Led or hps I'm confused help

I'm wanting a 1000 watt hps but would rather a led but confused because by the sounds of it its better to buy hps because better product and not over 600 dollars ither big deal if the hydro is 20 dollars more and I gotta vent my heat in summer anyone got a led that will fit my needs and my budget or that would make sense cause 1300 for led isn't the right answer when 500 will get 1000 hps and prolly 20 a month more to run sounds better to me what you guys think

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You will probably need to invest at least 1200 dollars for a LED growlight that can match a 1000w HPS.
Unless DIY, but even then it's still expensive.


DE HPS is still very efficient, a high end Gavita will still last you 2 years and by then LEDs will be even more efficient and cheaper.


Maybe you can do it for cheap with generic philips 13 watt (100w equivalent) bulbs, but I don't know if you think it's ideal to potentially have 70 bulbs hanging around.

ctec19 said:

I'm wanting a 1000 watt hps but would rather a led but confused because by the sounds of it its better to buy hps because better product and not over 600 dollars ither big deal if the hydro is 20 dollars more and I gotta vent my heat in summer anyone got a led that will fit my needs and my budget or that would make sense cause 1300 for led isn't the right answer when 500 will get 1000 hps and prolly 20 a month more to run sounds better to me what you guys think

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DIY I would use 9 citizen 1818 or luminus cmx22 $170 - $200 depending on the chip
3 Hlg 240-54-b drivers $210 or go with the elg series and get them for $153
Aluminum angle and wire misc $100
The prices do not include shipping but as you can see it can be done

Will that be same par as 1000 hps and how many watts will that use

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ctec19 said:

Will that be same par as 1000 hps and how many watts will that use

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I forgot heatsinks in the earlier post
Here you go

Citizen.1818C4.3000K 9 COBS @1.4A ON 5.88 PROFILE HEATSINK
16 SQ.FT. CANOPY 93% EFFICIENT DRIVER @10 CENTS PER KWH
Total power watts at the wall: 704.3
Cobs power watts: 655
Total voltage forward: 468
Total lumens: 97595
Total PAR watts assuming 10% loss: 268
Total PPF: 1302.48
PPFD based on canopy area: 876.24
PAR watts per sq.ft.: 16.75
Cob efficiency: 45.48%
Power watts per sq.ft.: 40.94
Voltage forward per cob: 52.0
Lumens per watt: 149.0
Heatsink riser thickness / number of fins / fin's length: 0.27in/14/1.0in
Heatsink area per inch: 260.01 cm^2
Total heat watts: 357
umol/s/W / CRI: 4.86 / 80CRI
Heatsink length passive cooling @120cm^2/heatwatt: 165 inches
Heatsink length active cooling @40cm^2/heatwatt: 55 inches
COB cost dollar per PAR watt: $1.08
Electric cost @12/12 in 30 days: $25.85
Electric cost @18/6 in 30 days: $38.53
Cost per cob: $32.08
Heatsink cost per inch cut: $1.74
Total cobs cost: $289
Total heatsink passive cooling cost: $287
Total heatsink active cooling cost: $95

http://timbergrowlights.com/400-watt-vero29-v7-square-framework/

In your price range and it'll do a 3.5'x3.5' very nicely.

Easy LB plus and think of the
Electricity $ you'll save.