I’m very excited to release the new MIGRO ARAY LED grow light.
I have used all the experience gained from years of testing LED grow lights to refine the new design.
MIGRO ARAY IIII bar 240W
The result is a light that meets all the requirements I wanted:
- Class leading efficiency of 2.4 μmols/watt delivered to the grow area
- Highest quality components
- Modular and flexible for any grow space
- Elegant form factor with minimal hangers and wiring
- Remote LED driver and dimming
- LEDs protected with an acrylic ‘conformal coating’
MIGRO ARAY IIII bar 240W
I will be putting packages together in the shop but a simple guide for your grow space is as follows:
ARAY 120W II bar covers 60cm x 60cm or 2ft x 2ft
ARAY 240W IIII bar covers 120cm x 60cm or 4ft x 2ft
Grow area recommendations for popular grow tent sizes:
60cm x 60cm or 2ft x 2ft: 1 x ARAY 120W II bar
90cm x 90cm or 3ft x 3ft: 1 x ARAY 120W II bar
120cm x 60cm or 4ft x 2ft: 1 x ARAY 240W IIII bar
1M x 1M or 3.5ft x 3.5ft: 1 x ARAY 240W IIII bar
120cm x 120cm or 4ft x 4ft: 2 x ARAY 240W IIII bar
150cm x 150cm or 5ft x 5ft: 3 x ARAY 240W IIII bar
There are three LED options. The Samsung LM301B and LumiLEDs are both Full spectrum neutral white (3500K CT) and the same efficiency and PAR output. The Full spectrum + RED have Samsung LM301B and Osram reds, the efficiency and PAR output are higher.
What are the marked improvements over the Migro 100? Same application?
Hi Alex, 15% more efficient, and 25% cheaper.
Hey Shane and company congratulations on the new Migro Aray.
So Christmas came early this year
Hi Shane, love the new migrant arrays, Was looking to redo my space, what would you recommend for an 80cm(w) x 160cm(l) x 180cm(h) tent?
Thanks Adam
Adam, An ARAY 240W and 120W (+ red spectrum) end to end will deliver 360 Watts and about 870 umols to the grow area. Your grow area is 1.6m x 0.8m = 1.28 m2. The average PAR will therefore be 870/1.28 = 680 umols/m2/sec. This is a good level for your grow space.
Hi Shane just want to thank you firsly for all the excellent knowledge you’ve shared on the channel, keep up the good work sir
Could I ask how you would arrange the arays in a 1.5m x 1.5m tent?
Thanks for the nice comments. The solution for a 5 x 5 is 3 x ARAY 240W side by side. The coverage is very good. We have tested the arrangement and will publish the PAR map and physical layout diagram in the next week or so.
How do they compare to the migro 400
Darryle, 2 x ARAY 240W will be 15% – 20% more efficient and 25% lower price, thanks, Shane
Great work Migro, looking forward to see how these workout. Congrats
Great work, always a pleasure to see people striving to best themselves.
Also a joy to witness people expressing the truth poignantly and fairly, such as in your videos which are quite educational and friendly.
This light model is much more appealing than the precious one in every way especially the aesthetic aspect. Will be purchasing one a.s.a.p.
Thanks
Hi Shane, how to set up a tent with already 100w x 2times previous migro and adding to that the new 240w version in a 150x150x200? Tnx, looking forward for August
Hi, for that size space I would recommend about 600 – 700 W of high efficiency LED. 2 x MIGRO 240W IIII bar lights with your 200W of COBs would work very well. Two bar lights down each side and the 2 x cobs in the middle would be a nice layout 🙂 Thanks, Shane
Which light is recommended for 2.5ft x 2.5ft?
Hi, the ARAY II bar will fit 2.5ft x 2.5ft perfectly
Hi Shane,
What are the dimensions of the IIII bar?
How many for 3.5 ft x 6 ft?
Will u ship to AUS?
Thanks
Hi Shane and congratulations on your 240w Aray I have a question I have a room 3 m by 3 m wondering how many aray 240w would I need to cove this space..
For high performance you require an average PAR level of about 900 umols/m2/sec. For 9m2 the total PAR required is 9 x 900 = 8,100 umols. Each of our ARAY 240W + RED spectrum delivers 580 umols to the grow area so you need 8,100/580 = 14 x ARAY 240W.
