I watched this thread for a year before I had the nerve to try to grow my medicine. I bought a Mars II 700 Watt and used it in the flowering of my first grow (started with 250 actual watt CFL) and got over an ounce from a constantly and seriously stressed (by me) auto. If you ever want to try a nice auto try Serious Seeds' Red Poison. My single cola was red and the dried was dark purple. Beautiful and I put it on this thread if you want to see it. But it was my first grow and it was DWC and the nute temps were in the 80s for the first four weeks. Recently I bought a 48x3 reflector from Sara's ebay site to start my next seed and grow three weeks before change to 700. I absolutely believe they are the best light for the price that most of us Med Mj growers can afford. I think a few grams difference in a light that costs more than twice TopLED light costs is just not worth the effect it could have on my household finances. I hope Sara and TopLED know this and it appears that they do. IMHO If I buy another, and I will, it will be from Sara. I lust after a 1200 to winter over my tomatoes in the basement and grow some greens along side. My hydro tomatoes (really a recycling hempy bucket array) are 8 feet tall and are loaded with tomatoes and they are three years old. I do have harsh winters where I live. I keep cloning suckers. I digress...
Let me just say I like TopLED and Sara and I like the lights I have. I love all my new friends here and appreciate all the help I have gotten here. I'm definitely a newbie, ignorant and a knucklehead. I just like knowing everything about the safety of my electronics.
This is a today photo of my NLXBB Auto. Seed popped June 8th. She has 12 tops in the canopy. See how Sara's lights work for me?
WJ