How to use variable spectrum grow lights | 2024 New Mars Hydro FC6500-EVO & ADLITE UV/IR/Deep Red

[@allseeingguy5485]

I would love to see this integrated into a single fixture! Adding a dimming option for each spectrum would be great for mimicking sunrise and sunset.

[@stangcobra592]

plus i have enough digital timers running already

[@valentinvillagra836]

u mean the science led raggin kush, with full capacity of dimming

[@bjdastar19]

Check out grandmaster LEDs

[@jay71512]

Dimlux extreme!

[@deleqtronica8733]

@allseeingguy5485 IR and UV use to be standard on LED fixtures, what they're doing now with these "additions" is milking their customer base.

[@MarsHydro_official]

We are so honored to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Mars Hydro community with you all! 🎉 We have created countless memories since day one, and the past decade has brought some of the best ones. 📝 As we celebrate our 15th anniversary, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to our loyal customers for your unwavering support over the years. Your trust and dedication are the driving force behind our success, and we could not have reached this milestone without you. In honor of our 15th anniversary, we have prepared special offers and exciting giveaways for you on our website. Once again, a huge thank you to everyone for your support and companionship along the way! 🩷

[@o-d-one]

FCE-3000 owner here! Thanks very much great lights!! Happy anniversary MarsHydro!!

[@dcnccc7849]

Great chanel. I started to watch your videos not log ago and learning a lot, thanks for the videos/reviews/tips and knowledge shared here. I wish all the best from Brazil keep the great work, cheers

[@jjjjjasonjjjjjackson]

I am using old school LED lights (Bloomspect 3000's) . If you are looking for a short, stalky plant in Veg. I use lots of blue 410 - 470 nm with Green 510 nm in veg. I don't add in the Red 630 - 730nm till the plant has grown 4 - 6 nodes(doesn't take long with the increased blue and green light). Then I try to slowing increase the intensity of the Red light being added. This is because in my experience the plant is SUPER sensitive to Red light compared to Blue Light. Difficult to provide too much blue light for Cannabis but very easy to provide too much red light.

[@jokibud1969]

I have a tentbthfs 70cm x70cm bu 90 tjouhhts pĺjjleases its a vivasùn þent thßts well bùipòbb Any ldeas pľjķ

[@jjjjjasonjjjjjackson]

@@jokibud1969 ​@jokibud1969 70cm is not a lot of room. No more than 1 plant would be recommended and probably want to flower early if growing a photoperiod plant and you may run into height issues

[@Andrew-ci8lj]

I purchased 12 sets of the 680nm and 24 sets of the 730nm about 2 months ago. In total the room has 1200 watts of combined 680+730nm, she's red and bright! Starting week 5 of flower today! I've been doing both only on 15 mins after lights off but I'm gonna switch to 680s on 12 hours a day after watching this. Thanks!

[@stangcobra592]

I'd be up for yield results cause Mars bar led's have plenty of far red already

[@deleqtronica8733]

@stangcobra592 the pendulum is swing so far back we might be going back to blurples soon.

[@willanderson5088]

Any news on the final weight?

[@doctorlove2022]

Hi shane if you get a spare minute could you do a video on your thoughts and maybe test under canopy lighting thanks

[@JamesBecton-o4h]

Thanks for the info.. I was a little confused in regards to using the far-red only for 15 minutes after the lights off and transition to IR for an additional 15 minutes as well. So, Ill be running the Far-Reds for 12 hrs with the main lights.

[@honeyballleckda1699]

Awesome to see that review. Some european grower teaches to have only far red on max 30min before and after lights are on... Because thats what the sun shows. First red, last red. But with that logic i was thinking so uv is also always there... Infrared also..

[@Gabuhmi]

i got the humidifier , its a beast. As a german, i like the quality ! fc-e 3000 is on the way !

[@Aotearoa.]

I reckon every colour we see in the rainbow is good 🌈. Them old purple lights were inefficient but they made plants get very sticky hi terps

[@johnkehoe8368]

great show my friend i use the fc-e1500 only 150watts but at 10 inches like it says it reads over 1400 just hoping it does not burn the plants that close still new to growing with leds so i dont know yet but marshydro seems to be decent equipment

[@jteach9124]

@@johnkehoe8368 raise it too much for 1st month

[@handymanplasterer4267]

Clear detail, I’m trying your suggestions at the moe so time will tell 👍

[@ramirogonzales6139]

Using deep red during veg is that the full time or intervals like the blue? Like your videos, very informative. Also what could happen if you leave the Blue light on through out the entire time instead of the intervals?

