Mr.Goodtimes

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Vipraspectra is a step up from mars I think. I own two small mars and they are cheep and work for veg, I also have a "900w" vipraspectra and it probably performs as well as my 600w hps, but not the 1ks it advertized itself comparing to.

I'm getting rid of all that shit tho. Just dropped a grip with timber lights on two citizen 600w with framework. See if those puppy's can drop my electric a bit and hopefully outperform the 3 600 watters that I am replacing.
 
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jerome morrow

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canadian1969 said:
Where did the 900 watts figure come from? The Mars 1200 draws 510(+-5%) or am I looking at the wrong Mars?
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is it 510 total? the specs say the veg unit is 335w, and the flower unit is 512w... i know nothing about mars systems, i just wanted to help. but i do know that whether its 510w or 900w cobs still stomp all over the mars system for the wattage.
 
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