Advanced Platinum Series P1200 1200w 12-band LED Grow Light - DUAL VEG/FLOWER FULL SPECTRUM

Allow me to begin by saying I'm an LED Grower. I used to use MH and HPS but heat became too great a factor so I converted to LED to solve a problem. Let me state emphatically...DON'T BELIEVE THE "LED WATTS" hype that ALL LED companies lead you to believe. If you are replacing 1000W MH and HPS lighting this light will not give you the same yield as a 1000W HPS...PERIOD! I weigh my dried and cured product after each harvest to determine the grams per watt yield and the stated "LED WATTS" never yielded that of the equivalent harvest weights of HPS WATTS.That being said, in order to harvest the same equivalent yields as HPS you MUST determine how many watts the LED light is drawing from the wall. So in this case this light will give you a 15% better output than a 600 WATT HPS (This light draws approximately 690 W from the wall with both VEG and BLOOM switches turned on). I played around and purchased other lights using the stated LED WATTS and expected the same harvest results as HPS and was sadly disappointed every time. Once I learned to determine the appropriate lighting based upon the actual true wattage draw from the outlet was I able to achieve the desired and comparable results to HPS lighting.I recently upgraded my RDWC Hydroponic system to an Under Current UC8XL. I previously ran 4 Under Current modules (A UC4XL) under one 750W Black Dog Platinum XL (which draws 750W from the wall) and would harvest approximately 8 - 8.5 ounces per plant every 8-9 weeks. I just completed my first harvest with the UC8XL (an 8 module system) and achieved the same results using the one Black Dog Platinum XL and one of these P1200 lights. In the side by side comparison of both I have one complaint about the P1200...the light must be raised higher above the plant canopy than the stated 18-24 inches during bloom phase. The P1200 caused the tops directly under the center of the light to bleach out (look almost like cauliflower) and the leaves to turn upward. A clear sign of light burn. Once I raised the lights to around 30-32 inches above the canopy those problems ceased. On a more positive note, I also noticed that the flowers under the P1200 had fuller calyxes, denser buds and seemed to finish slightly ahead of the plants under the Black Dog 750. I can also now clearly say that we achieved .87 grams per watt after drying and curing which is on par with the results under one 750 W Black Dog XL 750. This is also approximately .10 grams per watt higher than when we ran a single 600 W HPS over the UC4XL (To be fair however, our growing knowledge and expertise has increased greatly since the old HPS days which can also factor into the increased g/w ratio.)I give this light 5 stars because of it's yield, price vs. the competition, its solid design, the versatility to just veg, bloom or both simultaneously and most importantly...the quality of the product that grew under it's spectrum.Special side note...in a 4X4 tent the folks at Advanced recommend 2 - P600 fixtures as opposed to 1 - P1200. In a 4X8 tent they recommend 4 - P600s as opposed to 2 - P1200s. This has to do with light better light coverage in these tight areas. If you're growing in a tent or other compact area, contact their support and they will give you the lighting recommendations based on your specific need. The price and total wattage draw will work out just about the same but you should achieve better results following their recommendations (and may also avoid the light burn problem I encountered). Good luck and happy growing!

Light came quicker than expected. I live in colorado and decided to go LED from a 1000w HID. I recieved light today but reason I didnt give 5 stars is because light had a very minor scratch in the paint on top and a slight bend in the vent on the side which I was able to push and bend back. Very minor, but I did turn light on and flipped the veg/bloom switches. Everything works and I'm more than happy of how powerful this light is and the spectrum and footprint it gives out. Wow. I will give a later review of this light further into my grow when I can see real results. I currently have seedlings 10 days in under a flourescent. Not quite ready for the p1200.

I ordered two of these, one of them before the price came down. Both lasted less than a year before having a ballast in one and two ballasts in the other go out When I contacted the company they acted as though they have never heard of such a thing and tried to tell me it was my fault. So I have the only two that ever had a problem? Really? These aren't my first LED lights and I had others running alongside them. They are heavy, 40+ pounds, and they didn't want to ship them back and forth. To be honest, neither did I. So I offered to let it ride and run them with some lights out for a steep discount on another, or something. Never heard from the guy again. Basically, they did not honor the warranty. As for the lights, I didn't think much of the veg, plants didn't grow under it much, but I did like them when all the lights were on. They did produce very dense and high quality fruit as advertised, tho I used same ole orange light alongside them. Just got ripped off on the warranty.

UPDATE: 4/1/18 after around 5000 hrs of use an entire line of red lights have burnt out. Disappointing when it is supposed to run 50k - 100K hrs without issues. I have yet to contact the manufacturer so not sure but I imagine I will have to mail it out or something and it's 50+ lbs DON'T BUY. I thought going for something more expensive would save me a headache... NOPE!OLD Review: WORTH every penny IMO. It is VERY strong and keeping it @ "18 during the stretch is tough - might need to down scale b/c it is amazingly efficient.

The light is very big, bulky & heavy. The penetration isn't intense enough for vegetation below the top canopy to live. It all dies out? Not what I was expecting with the 1200 watt power.