[@Garage_Grower]

Love the videos and all you do thanks

[@Seb420-i3c]

Thank you so much for your work !

[@dudeleboski2692]

How HOT do the strips with the built in DRIVER built in get?

[@leesnedaker8837]

Another great informative video!

[@reecemccullough4829]

Hmm I thought I saw Professor Bugbee debunk UV and IR. Thanks for the video :)

[@hiroyopoetker]

Yes but they still want to keep us confused! hahahahaha Some diligent side by side flower testing would be nice to see!

[@hiroyopoetker]

In my own side by side testing using 660nm and 730nm compared to not is a waste of time and money. I get awesome results with about 80-85% 3000k and 15-20% 5000k. Plain white light seed to harvest!

[@reecemccullough4829]

@@jteach9124 hahaha nice aggressive comment. Far red is 700-750. Infrared 780+, Ultraviolet 100-400. There's no benefit from IR and UV. Try again pal, think you need a few more years of KZbin university

[@hiroyopoetker]

@@reecemccullough4829 No benefit is not what I said, its so significant its not worth it! ahhahahahha UV I have never tried! They both said in their first interview together Adding more white light is more beneficial than adding extra red and uv. 660nm is the most efficient but when I add that to my set up, recently did 2 runs with it and now have taken it off again and put back 3000k. ahhaahhahha Do your own testing!

[@patrickwicklein7247]

The Blue Lights are actually no real UV Lights, it's also called Deep Blue. It has nothing to do with yield but if you run this lights you get shorter plants. It's only purpose is to shape plants more to your will. The same goes for the IR, it's no real IR, it's Far Red, which will help with rooting and strechting.

[@bitooljuice]

Hello, In terms of UV, we stay on fluo lamp, it's more effective. The features of this new light are really cool, and we ve been waiting for this kind of upgrade for a long time. After I hope MARS HYDRO gives a nice dimming turorial with the light to teach when to turn ON the IR and Deep Red. And when we are talking about MARS HYDRO we are talking about China and TEMU's quality. For this light we will need to test it at least 3 years to see how it ends... Thanks again for your video. and keep it green.

[@resnad]

Mars Hydro being chinese has nothing to do with Temu's quality. Such a stupid and ignorant thing to say.

[@metatron6066]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣 bless you

[@stangcobra592]

Who the hell are you with the we need to test? I've been running Mars Bar LED's in my 3x3/4x2/4x4 for those 3 years you demand without any issues whatsoever. Best bang for the buck out there..

[@Xziznoel]

dude you aint on point at all The fluo you talk about is uvb and not uva like the lights in this video totaly other kinda of scptrum and benefits Also mars might be poor quality 8 years ago but today they are totaly on point and high quality and not even close to temu quality to sum it all up you are wrong on all fronts

[@racebiketuner]

Just anecdotal info... I did a crude germination experiment last winter (about 100 cells) comparing a variety of conventional lights vs GroWealth 1500 with UV/far red switches on all the time. I used a cheap-o meter to get equal PAR. The GroWealth made a believer out of me. The stems were fatter and the seedlings did better after transplant. Not a night-and-day difference, but for sure enough to justify the added cost.

[@jteach9124]

@@racebiketuner fake news

[@michaelbean739]

Do you still offer the uvb fixture. I have one and would like to purchase another. Thanks Mike

[@jerzeysmith9215]

Have u tried using the uva and uvb and far red and if so what was the outcome did u see a difference?

[@lukekelly2892]

I've used a IR heater throughout the dark bit of the day. never thought it was beneficial. but looking back it was maybe, I mean I've watched one where it says attached to the fitting, leave it on ten minutes after and before turning the lights on off. but probably more natural on the underside of the leaves. like it irradiates from the earth. maybe the companys have tested it, not read much into it though

[@randylivingston1504]

Please also know the iHUB is being sold for dry conditions only and w/o UL certification. Most insurance companies require UL on electrical equipment.

[@growersmindset]

nice video. i might be trying some supplemental lighting soon.