Thanks Shane, the only one problem is The hanging, how I should put the hanging height for this set up? Tnx again
Hi, the hanging height is 16cm or 6 inches from the canopy
Hi Shane, love the new migrant arrays, Was looking to redo my space, what would you recommend for an 80cm(w) x 160cm(l) x 180cm(h) tent?
Thanks Adam
An ARAY 240W and 120W (+ red spectrum) end to end will deliver 360 Watts and about 870 umols to the grow area. Your grow area is 1.6m x 0.8m = 1.28 m2. The average PAR will therefore be 870/1.28 = 680 umols/m2/sec. This is a good level for your grow space.
Will you be offering an upgrade option again with these lights?
Hi, no sorry. The lights are very, very competitively priced for the performance. There will be no discounts offered except for very high volume orders.
Congratulations, it looks amazing!
Completely agree with all the previous comments!!
Hopefully get this ASAP!!
Hi Shane,
What is the difference between the Samsung and LumiLEDs? Why should I choose one over the other? Thanks!
Hi Marco,no difference at all in the performance or price. I ordered the LumiLEDs to try them our. They are used in the Lumatek Zeus Pro and I wanted to try them as an alternative to the Samsung LM301B which are everywhere now..
Shane ,
thank you and really good specs.
Will the old migro 100 cobs still be sold or are they no longer in production?
Hi, the COBs are no longer in production. We have switched over completely to the ARAY models
After spending the last month trudging through the vast confusing global led grow light market, trying to find something both reliable and good value, you have no idea the joy of finding out the answer was only a few tram stops over on me beloved Northside of Dublin! Hoping to jaysus you’ve a large production run planned, disposable income is at a bit of premium at the moment otherwise I’d have my order in already, I know demand is gonna be high.
Just one question, will there be any option to have shorter spacer bars between the led strips, to bunch up into a smaller space? I have a 100×100 tent so it might be a bit of a tight squeeze unless I fire up the Dremel and get cutting, last resort!
Hi Donal, yes there will be shorter ones for higher intensity setups in the larger grow areas. This will be introduced in a few weeks.
HI Shane, what about VEG light product? Do u have planes to make Veg light based at new platform with aray design and highest efficiency? If not, is it possible to order Migro 100 VEG or its producing finally canceled ?
Hi, we do not plan to release a VEG spectrum. We have found that the 3500K spectrum with 15% blue is very good for VEG growth. Shane commissioned multiple grow tests of 3500K vs 5000K in young plats and increasing the blue content to the 5000K level of about 23% does not result in much shorter internodal distances.
One more question Mr.Shane, the glass of new migro light made from?…(is it plastic or something significant? Tnx…
There is no glass, just a conformal coating over the LEDs to protect them from water and allow cleaning.
Hi Shane,
Am looking at buying the 240W IIII for my 2ft by 4ft by 72 in tent. Will be using it to grow mixed crops including tomato’s and hot peppers. Which option makes more sense to buy: Full spectrum + RED have Samsung LM301B and Osram reds, Samsung LM301B or LumiLEDs? My second question is if I per-order do you charge my credit card immediately or do you charge it when you ship the product?
Hi, the 240 IIII bar is 15″ x 38″ and covers 4′ x 2′ perfectly, thanks, Shane
Hi Shane, is 178 cm enough height for a growtent with this light? For boh autos and photos
Hi Terry, the hanging height of the light overt he canopy is 16cm and the light fixture takes up another 15cm. The minimum space for the light is 31cm from the tent ceiling to the top of the plants leaving 147cm for the plant which is plenty.
Hi Shane my name is Luigi, congratulations for this very innovative product. I wanted to ask how it goes with the temperatures of the bar led after several hours of use in the box.
Regards
Hi Luigi, the maximum surface temperature of the LEDs and heatsink is about 25 DegC above the environment temperature e.g. ate 30 Degrees V the max temp of the LED board will be about 55 DegC.
Thanks for the answer, I definitely try it and congratulations, I’m sure it’s a top product.
why is this better then the migro 100?
Hello, the ARAY 120W is higher wattage, higher efficiency, lower hanging weight and a lower price thank the MIGRO 100+
Why would someone prefer the light with the added Red Samsung + Red Osram over just the full spectrum? Is it so their plant would stretch more and flower earlier?
