Spider Farmer SF Dimmable Quantum LED Grow Light Review
Quantum boards started with HLG, but now several budget brands have started offering quantum boards with Samsung chips and Meanwell drivers.One of the best is Spider Farmer and their SF line of lights.
But what do you sacrifice when you go with Spider Farmer LED grow lights over HLG or other more expensive brands.Are the cost savings worth it?
Spider Farmer SF 1000 led grow light
This is a led grow light with Samsung Chips LM301B. It has dimmable MeanWell driver, and a sunlike full spectrum for indoor veg and flower growing.
- Veg footprint: 3×3 feet
- Flowering footprint: 2×2 feet
- Maximum yield: 2,5g/watt
- Humidity: < 90%
- Lifespan: >50.000 hours
- Light spectrum: red, white, blue: 660nm, 3000K, 5000K and IR 760 nm
- Frequency: 50 -60hz
- View Angle of led: 90◦ – 120◦
- Work temperature: -20◦C to 46◦C
- One high efficiency white light board with: 208 Samsung LM301B led chips, 9 deep red led chips and 1 IR chip
- The package also includes, beside the lamp, 2 stainles steel hanger hooks, 2 adjustable rope hangers, the user manual, and 1 power cords of 2meters each.
Spider Farmer SF 2000 led grow light
Just like its smaller brother, the SF- 2000 is a led grow light with Samsung Chips LM301B. It has dimmable MeanWell driver, is dedicated for indoor plants growing for all stages.
- Veg footprint: 3×4 feet
- Flowering footprint: 2×4 feet
- Maximum yield: 2,5g/watt
- Humidity: < 90%
- Lifespan: >50.000 hours
- Input voltage: AC100-277V
- Frequency: 50 -60hz
- View Angle of led: 90◦ – 120◦
- Work temperature: -20◦C to 46◦C
- Two high efficiency white light boards with: 576 Samsung LM301B led chips, 28 deep red led chips and 2 IR chips
- The package also includes, beside the lamp, 2 stainles steel hanger hooks, 2 adjustable rope hangers, the user manual, and 1 power cords of 2meters each.
Advantages
The four strongest points of the Spider Farmer quantum board series are the high quality components (Samsung chips and Meanwll drivers), the color spectrum, the even coverage and high output per watt consumed, and the low cost.
Coverage And Output
Like HLG fixtures, one of the biggest strengths of the Spider Farmer lights is their form factor. The quantum boards used in the fixtures are large and flat, with LED diodes spread out over the entire surface.
A fixture with a larger surface area brings diodes closer to the outsides of the coverage area, meaning light does not have to travel as far to reach the canopy there.
It doesn’t lose as much of its intensity, so it is able to penetrate deeper into the canopy. This also means that plants around the outside of the coverage area don’t suffer nearly as much from insufficient light.
Final Verdict
The Spider Farmer SF 1000 LED Grow Light and the larger 2000 are great additions to the quantum board market.They give you a color spectrum similar to the HLG quantum boards, but add in IR and deep red light. You also get the same high quality components, the same output and even coverage, but not the same price.
The Spider Farmer fixtures are priced much lower than comparable HLG lights, making them one of the best deals on the market at the moment.As mentioned above, I would go with Spider Farmer and choose whichever has fixtures that best cover the size of my grow space.