[@chadwickbradbury8390]

Question 🙋‍♂️ my good 👍 sir? Can you do a content video on how much par and photosynthesis lowers as you go through the canopy and also do it in multiple stages. Seedling 🌱 maybe 🤔 naturally already answered because of space obviously 🙄. You could do an early stage like not super thick canopy and then do an extremely dense canopy I mean maxed out kinda canopy and do all layers. Then you could do normal pre flower 🌸or veggie grow however it needs to be done ✅ to fit within guidelines so you don’t get into trouble and then a last few days before harvest and do all layers of canopy again. 😊I would love ❤️ ❤❤❤❤❤ to see those results. Also obviously 🙄 you pick one ☝️ of your lights 1st 🥇

[@AmishHitman73.Archive]

lmao, i JUST got mine in the mail today, awesome timing!!!

[@Josh-ye4tx]

Just buy the kind x2 and your good to go 😊

[@dingesdingesdinges]

Interesting lights. I am considering adding AV light to my tent but i learned before that Migro choose not to use UV leds but only tubes. Can you explain how these compare to Migro's UV lighting?

[@GordonsFrimens]

Which timer need to use for 5min every hour ? Any suggestions ? Thanks for video.

[@madurspecemadurspecen4635]

Hello thank you very much for all the videos and knowledge. I’ve still got doubts about how to make proper use of the Luxxlighting 200w LED Bars. Luxxlighting made two red bars, an 80R & and 90R. I guess I have two questions; 1) What does the 80% & 90% mean? & Is one Far Red & the other Deep Red? Thank you!

[@ADKWOODS]

Would you recommend anything different for use with auto flowers on a 20/4 light cycle? Specifically with the deep red. Would you just run that for the 12hrs. and then off for 8hrs. , split the 12hrs. up evenly over the 20hrs. or run it for the full 20hrs. during flower? I've reached out to Mars Hydro but they just referred me to the information they have based on a 12hr. light cycle.

[@Smokiee420i]

I JUST LOVE THIS GUY! JUSY A GREAT GUY

[@tonyfeuerhelm]

Life used to be simple.

[@moonygrows]

Any thoughts on UVA being basically a fancy blue light? They state things like ,10 mins etc. but 10 mins with UVA is basically nothing from a plants perspective. I think a lot of the timings etc stated with UV are applied to UVB. However UVB LEDs cost a fortune ATM so they aren't being used by companies. The far red etc is proven to help at the right stage but I really think the UVA add ONS are just a waste. Any thoughts @migro?

[@valencultiva]

yeah bro i think so x2

[@fabiantimmins2224]

I suppose my biggest question is, why do we need supplementary lights when our LEDs are sold as "Full Spectrum"?

[@pikivikimiki]

The Full Spectrum was meant for 400-700nm but new studies show that UV light that is under 400nm also produces photosynthesis and the Far Red light which produces more than 700nm also produces photosynthesis.

[@christianstahler6208]

Using Spider Farmer UV/IR In Addition to my SP 3000 in a 4x2 tent but havent noticed any noticable differences. I played a lot with the timings but from my opinion besides thats annoying to keep the cycles, it is a waste of money. Just get a good Grow Light like Kingbrite with already addes UVs and IRs. And far cheaper and you can rotate each single bar to achieve a better uniform coverage. Just my 2 Cents

[@robertmiller6822]

Yeah man I think they are annoying aswell but I've used deep red lights on my cmh and I did notice a difference so I just purchased deep red but I found the uv and ir a waste of time the uv lights that migro sell are the best it actually puts out enough uv to make more sticky but not as big with uv but quality is there I don't think leds can do good uv but I also think these vg80 deep red will help fill my tent.

[@lostandwounded]

the light is obviously an FC-E6500, the same test with the FC-6500 EVO would also be very interesting

[@passionrasso6973]

Adlite is just for mars hydro light or we can take it for other light? He have a plug?

[@SpartaHub-sb8kp]

Hello, i have this 6500 evo with all 3 ad lights in a 4,5 x 4,5 tent. For Autoflowers from seed to harvest, what hanging hight and what PPFD/DLi or hanging height/% of dim would you recommend in each week? Thx

[@GenXFarmer77]

Why is the mars hydro and most other commercial supplemental lights 75% uva and 25% uvb and yours 75% uvb and 25% uva ?

[@gustavojrdns]

wouldnt having the UVA + far red in the VEG stages counteract each other or do we need to turn one off the turn the other on and visa versa ?

[@morthal5659]

Thanks for the video. can talk about New SP 3000R Red Spectrum ?

