Mars Hydro TS & SP Series White LED Grow Light Review
Like many other brands Mars Hydro also finally decided to launch its quantum board full-spectrum white Mars Hydro LED grow lights. In total, they released two variants of these lights, one is the SP series, and the other one is the TS series.
The most noticeable similarity between them is that they both use a full spectrum of white LED lights that are like a mixture of crisp white and warm white lights. Additional red diodes are also present to supplement the white light. IR and UV lights are also covered in the SP series models.
Mars Hydro TS Series
The TS series comes in 4 different light variants: 1000 as being the smallest, the 3000 as the largest variant, whereas the TSW 2000 and TSL 2000 are the middle ones who are almost the same other than a few form factor differences.
TSW is designed to be more light for square coverage and square tents, whereas the TSL has a rectangular coverage, making it similar to the SP series models.
The main focus of this review will be on the Mars Hydro TSW 2000, as all the other three are quite the same, apart from a few minor differences.
MARS HYDRO TSW 2000W – LED White Growing Lamps
Being a part of the TS series from Mars Hydro, TSW 2000W is meant to be a perfect LED light source for tents that are of lower-mid sizes. To be precise, this 2000W light will suit tents of 3.5×3.5 ft to a maximum size of 4×4 ft. You can grow vegetables indoors with grow lights of such sort, and go for any other kinds of indoor growing as well.
Apart from this standout feature, the other regular specs are just like what you expect from a good quality Mars Hydro TS series grow lamp. The spectrums are wide enough to feed the plants a sunlight-like light. Which results in a maximum 30% boost in the yield.
In fact, the yield per watt would be more than the other two TS series grow lights of the list. Per watt of lights, you’d be achieving 2.5 grams of yield, and that’s more than any grower can ever expect.
- Perfect suit for 3.5×3.5 to 4×4 tents.
- 2.5 grams of yield for each wat of light power.
- Sunlight-like spectrum for natural growth.
- 684LEDs are powered by 300W, quite cost-efficient.
- Powered by SMD technology from Mars Hydro.
- A mismatch for too small and too large tents.
Mars Hydro SP Series
The following review will be mainly focused on the Mars Hydro SP 250 and Mars Hydro SP 3000 LED Grow Light.
Mars Hydro SP 250
The last pick of the list is MARS HYDRO SP 250 Led Grow Lights, which is another newer release under the banner of Mars Hydro SP series. This model is, however, designed to fit a bit larger grow tents that it’s the previous sibling. There are 684 LEDs, run on 230W. So, the energy consumption would be a bit higher, but so does the yield.
If you suit one piece of this model in a 2×4 ft grow tent, it would provide you with 2.5 grams of yield for each watt. Same goes to 4×4 ft grow tents, but you need to occupy 2 of the MARS HYDRO SP 250 Led Grow Lights for that. Either way, if you think about the importance of grow light in grow yield, you’ll get the most out of this light.
Its terms of energy efficiency, cost, cooling, and noise, it’s almost identical to the other SP series grow lights from the banner of Mars Hydro.
- 684 LEDs, run on 230W of power.
- Suits 2×4 ft to 4×4 ft tents.
- Long lifespan with IP65 waterproof standard.
- Comes with 2.5 grams of yield in a watt.
- Fanless design.
Mars Hydro SP 3000 LED Grow Light
The Mars Hydro SP-3000 is the new and improved grow light in the Mars Hydro SP Series. It’s ideal for growing medicinal plants or other plants in a 3x5 or 4x5 foot grow space.
The SP-3000 is 42.5 inches long and weighs 14 pounds. Unlike the similar Mars Hydro TSL-2000, this SP-3000 has a heat sink, and it’s also IP65 waterproof. The LEDs are Samsung LM301B plus Osram 660nm red diodes.
The SP-3000 consumes 300 watts of power, it's strong for a 2x4 foot area, and sufficient for a 3x5 foot grow tent.
The SP-3000 includes a daisy chain capability (the ability to plug the power cord into another SP-3000 light instead of running the cord to a power outlet), an easy dimming knob, an extra 70 watts of power, and 126 extra LEDs compared to the Mars Hydro SP-250.
Most modern LED grow lights ditched the daisy chain feature that used to be popular on blurple LED grow lights. But if you’re growing in a larger area, the daisy chain capability can still be convenient.
The SP-3000 also makes use of Samsung and Osram LEDs compared to the Epistar LEDs used on the SP-250.
Another feature is the ultraviolet wavelengths in the light spectrum. Most modern grow lights and even a lot of the older blurple grow lights, do not offer ultraviolet (UV) light as part of the spectrum.
Ultraviolet light is known to increase THC production in medicinal plants. Even though high THC does not necessarily make medicinal plants better, it’s well known that dispensaries have a harder time selling medicinal plants with lower THC content.
That means the Mars Hydro SP-3000 is a great grow light for people who want to grow strong medicinal plants. It’s also ideal for industrial medicinal plants growers aiming to grow top shelf medicinal plants, and who can also take advantage of the daisy chain capability.
The rest of the spectrum is made up with 3000 Kelvin white, which contains a lot of red wavelengths for flowering, 5000 Kelvin white, which contains a lot of blue wavelengths for the seedling and vegetative phase, and 660nm red wavelengths for flowering.
In total, the light spectrum on the SP-3000 will grow your medicinal plants(or other plants) from the seedling phase all the way to harvest, and you’ll end up with top shelf product so long as all your other growing factors are kept in check.
Conclusion
Alright, so that had been the review of the most standout MARS HYDRO TS and SP SERIES Led Grow Lights. Hopefully, you’ve been able to make your shortlist of Mars Hydro grow lights and beyond.
