So that pic of the large plants and jars was 4 plants, 2 Maui Waui and 2 Shiva Skunk. They were grown under the HLG 600 Rspec.
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Not much in the way of lights with that much power under $500, closest I’ve seen to that is this https://www.voltlighting.com/fl1-full-cycle-led-grow-light-120v
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How much for that light?
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Thanks. The one you showed was $650…sounds like i might have to bite the bullet and spend a bit more than $500.
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It’s pricey but HLG makes great gear. You can get a refurbished one for $599 right now directly from HLG. If you use the coupon RIU10 it knocks 10% off so $540. That’s close to your budget. I would bet there will be some Black Friday deals showing up any time now.
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That is really a good idea. Now there are other ways to go. You could order from China off AliBaba, I don’t but there are many that have. Kingbrite and Meiju make really good lights for much less money. If you are going to buy a good led it is best to bite the bullet as you said. The one thing you will really love is never having to change another bulb 
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Have you thought about building a light based on your requirements?
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The best piece of advice at this point I would think is hold out for a sale. Christmas, Boxing week, Black Friday. All happening within the next month or so. You are pretty much guaranteed to find a sale soon.
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I was looking to make a decision in time for black Friday sales. Great minds think alike!
Thats real close to my budget.
No Covid lamps for me, lol. . From anywhere but China
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Yeah, with the 10% if you could get a Black Friday discount soon it would likely fall into your budget. As mentioned above DIY is also a viable option. Many good threads here about building lights so folks could guide you through it.
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Thats a great idea, but I’m not tech savy, and really squeezed for time too. @YoBigdaddy built a beauty.
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I built one after reading the thread, a really straight forward project.
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The wiring would do me in i think. @Tejas
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holy moly.
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Many are intimidated by wiring lights until they do it. It’s doable if you want to go that route, lots of support on here at OG. Otherwise I am sure you will see a sale pop up any day for Black Friday. 8 foot ceilings, that will be helpful. I am in tents so I lose a foot or more.
As for Mars having a bad rep, yeah, can’t argue that. I really think they stepped up their game with their new lights but have no idea what their customer service is like. They had a real bad rep for it being horrible from what I understand. My Mars light and the grow kit with Mars light before it were given to me by Mars and worked perfectly so have not needed to do much.
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U know now that it’s been brought up building a setup wouldn’t be a bad option at all, seen some incredible stuff from some of those setups, it’s only 3 wires and picking out a good multiple unit driver for the boards but some of those also give u the perks of Bluetooth and dimming capabilities from a device and setting your timers
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I’m thinking about getting a 600 rspec and tried the RIU10 discount code and it didn’t work. Just a heads up for the Canadians might be different for everyone states side
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Yes, I gave that because he is in the USA. For all you Canadians do what I did. Contact HLG Canada on their web site and tell them the coupon code did not work. They will give you a specific one for the light you are buying. They were really good about that when I messaged them 
You should give that a go if you are looking at one @Granola
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I think when dropping some cash on a high quality LED one of the most important things to look for is a good warranty.
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I’ve been using a refurbished 550 R-Spec for a year without a problem, that 600 R-Spec for $600 would do the job pretty great, or two of these kits for $565 after RIU10 code:
https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/kits/products/260w-xl-qb-v2-led-kit
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