[@owenowen2793]

I use UVA/UVB lights from lumatek an there is definitely more tricombes than without.

[@stevolyons18]

Hi Guys, I am looking at getting my first kit but find the options on the Mars Hydro EU website a bit confusing. Can anyone explain the difference between the Ifresh option and the normal option? also is the Iconnect smart controller required to use the Ifresh features?? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!! Basically in your opinion is the additional cost for the Ifresh and iconnect smart controller worth it? Aprox 70/80euro extra in price . Also has anyone had to deal with their customer service recently? Some of the comments online are starting to put me off the brand, i couldn't afford to be returning parts at my own expense!

[@TonyStark-pi3vc]

I just bought the Tarantula Tent Ultimate 5x5 - how does this one compare? I know I need UV bars.

[@randylivingston1504]

MARS lists the IR as 730-745 nm, and the FR as 660nm. This video uses deep red and far red with different nm reading. Confusing.

[@jteach9124]

First 4 wks from wetting seeds no red LEDs without blue ones. Babies stretch way too much with only red nd white.

[@HoRRiiBLe1313]

If you ever need to part with a light for a 2x4 or 4x4 I wouldn’t be opposed to helping you out.

[@oudekraal7460]

lumens as well as the big words would help stacks

[@lostandwounded]

looks like the FC-E6500 to me. the FC6500 EVO had 3 white leds in each row. am i correct, sir?! 😎

[@stangcobra592]

nope FCE's aren't foldable

[@lostandwounded]

@@stangcobra592 FCE are foldable

[@stangcobra592]

@@lostandwounded I have the FCE 3000,4000, and 4800 none of them are foldable

[@lostandwounded]

@@stangcobra592 mars hydro offical website the newest FC-E65000 is foldable

[@o-d-one]

Used Led pumped to 1200 ppfd! until week seven then swap lx out for super metal halide for remaining 2-3 weeks mmmm

[@scalways]

We're doing this again? 😅 science be dammed 😊

[@S3brandon]

UV 5 minutes every hour like literally 5 mins on and 55 minutes off every hour? Or do they mean for every hour 5 minutes so like just have it turn on for an hour and a half every day?

[@ArtificialBeligerence-bl9hq]

That's not a bluetooth button, its a USB port, you need their Bluetooth dongle to access the app.

[@crazyjay6331]

glass house food producers have known about UV deficiency for a while, without UV plants don't pro duce certain proteins and their brix levels (sap sugar), which indicates plant health will be lower. This makes them a target for pests because they can't defend themselves properly. So yes UV is important, not just in flower but in veg too. Bruce was only talking about THC or cannabinoid levels I'm pretty sure but even so, he's wrong. Lots of growers have done their own side by side comparisons and sent their flower in for testing and proved it works on some genotypes. It's kept hush hush by many of the growers in the know so they can get a leg up on the competition. Also professional studies have been done by researchers other than Bruce and they found it had an effect.

[@nicox500]

Ok correct me if I'm wrong but 700watts and you still need to include IR, FR and UV supplemental lighting as well? For a 4x4 space now you're running high temps and getting close to 1000watts..... Sounds like a scam when you can go full circle back to a tested and proven 600w DE CMH that has a higher PPFD (1200+) rating and comes with an ACTUAL full spectrum out of the box without the need for supplemental lighting... at a higher efficiency and lower wattage and LOWER COST upfront and ongoing.

[@g0yit0]

factous

[@magnumopus9631]

cmh ppfd is 1700 yes but most that light is lost in heat,and cmh has horrible footprint ppf is like 800,i use cmh as a supplemental to led

[@jteach9124]

@@nicox500 600w cmh produce more heat than a 1000 led. More importantly there are many cheaper led fixtures at 100w. If u get 4 of them would be under $350 and the ppfd would be equal. The problem is the over priced led fixtures.

[@jteach9124]

@@nicox500 the only thing that's better is the wide spectrum of "blacks" the cmh has that LEDs do not. 250-375nm and 750-900nm Are important. They work synergistically with other colors to penetrate the leaves deep within the canopy.

[@nicox500]

@@jteach9124 In the video the total cost of the LED (FC6500) and the supplemental lighting is close to $800USD. Total power usage is nearly 900w at the wall. I'm just saying that with a 600W HPS and a 315W CMH in the vented hood/cooltube setup would cost less overall and get better results. You could also just use a 630w DE CMH in a 4x4 to achieve very similar results minus the red spectrum and save ALOT of money. The technology has caught up to where we were in 2012 again it would seem...

