Old Reviews Mars Hydro TS1000 LED + Grow tent kit - Feedback?

[automan2]

So the ventilation fan included in the kit would not be enough to handle the heat?View attachment 1227802

Any kind of ventilation is good...

So the ventilation fan included in the kit would not be enough to handle the heat?View attachment 1227802

I run two similar fans, one on exhaust and one on input...both on automatic controls activated by heat...Can't express how important heat control is. I even installed a ac/dehumid unit for my tent which lets me run anytime instead of only nights.
That being said, I've run autos always with a photo alongside just for shits and grins. With a separate veg area running 24/0 for 3 weeks, I constantly supply 2 or 3 healthy ladies to the flower tent on 12/12. May miss a gram or two, but I don't miss that higher monthly electric bill.
A monkey fan always moving air in your tent is a good thing...just plug it into a gfi circuit, you're good.

 

[Willy510]

Oh wow that sucks. Did you order from the official website mars-hydro.com?

Yes , that's where I ordered from. Also I'd avoid the kit fan, I don't have any experience with it but for just a bit more you can get a AC Infinity 4" that has automatic temperature and humidity control built in to it. I do have experience with those and haven't had any problems, very nice and quiet fans.

 

[Harukisan]

Hi growers, I wanted to have your opinion on the spider farmer Sf1000. I found a grow kit from them extremely similar to the one from Mars Hydro.

Any huge difference between the two lights?

 

[Harukisan]

So I decided to get a Mars Hydro TS1000 grow tent kit and the only thing I’m missing is a fan. What would you guys recommend? i saw my local store is selling clip on Monkey Fan and I think it looked nice, I googled it and I found results about it catching fire.

Is there such things as a « safe » (at least safest as possible) fan?

 

[GeorgeCloney]

Notice how needlessly long the wire is on your ts1000 driver.
There's a reason.
Mount the driver outside the tent.
It will drop your temps by 4 or 5 degrees c.( 10-15f).

 

[Harukisan]

Notice how needlessly long the wire is on your ts1000 driver.
There's a reason.
Mount the driver outside the tent.
It will drop your temps by 4 or 5 degrees c.( 10-15f).

I’ve been told the same thing before. I’ll make sure to do that

 

[Harukisan]

Notice how needlessly long the wire is on your ts1000 driver.
There's a reason.
Mount the driver outside the tent.
It will drop your temps by 4 or 5 degrees c.( 10-15f).

@automan2
So I received my TS1000 and tried it all day on my balcony autos and indeed it gets a bit hot inside the tent. I am willing to mount the driver outside of the tent but I have a stupid question; where should I put the driver exactly? On the floor?

@Wico @HighnDry You guys advised me to not run the lights on full power, which intensity level would you recommend? For seedling, veg, flowering?

 

[HighnDry]

@automan2
So I received my TS1000 and tried it all day on my balcony autos and indeed it gets a bit hot inside the tent. I am willing to mount the driver outside of the tent but I have a stupid question; where should I put the driver exactly? On the floor?

@Wico @HighnDry You guys advised me to not run the lights on full power, which intensity level would you recommend? For seedling, veg, flowering?

I'd start it at 75% and 2 feet away, raising the light as needed for the first couple of weeks. You can decide then if you want to bump it up or not

 

[HighnDry]

@automan2
So I received my TS1000 and tried it all day on my balcony autos and indeed it gets a bit hot inside the tent. I am willing to mount the driver outside of the tent but I have a stupid question; where should I put the driver exactly? On the floor?

@Wico @HighnDry You guys advised me to not run the lights on full power, which intensity level would you recommend? For seedling, veg, flowering?

Start a journal in Mars section and I'll keep an eye

https://www.autoflower.org/forums/mars-hydro.636/

 

[GeorgeCloney]

I really dont see the point of buying a 150 watt light only to turn it down, just because you can.... WTF?

Raise the light if need be.

The ts1000 ( as I have tested puts out 550 PAR at 24 inches.
Start seedlings at 48 inches...and lower by 6 inches every week.
Then keep the lights 16 inches above .