So confused please help.

[Lednewbie]

Ok so I been using hps light's for a couple of years now and I was happy with my setup, But I'm constantly battling heat, raising power Bill's, bulky item's and lack of space. And there has to be a better way. So I want to switch to leds but there is no way I can diy one and have no interest in doing so. I'm more than happy to buy the right one as I no it will pay for it's self.
The other problem I'm having is over information I have read watched and listened to so many differing opinions I think I'm more confused now than when I started looking I live in new zealand and we don't have as many options over here. So I'm really hoping that someone out there can help me. I'm looking to replace a 600w Hps in a 1.2 x 1.2 tent. With equal to but hopefully better light.

So with the research I've done I've narrowed it down to these options my budget is $1000 nzd


https://homegrownkiwi.com/collections/l ... beast-c850
https://homegrownkiwi.com/collections/l ... -cree-plus
https://homegrownkiwi.com/collections/l ... ro-192-led
https://homegrownkiwi.com/collections/l ... ob-led-new
https://herbals.co.nz/collections/led-g ... ts/solo300
https://gurugardener.co.nz/store/lighti ... grow-light
https://www.ledgrowlights.co.nz/product/800w.html

I've tryed talking with the shops but of course they all say the same buy mine its the best except for the guy from homegrowenkiwi he told me 1 of the first 3. So if anyone who noes more about it could please help me. Which one is worth the money which one I should stay away from and any recommendations would be much appreciated.

Thank you all.

[Futuregrow]

Hey bro, fellow kiwi here! I actually build and sell LED grow lights, and I've got a few left in stock.

What I have here is a perfect solution for you and will blow all of the ones you posted out of the water.

I would recommend my 400W luminaire. In a nutshell, here's the info put simply:
* More than twice the PPFD per watt when compared to a 600W HPS driven off a digital ballast, overdriven to 700W.
* Bigger, larger emitting surface for far superior light spread across the grow area.
* Highly efficient, meaning it produces mostly light with very little waste heat.
* All tested in a 1.2 x 1.2 homebox ambient grow tent using an Apogee PPFD sensor, compared to HPS and other LED luminaires.

Here is a pic of 2 x 400W panels side by side in the tent:

Here is a PPFD map of my 400W luminaire vs HPS tested in the same tent, at 18" height above the sensor, using the exact same methodology. As you can see the 400W beats the pants off the HPS with better spread, and just over twice the average PPFD per watt.

Hit me up if you're interested, I'd be happy to help you.

Please see my thread (link at the bottom) for more info.

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1124&hilit=futuregrow

[unkle_psycho]

Yeah I can't say any of those lights would tickle my interest... do you guys have heavy import taxes or something? Seems like something like the Meijui 800 diode boards or the fake fluence lights of alibaba would offer more light for less money.

Or get something from a local who has already sourced from alibaba, like futuregrow