Hi, the benefit of the RED diodes is extra efficiency. The plants will develop the same way with both options but get bigger with the RED diodes as the efficiency and PAR output is higher.
The benefit of the red diodes is efficiency only. The spectrum difference will not effect plant growth. Far red can increase stretching but the red diodes are not emitting far red.
Thank you! Just ordered 🙂
Hello,
can I ask you the reason for choosing LM301B instead of LM301H?
Have you got to do tests?
Are they produced with the same performance?
Thanks for the reply
This light fixture is engineered so that they are the best value fixture on the market and the LM301H are too expensive to justify using. In addition we coat the LEDs with a conformal coating to protect them against chemicals, water, dirt etc. so the coating on the LM301H is not needed.
Hi Shane,
Are the Lumileds you use in your new Migro led light the same ones that are used in the Zeus 600w led light?
Hi Terry, thats correct. I wanted to try them for that reason. They perform the same as the Samsung LM301Bs. A good alternative to them.
Thanks Shane I ordered the Lumiled IIII.
So are 2 of these better than a chilLED X6 or HLG 650r?
I’d rather buy from a European company.
Thanks
Kev, The Chilled X6 tested at 2.39 umol/watt efficiency, 600W and about $1,259. The total PAR output is 600W x 2.39 = 1,434 umols. The cost per umols of the fixture is 1,259/1,434 = $0.88 per umol.
I have not tested the HLG but the efficiency is likely to be at best 2.4 umols/watt. 630 watts x 2.4 = 1,512 umols for $1,099. The cost per umols of the fixture is 1,099/1,512 = $0.73 per umol.
3 x ARAY 240W = 720W x 2.42 umols/wattt = 1,742 umols for 3 x $339 = $1,017. The cost per umols of the fixture is 1,017/1,742 = $0.58 per umol.
I hope this helps, take care, Shane
Thanks for that Shane.
I was hesitant to order from a US company due to shipping, duty, taxes and aftercare, so your lights are a great option for me
Hi mate, lights look lovely, congrats. I was looking at alternatives and was directed to these. Are all pre orders guaranteed to be sent out in the first week of August or do you expect delays for some people who order last, but still order before August? Would only be buying 1 x 240 aray
Hi Dan, Shipping is still the first week in August but is nearly full now. I will be changing the message to the second week in August in the next few days.
Nice one mate, ordered. It’s rare I feel this calm about droppin the best part of £340 😉 All the best with the launch
These look amazing, love the uncluttered design with a singe cable for power and hanging. For growing a single plant in an 80x80cm area I’m assuming the 120 model would suffice?
The ARAY 240 wont physically fit in an 80cm tent. The ARAY 120W RED enhanced outputs 290 umols. In an area 0.8m x 0.8m = 0.64m you will get an average PAR of 290/0.64 = 453umols/m2/sec. This is a good level and will deliver a good yield.
Take care, Shane
Hi Shane
Congrats on the new array’s. My metal grow cabinet is 3 foot wide and 18 inches deep. I am replacing a Cfl unit. Haven’t used this in years. What would you recommend for my needs.
I would anticipate complete grow occurring in this cabinet.
Thanks for taking the time to read my enquiry.
Mark
Mark, the grow area is 0.9m x 0.45m = 0.4m2. For a good yield we will target an average PAR level of 750 umols/m2/sec. For your grow area you need to deliver 750 x 0.4 = 300. Our ARAY 120W + RED delivers 290 umols to the grow area so will suit your grow area perfectly. It is 15″ x 18″ in size so will fit perfectly also. Thanks Shane
Many thanks for your prompt and informative reply, Have just ordered, as per your recommendation.
All the best Shane,
Regards
Mark
Hi Shane, I have a 1x1m box, do you think the 240w is appropriate for this space?
Hi Shane, I have a 1x1x1.8 m box. Do you think a 240w aray is enough for me ?
Hi Peter, the ARAY 240W will fit in a 1m x 1m space and you get an average PARE level of 590 umols. However the light fixture is 98cm x 46cm and it does not spread the light out evenly, juts a lot down the middle of the area. We are developing another light size for that size grow area but it will not be released for a few months.
