Considering the cost of these grow lights, the ability to maintain strong intensity at the edges of the coverage area is pretty impressive because the light from most other cheap LED grow lights tend to drop off long before the edge of their respective coverage area. Happy to report that the FC 1000 from Mars Hydro comes with everything necessary to mount it on the ceiling of a cabinet, ceiling, or grow tent. Here you see the on/off switch, the daisy chain entries, and the dimmer between 0% and 100% Driver I do actually have a fan in my grow tent, but I use it for ventilation purposes, to keep air moving and reduce humidity a little, rather than to regulate the temperature of my setup. I use a 4 inch inline fan that moves 100m3/hr, which is more than enough for the size of my grow tent. Wattage Adjustment The TSL-2000 and SP-3000 and the are the best grow lights for a 2×4 or 3×5 foot grow tents, and you can read my full personal experience with that light here.

The Mars Hydro TS-3000 includes the ability to separate the drivers from the grow light, and locate them outside your grow tent. This can be incredibly helpful to maintain proper temperatures in your tent. Pros & Cons: A minőségi Mars Hydro termesztő sátor biztonságos környezetet biztosít a növények növekedéséhez. A belső felület kétrétegű fényvisszaverő Mylar anyagból készült, amely biztosítja, hogy a lámpák fénye minden oldalról visszaverődik a növényekre. Does produce some heat, so it will raise the temperature in your growing space or grow tent a little. But I also found that they can sustain more grow points so they grow more bushily (also not a word).

When you compare that to the closest competitors, the HLG 300 and HLG 550 v2, those lights pull 240 watts and 480 watts respectively, but they emit the same intensity of light! Compared to the Mars Hydro TS Series, the HLG lights are pulling almost double and emitting a very similar level of light intensity. The heat dissipation really surprises me and I am not quite sure how it is achieved. I can touch this grow light even after running it for multiple hours.

Again with the larger models you see a similar situation. Same coverage area, negligibly close on light intensity, but the Mars Hydro costs significantly less. This way I wouldn’t have to buy an additional time switch to control when the light is on and off. Conclusion About The Mars Hydro TS 1000 Full Spectrum LED Grow Light Its brightness measured 6,528 foot candles at 18 inches. That’s enough light to cover 6.25 square feet for plants in the flowering and fruiting stage, or 9 square feet for vegetative growth. It also offers daisy-chain functionality, allowing users to power as many as 15 of the TS1000s with a single 15-amp electrical outlet. The Mars Hydro TS 1000W has a core coverage area of 3 feet by 3 feet. This reduces to 2.5 feet by 2.5 feet (76cm x 76cm) when used at lower hanging heights, or when growing plants in the blooming stage. My grow tent has floor dimensions of 70cm by 70cm, so it’s really an ideal size to get the most out of this light.It’s known that increasing the light can help to preserve variegation – I have a whole article on it. There really isn’t a catch with the Mars Hydro TS Series grow lights. What you see is what you get.