[@jm12green31]

I thought I saw Darth Vader on the thumbnail

[@randylivingston1504]

You should do a review of the controller 43 and IHub they are pushing for this. One of the buggiest and not ready yet for market thing I’ve bought. Great concept, poor execution in my mind. No documentation. And not taking returns. Waste of $. I know you like to do positive reviews - maybe you can tell us all how to make it work, or at least talk to each other and keep time. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise - a fellow engineer…

[@Elitewelder1980]

Please drink some water

[@Shinoby002]

In other videos it's much worse 😅😅😅

[@groc279]

Ya ruined this video for me lol. It's all I can fkin hear

[@andredzierzan8323]

After Reading your comment i couldnt overhear it anymore

[@Amya-u2x]

Glad to meet you, we are a manufacturer of LED plant growth lights, our products are guaranteed, the price is advantageous, we look forward to cooperating with you.

[@g0yit0]

only 660 nm deep red is interesting

[@dingesdingesdinges]

why not uv?

[@g0yit0]

@@dingesdingesdinges UV is not photosynthetically active like deep red can be. 660nm is the most absorbable by the plant. Due to the benefits of UV, we want to improve a wide range of these nanometers, not just 365nm. Therefore, it seems like a better option to complement UV with t5 fluorescent tubes.

[@g0yit0]

@@dingesdingesdinges and the simple IR, the emerson effect is already active with the slight infrared of the white LEDs, I do not need more to promote the stretching of the internodes

[@dingesdingesdinges]

@@g0yit0 Thanks for your insights. I am new to these addon lights and although they are marketed as super usefull, these lights not added in the 'full spectrum' lamps when you buy them, they somehow need to be add ons. Is this just a marketing trick? Are there lamps with these options already built in? I might give this a go but have lots to learn.

[@metatron6066]

Fkn noobs man.... so confident yet so misinformed 🤣

[@trontron-ed2qr]

Get reviewing some lights mate

[@seanhewitt603]

I am using a 525watt cool white LED with 4 blurple 23watt supplemental light bars in my veg, but two 325 watt cool whites with a 600 watt super HPS hid system in flower... The moles per day allows me to run the system at less than full power for my tent...

[@timpage5021]

The wires is a mess. Totally unneeded either ..,

[@mrsillyname]

blue light pls why nothing ever made for veg

[@lostandwounded]

I can only warn you about Mars Hydro. at least as far as support in Germany is concerned. If they deliver the right product it's all well and good, but if they don't you have huge problems. You only get generated standard phrases, the support (if any at all) doesn't respond to the problem and if you're unlucky you end up with no product at all. Mars Hydro is making an effort on eBay & co, but that's just empty talk. I have never experienced such poor and incompetent support!

[@redeye1773]

lol eh shane the blurples are back

[@Wildbillgrows]

I love mine added to my 2x4 🎉😂😂😂

[@rumba6110]

Please please please drink some water

[@slapster69]

I got all 3 of these. I’m still confused about the R30…does it ONLY go on for the 15 minutes before and after main light? Or does it go on, and then stay on, until 15 minutes after main light shutdown?

[@JakeCannabisco]

I use Supplemental led for ir/farRed 720-730nm ,660nm,400-500nm, uva... uvb I use T5 florescent 🤷 migro, CLW & AgroMax.. I had a started Supplemental when back with HID lights & early LED & COB designs. I figure even with new led tech I still Supplement for better spectrum ratio. If you look it up try to activate ps 1 & ps2 systems plus different spectrums activate different photoreceptors for different stages etc. I try to replicate close to the sun 🌞

[@billybudz]

I agree with your far red recommendation Shane. However, using too much far red in longer flowering genotypes is tricky. It is my experience to keep far red at a minimum thru veg and completely off during transition (if possible) to tighten up the node spacing. After week 4 as much light as possible. Maintaining veg dli thru transition is also helpful indoors. 💯✌️🦚

[@jteach9124]

@@billybudz I would agree with this. No red LEDs during veg unless there are blues. In addition to the white

[@stangcobra592]

node spacing has A Lot to do with genetics

[@timpage5021]

The wires is a mess. Totally unneeded either ..,