Sorry we cannot help you out this time, take care, Shane
Hi Shane,
Are you saying that there is another light in development that would be more suitable for a 1x1m box?
Does this statement hold true for a 1.2m x 1.2m box?
I have been looking at 2x 240w arays for a 1.2×1.2 space but if a more suitable light will be coming out in a few months I might wait.
I imagine the new light might possess similar components but a different form factor? Can you elaborate on this?
Cheers
Hi Johnas, yes we are developing another ARAY model with different length bars to suit 80c x 80cm up to 1m x 1m grow spaces perfectly. It will be another two months before they are available. Thanks, Shane
Hi Shane
will you be doing a youtube vid on these lights so we can see them tested and in action, also do you have some info on the numbers of each type of diodes per light
Regards Scott
Hi Scott, yes I will do a full in-depth review soon including covering the LED options, thanks, Shane
Hi,
I’m a new fan of your works and videos, really good job!
You’ve convinced me to switch mh/hps for led system.
I was ready to order an Easygrow S600v2 when your last video appeared!
MIGRO ARAY 240W! Yes, it seems perfect!
Have you got any more usage tips about the height from plants and the dimmer usage during the 3 periods of fullcycle?
Sorry for my french…
Thanks.
Hi, the minimum hanging height is 16cm but you can range from 16cm to 35cm and the light intensity will be good.
You can dim the power down to about 30% for very young plants up to 3 weeks old and then increase about 20% each week up to 100% at about week 5 or 6. It is different for every plant so you need to make the changes and then check the plants for any sign of stress. Thanks, Shane
Hi, how come the hanging hight of the new lights are so close like 16 cm? The Zeus 600 W Pro with the same leds are 40 cm? Is there still good penetration for the lower branches? Best regards Martin
Martin, The minimum height of a grow light fixture is determined by lowering the light fixture until the maximum PAR reading is less than 1,000 umols/m,2/sec. The design of the ARAY spreads the light source more than the Zeus design and allows a lower hanging height. If you can hang the lights lower than you reduce the amount of light bouncing off the tent walls and being absorbed or reflected where it is not needed. Penetration is achieved bay having a spread out light source so all led bar light fixtures will send light into the canopy from all angles and therefore maximum penetration. Thanks, Shane
Hi, how do the osram reds affect the growth? what’s the difference with the one without the reds? Is the only difference in terms of efficiency?
Hi, the red OSRAM are for efficiency only. They do not effect plant development.
Great to see the new light, I dont see anything on the market that has the par spread the quality of parts or comes close on priceThat being said I think it might be nice if those par numbers were at 85 percent power instead of 100.After watching your video on led performance after 1 year losing 5 percent.Whats going to happen at year 3 maybe 15 percent loss,I dont know if anyone really knows,but with 6 inch hight from canopy theres not alot of room for getting closer. 15 percent more power could leave room for adjustment do to leds degrading.
I received one of the last Migro100+ on late June (some components were not in stock for long time). During the wait I saw a banner in this website talking about a new product. It was removed after a few min. I mailed the customer service and asked if a new product was about to be launched and they just replied I would receive the product I paid for. Of course I wanted to be informed about more performant (and cheaper) products, considering that I waited about 1 month or my order. I came back to this website yesterday after my holidays and I see the Aray, 15% more efficient, 20% cheaper… Shane your products are great and the Migro100+ is still an amazing lamp but I feel a bit joked. Now my plants are already under the Migro100+ and the return period ended, so no replacement will be possible. Thanks fro your work and please do not become like any other company
Hi Dan, I understand your frustration but I don’t know what we can do. We have to finish one product and start another but if we announce the new light too early we wont finish selling the stock of the previous version and we will not be able to operate due to low cash flow and unsold stock. If I was asked directly I answered that a new product would be coming soon but I did not give details. I don’t know of a better way to transition from an old product to a new one, sorry for the upset I have caused, Take Care, Shane
Hello Migro! First, what a great new set of lights, will upgrade to the 4 bar version in september!
One question: PPFD should be over 500 and not more than 1000 if I understand correct. But what are the best PPFD for seeds, seedlings and veg stages? And should you dim the light of put it higher up?
Thanks in advance!
