Spider Farmer Quantum Board vs HLG 550 V2 Quantum Board Reviews

The term “quantum board” was first introduced by Horticulture Lighting Group (HLG for short), a relatively new supplier of LED grow lights. It referred to a new style of light where a large number of small LED diodes are affixed to a flat board.The diodes are arranged in rows that are run in parallel configurations by a high-powered constant current driver.

Benefits of Quantum Board LED Grow Lights

Simple Heat Management

Heat management has always been a concern with many grow lights for weed. Some grow lights emit a lot of heat and end up causing leaf burn.You do not have to worry about any of that while using quantum boards. Quantum LED boards distribute heat over the board to ensure there isn’t too much heat on one spot.

Also, an aluminum heat sink is easily mountable on the quantum board to ensure it stays cool.

Even Light Distribution

Quantum boards help to spread light over the grow room evenly.Some lights will cause blind spots, or have most of the illumination concentrated on one spot. Quantum boards evenly distribute illumination, which means efficient energy use.

Too much illumination can also cause leaf burn.The even distribution of light by quantum boards ensures you never have to deal with such cases.

Also, it ensures the crops get just the right amount illumination an ensures they are healthy. Furthermore, quantum boards rarely have blinds spots.All the light is evenly distributed over the coverage area of the grow light.

High Efficiency

Quantum boards are highly effective as compared to the other types of LED lights. At a power draw of 50 watts, a quantum board will be delivering over 180 lumens for every watt.That is quite impressive as compared to what the other LED grow lights offer.That means that these lights will be consuming significantly less energy, and hence lowering your power bills.

We took a look at top quantum boards that have great reviews. Growers love the fact that these boards require no fans as they run natively cool and the quantum board’s ability to produce a “sunlike” spectrum. Below are two of our list of the best quantum boards that we will also detail further on in the article.

Spider Farmer SF 1000

From the deep red diodes to its near-perfect white light, the lamp efficacy is never in doubt with producing high-quality light that your plants will love.

Benefits of the Spider Farmer SF 1000

• Affordability – Very high light output for an LED. 40% increases in yields compared to a standard LED grow light.
• Energy Efficient – Consumes 100w compared to a 1000w Blurple LED
• Coverage – Veg at 3×3 feet and flower at 2×2. Designed for smaller indoor growing.
• Quiet – No cooling fans making noise. Instead, this quantum board LED uses a flush aluminum heat sink.
• Water-resistant  – Board is waterproof and reduces fire hazards typically seen in high wattage HPS lights for growing.
• Long lifespans at 50,000 hours – Double the lifespan of some traditional LED grow lights.
• True Sunlight Spectrum – Blue, White, Red, and IR (660-665nm, 3000K, 5000K and IR 760nm) which is about perfect for indoor gardening.
• 3 Year Warranty – Solid construction.
• 30 day money-back guarantee

Overall the Spider Farmer SF 1000 is a great entry-level LED lamp that is worth trying out if you are into the latest and greatest. A perfect quantum LED for small indoor grows of 1 to 3 plants.

Because this light has a lower price point, albeit not as powerful as the others on the list, it is a good light to try out with this newer technology.

It is fully capable of competing with older 1000 watt LED grow lights at 40% ore yield because of its well-integrated onboard driver that controls the spectrum bands. The board itself uses Samsung lm301b diodes that bring you the well balanced sun-like spectrum your plants crave.

This quantum board is also easy to use in the sense that all you really have to do is plug the power cord in to start growing. If the light is too strong it can also be dimmable for different stages of growth. You will need a screwdriver in order to dim the light but this is not a huge issue as it is straight forward.

HLG 550 V2

The R-Spec is a design upgrade of the 3000k HLG 550 V2, which is now discontinued, although there may be a few 3000k models left for sale online. Everything you’ve read so far also holds true for the R-Spec variant.

The R-Spec still utilizes 1,152 LEDs. The spectrum is 3500k whereas the HLG 550 V2 is offered at 4000k. There’s a little bit extra blue light in the R-Spec diodes. The additional blue spectrum helps mostly during vegetation but it’s also absorbed during flowering.

HLG also swapped in 64 Osram 660nm deep red diodes, spread out evenly among the four circuit boards. These diodes increase the electrical efficiency and the overall light spectrum. The extra red intensity also contributes to faster growth.

This quantum board grow light is ideal for all growth phases – seedling through harvest.

Advantages
The biggest advantage of the Horticulture Lighting Group fixtures are the quality components. Chief among them are the Samsung and Osram LEDs and the Meanwell drivers.

These high quality components are extremely efficient, delivering a high output, while consuming less power and generating less heat than almost every other light on the market.

The other major advantage of HLG fixtures is the form factor. The large panel makes for a more even light distribution. Let’s take a closer look at the primary advantages of this light.

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