Hydrofarm Photobio MX LED grow light test and review
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Hydrofarm is a big player in indoor growing equipment in the US and their LED lighting brand Photobio has released a flagship LED grow light, the 680W Phantom MX.
It is a commercial grade fixture which is DLC listed and IP 65 rated for a wet area. The driver has long 10ft or 3.5m power cable, can be hung remotely and is fully controllable with iLOC Integrated Light Output Control and also has an onboard manual dimmer.
The light output is full spectrum and the system efficiency result in our test was 2.32 µmols/watt (usable PPF/watt) when hung at 20" or 50cm over a 5x5 (1.5m x 1.5m) test area with silver mylar walls.
An excellent commercial grade fixture.
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One of the best lights around.
I had the Photobio Hawk designed by Sananbio for Hydrofarm.
We appreciate what you do thanks a million
Very thorough and detailed presentation.No biased opinions or comments just facts.Nice work
Another amazing review. Thanks, Shane.
They are going for about $800USD. That’s a terrific price for that light I think. Lots of price pressure in the market right now.
Not true, this light is VERY overpriced!
@@revoltoff it is 800$ and Photobio is one of the best lighting companies in the world.
It was designed by Sananbio Optoelectronics.
Yeah 800$ for these is gr8 I bet they last 3 × longer than most leds
@@revoltoff name a better light for the price then if there’s sooo many options!?
@@revoltoff Even a year after your comment this light is a good value for a good light.
Broken record here but so glad you do this. Thank you. Will definitely seriously consider your light when my current ones need replacing.
Thank you doing this review! I’m been very interested in this grow light performance!
Such a great teach Shane, thanks for amazing content. Invaluable!
Nice light. Good stuff Shane
Thank you Shane for sharing.
I'm narrowing down my purchase of a light. These are really great reviews to choose from. Thanks.
Kingbrite, or MeijuiLED.
Cannot be beat for the price.
Same parts, most of them use meanwell and lm301B samsung chips.
@@Derty_the_grower what's the actual price delivered for either?
@@Ryan-mc3mx those brands are supposed to be good, but when I buy just one on alibaba and add shipping the price isn’t low enough to deal with overseas customer service if something happens.
Thank so much shane!
I love watching your reviews!! I would like to see you review HLG scorpion diablo. * Edit, I just found your review of this light. Will you publish the par map for it? Thanks! *
Thanks Shane!!! Love your videos😁
You should consider starting a patreon account and make more money for your vids and get the recognition/reward you deserve😁
Thanks VanIsland, I appreciate the support, take care, Shane
@@MIGROLIGHT Thank you, you as well.
I can HARDLY WAIT for the MIGRO Array bar lights😊 Thats a prediction btw;)
The companies pay him for reviews.
The lab results speak for themselves. Bit more even spread then any of the compared lights. Better spectrum. Dimmable without a special controller. Best in class warranty. Less $$$. Even has remote ballast option. What I don't like is the proprietary power chord. The choice for me was this or the gavita 1700e.
This looks really good I want their new 850
Been looking at LEDs for a 5x5, it's the draw that kills it.
I wonder if looking at boosted reflectivity on your walls ie highly reflective white paint, and use with a parabolic cmh reflector?
Yield vs draw, LEDs direct light from one direction, bounce the light around the booth?
Just wondering...
Great video ✌🏽
Can you do a comparison video on best 5x5 grow lights and how they differ in price and cost to run. Seen you've done a video in the past about this. People want to know as it's getting to fall and people want to build their winter grow set ups.
I bought this light and it is failing. 2 rails are dying and customer support so far is a NO show. Still waiting for a reply.
Everyone should buy a hoodie!
Thanks Shane!
Awesome video Shane👌
Excellent review great bloke
Nice light thanks for sharing
I have this light, I'm new to the game but the build quality is excellent and for being a rookie my plants are doing pretty well under it. I run it in a 5x5 and this thing barely puts off any heat. My friend that has been growing forever and helping me is really impressed with it. He still runs HPS but may be switching to LED after seeing mine.
I would love a controller that was a little more intuitive, and little more from the manufacture on how to dial in par at each growth stage. I have no clue how to program the PX2🤬🤬🤬
Could you do video on the 630 lumatek with two of them paired up to one of the lumatek controllers.
Thank You.
I might of missed it . We're those Samsung leds. Lm301b's.? And the driver?
Actually tested the highest out of any LED it was done by independent and Company it’s on Amazon news
Nice work MIGRO.
Legit. Now the big corporate guys are copying the LED innovators like PacificLightConcepts
Looks like the same old LM301B/LM301H Samsung diodes, and meanwell, with a fancy metal jacket over top ha.
I see lots of white diodes, with minimal amount of red and UV added, compared to other companies.
I think they are going to come out with a 2nd model soon, ha..once they find out about the advantages of UVB.
I like that it's a good reliable known brand and it has the waterproofing on it.. but besides that, ouch on the wallet compared to DIY or smaller companies with identical parts, ha.
If you follow Shane and the likes, UV LEDs currently aren’t strong enough to make any notable difference
Hi @MIGRO Are you planning on reviewing the new lumatek 2.9 series specifically the Zeus 600w pro 2.9? I’d love to see the performance figures on that!
Do you have any videos on the autopilot px2 ?
Haven't heard of it..
Nice!
How much does this light cost
I heard spider farmer moved their diodes for their quantum boards
They did..the one I picked up last month is different. They grouped more diodes in the corners for better light on the outer edges. They just moved them from the center of the fixture. ✌️
Will this light fit inside a 4x4 tent? thank you
Yes sir. I use it in a 4x4
Have you think of an app to record the measurements?
Something that allows you to select the grid size (points to measure) and record the measurement into a table...
That would be great to have and would ease your work.
Thank you, for all the informations you share with us.
P.S. would you be kind to donate an old led lamp suitable for a 90/150cm space?
I have built a lamp, 16 bulbs of 15w each, with home intended bulbs... it works somehow...
I live in The Netherlands ... but can't afford to buy a lamp 😕
No subtitulos en Español?
The efficiency is not very good if it is 2.3 when other leds are 2.7-3.1
I picked up there par meter. Any chance you can tell me if it's a viable piece of equipment? It cost right around $200. U.S. dollars. So for the money was curious if it was a steal or not. Ty Shane and the migro channel. I enjoy the content very much!
Hi, what is the model? can yo send a link to info@migrolight.com please?
@@MIGROLIGHT photobioby phantom- par meter. Advanced Quantum PAR meter is all it's saying
@@MIGROLIGHT 400-700 nm range
@@littlenugs9942 Its pretty accurate, its tested by Apogee here: www.apogeeinstruments.com/content/Comparison-of-Eight-Quantum-Sensor-Models.pdf
@@MIGROLIGHT Nice, love Bruce's work at Apogee. You 2 rock for quality educational light information, big respect, and cheers for LED
Should I use 70% right before i flower
You can or you can go straight to 100 at the start of flower.
Spider farmer breaks after 1 year use
This bad boy burns my plants on the lowest setting in a 4 by 4 with the light all the way to the top.
No way???
How far was the light from the top of the plants?
I am thinking about getting this lamp. Is it working out for you now?
Hey bro can you do arlius lights from canada
Aelius
Bad light
Why