Hi, seedlings over a few weeks old can take high levels of light over 500 PPFD but most growers dont want to push them that hard and use about 300 PPFD. Once plants are older than a few weeks you can go up to 1,000 PPFD and the plants will use all the light and grow faster. Remember the sun is 2,000 PPFD for most of the summer days so the plants are capable of absorbing much higher light levels than we normally provide indoors.
Hi MIGRO, amazing grow light, congratulations.
Do you need any tools to dimm it?
All the best.
Hi, no you dont need any tools. the LED driver has a dimmer on it.
I just ordered the Aray 120W with red Osram, and I am giddy to get my hands on her!! I’ve had the Migro 100 for 2.5yrs and she’s still doing her thing quite beautifully, and I’ve been planning on getting a second 100 for ages but finances wouldn’t allow. This month however, saw an unexpected bit of cash fall into my lap and lo and behold, you made a lovely new light for me Shane. 🙂 Serendipitous timing. Roll on mid-August! 😀
Hi Shane,
I’m waiting for my Aray 120 impatiently. As the new design is a bit rectangular rather than square, could you please update the average PPFD chart for a 90x60cm space (thus showing the PPFD values at the edges of the bars)? I’m planning on using mine in a 100x80cm setup.
Thanks,
David
David, we will get your order out to you soon, apologies for the delay.
We are working on an update to the website at the moment and we will include updated PAR charts, they should be up in the next few weeks, thanks, Shane
Hi. Congrats on the array. What light layout would you suggest for 8ft x 4 ft tents running co2, including any useful bells n whistles such as uv?
Hi David, Each ARAY 240W covers 4ft x 2ft so you would need 4 units to cover the area. I would suggest the higher efficiency +RED leds as they are higher output also. About 40W of UVB fluorescent would give a nice boost to flowering. Our fixtures will be available in a few weeks time to buy in the shop.
Many thanks. Will this give me the required ppfd as I am running co2? Or will shorter connecting bars and an increase in array led units be required?
Hi Shane,
Can you do a PAR meter hack for these too, I am interested in the ratio to use for ARAY 120w with red LED which I pre-ordered. Thanks.
Hi, thats a good idea. I will do it in the next few months and post a video on it, thanks for the suggestion
Hi Mr. Shane want to ask u bout ur previous product (Migro 100 cob).Whats the minimum allowable distance from light source to top of the plant (in blume phase) at wich inflorescence will take damage (100% power of the cob/120w). Interesting in this because of significant difference in
length between main plant shoot and side shoots.And to take max energy i want to take closer light to plant as much as it possible. Also interesting whats the safe distance from the ur new Migro aray light (theres no glass in it as i know)?
Hi Shane, hope you are well, and safe. I’m a happy Migro 100 user, just found out the Array and looks awesome. Congratulations! I have a 60×60 tent, can I use the Array along the Migro 100? I mean, is there any benefit adding up the lights? or should I reaplce the Migro 100 with the new Array? Thanks, Luis (by the way.. you no longer ship to Argentina?)
Hi Luis, The ARAY 120W is about 15% higher output than the 100+ model. However the 100+ has years of life to go yet so I would keep running it.
I have corrected the website to allow shipping to Argentina, apologies for the error.
Hi mate, what day are you shipping the first orders out?
Hi. How do I increase the PPFD with the array as I run CO2? Did I read something about a shorter connecting bar?
Hi, I can’t decide on which LED option to choose for the ARAY. Is there any more information about the 3 options. Looks like a killer light. Can’t wait to order!!!
Hi Anthony, the ‘Full Spectrum’ Lumileds and Samsung LM301B options are both the same spectrum and PAR output. The Full spectrum +RED is 5% higher output due to the addition of the high efficiency Osram 660nm red LEDs. The + RED spectrum is also ‘Full Spectrum’ not specifically for flowering.
Full details as follows:
The ‘Full spectrum Lumileds’ (160 x Lumiled 2835HE LEDs) are 3500K colour temperature and 70 CRI | Efficiency 2.3 usable PPF/Watt
The ‘Full spectrum’ Samung LM301B (128 x Samsung LM301B LEDs) are 3500K colour temperature and 70CRI | Efficiency 2.3 usable PPF/Watt
The ‘Full spectrum + RED’ (112 x Samsung LM301Bs and 8 x Osram 660nm reds) are 3500K colour temperature and 70 CRI | Efficiency 2.4 usable PPF/Watt