Lighting question..what’s best to buy?

[Z06bonsaikid]

Hello..I’m new here and just have a quick question for some experienced people in the bonsai world.
So I’ve bin building my indoor grow setup and I’ve decided to go with the ac infinity set up..grow tent 4x4, inline fan, oscillating fans, and the controller..I’m now getting ready to buy lighting for the set up..i don’t know if I should go with a bigger light and dim it down or go smaller so I’m stuck on these lights here does anyone have a opinion on what would be best..I also am planning on throwing some spices teas and maybe a veggie on occasion In the tent..thank you

The ac infinity evos are running the new diods lm301h evo leds also has the uv lights as well..​

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AC Infinity IONFRAME EVO4 Commercial LED Grow Light 300W​

450$​

AC Infinity IONFRAME EVO6 Commercial LED Grow Light 500W - 720$​

AC Infinity IONFRAME EVO8 Commercial LED Grow Light 730W - 980$​

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FloraFlex 700W Full Spectrum LED Grow Light 120V 550$​

 

[MaciekA]

For the AC Infinity lights, you are comparing nearly identical products. They're all based on the exact same emitter LED product and are just different numbers of emitters and big/small frames for the panel. The FloraFlex light doesn't indicate which emitter they are using (that I could see anyway). I would personally avoid them just for that reason, because if you're choosing between the Samsung lm301h, which AC's products use, then you're getting one of the best full spectrum emitters available. If a grow light maker is hesitant to say which emitter they're using, they're probably not using the lm301 series, because if they did, they'd be proud to put it in the specs.

Which of those 3 lights? I dunno -- that's asking me to decide your budget / grow tent size / etc on your behalf. That's up to you.

IMO more watts = better IF your ultimate destiny is to stay in bonsai for good. But that is where this gets tricky, because grow tent growing isn't automatically a panacea just because you have a 500-700W light. There is just everything else that goes along with now being on call for 365 days a year (instead of just the warm months) and dealing with air flow, general yuckiness, water cycle managmeent, etc. So for that reason, I'd go with the cheapest panel for now.

I have a 520W Samsung lm301h panel that I ordered from China a couple years back and it is an absolute blinder. The lm301h is definitely the good stuff. Just be sure this is really a hassle/lifestyle you want!

 

[Glaucus]

The 3 AC Infinity lights are all for a different size tent. You are comparing in a bad way. You'd pick 4 lights for a 4 by 4 tent from different brands. Because out of those 3, you'd pick the one with the right size for you