Well, all is moot at this point. I had written Spider Farmer an email before creating this thread, but knew they take ages to reply so wanted to double check here before I made a decision. They finally responded and (even though I am well within my 30 day return window) will not allow me to return because “I opened the box and plugged the light in.” Therefore, it is used and cannot be resold to customers.
Guess I am chugging along with the SF2000 Pro! Excited to start my first ever grow next weekend.