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LED Grow Lights, Lamps and Bulbs

Hydroponic System DiagramPlants seem respond well to LED lights similar to fluorescent’ lights. They generally result in a tight inter-nodal growth, and short stocky, strong plants. The plants do look a little different, the leaves can tend to curl down, but are usually thicker and a more healthy shade of green.

Vegetative growth tends to be a little slower compared to MH and HPS lights, but seem to be healthy and progress normally. Fruiting and flowering is also slightly slower but healthy.

One LED UFO will come very close to the best results you could achieve with a 400 watt HPS and it uses only 1/4 of the electricity, plus it doesn’t generate any heat. But LED’s are NOT the best choice for big plants however, that’s because they loose light intensity quickly the farther away the foliage is from the light source. Listed below are some LED and LED light kits to get you started.

In terms of lighting systems for indoor hydroponics growing, LED is the new kid on the block. LED, much like fluorescent lighting produces a very small amount of heat. Unlike florescent lighting, LED lighting equipment is quite expensive. However, LEDs are about the most efficient lights in terms of energy consumption. It is likely that the reduced costs of powering this lighting could more than offset the initial capital outlays through the life of an LED panel.

One of the shortcomings of LED has been the limited spectrum produced by diodes. Thus far, LED lights are unable to combine all colors of the light spectrum in a single diode. The only way to get the full spectrum is to combine diodes of different colors in a panel to produce a quality of light that plants respond best to at a given stage of their life cycle. For example, red is a preferred color of flowering plants in the blooming stage. HID (High Intensity Discharge) lights are not able to produce the maximum spectral output in the red wavelengths that plants can utilize, LEDs can. This has the net effect of maximizing photosynthesis. Some LED systems allow control and manipulate spectral output, providing your plants with the optimum light for a given stage.

Another drawback of LEDs is that the light produced lacks the intensity of HID systems. Getting summer crops, accustomed to the summertime sun, to flower and fruit, requires intense light. Getting fruits and vegetables to achieve maximum growth requires the same. . As an aside, summer crops are also adapted to heat, and LEDs provide very little heating. Intensity also effects light’s ability to penetrate foliage, therefore LEDs may not be well suited to maximizing production in taller plants.

Here are a few notable advantages of LED lights, and a recap:

  • They use less energy. This is perhaps the most noteworthy advantage to LEDs at the moment.
  • They are very long lasting. In fact, the diodes in your panel will probably outlast the power supply, and the power supply can be replaced.
  • Since they are solid state, they are very durable. It is a lot harder to damage an LED panel than it is to break a light bulb or fluorescent tube.
  • They produce less heat. This can also fall out on the disadvantage side of the equation, depending on what you are growing.
  • They are smaller than other light sources.
  • Greater control over the color of light.

The biggest drawback to LEDs is the cost. Most of the other shortcomings will be reduced or eliminated as the technology matures. Due to the energy efficiency of LEDs, there is a lot of R&D going on in all applications that require light, indoor growing is sure to reap the benefits in.

As you can see with some of the lights below they can be quite expensive although the costs are coming down quickly:

 

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BoostGro LED Plant Grow Light Sunlike Full Spectrum Flower Hydroponics Dual Tube picture

BoostGro LED Plant Grow Light Sunlike Full Spectrum Flower Hydroponics Dual Tube

$39.99



Miracle LED Under The Canopy Indoor Grow Light Kit-4 Socket-4 Pack 16 Red&Blue picture

Miracle LED Under The Canopy Indoor Grow Light Kit-4 Socket-4 Pack 16 Red&Blue

$220.00



Phlizon 2000W Pro LED Commercial Grow Light Full Spectrum for Indoor 4x4ft Tent picture

Phlizon 2000W Pro LED Commercial Grow Light Full Spectrum for Indoor 4x4ft Tent

$139.99



LED Grow Light for Indoor Plants Full Spectrum Veg Flower Switch Hydroponic Lamp picture

LED Grow Light for Indoor Plants Full Spectrum Veg Flower Switch Hydroponic Lamp

$19.99



GE Electric LED Full Spectrum Plant Grow Light picture

GE Electric LED Full Spectrum Plant Grow Light

$20.00



Full Spectrum LED Grow Lights Sun Light Dimmable Growing Lamp for Indoor Plants picture

Full Spectrum LED Grow Lights Sun Light Dimmable Growing Lamp for Indoor Plants

$16.49



Wakyme 60W/600W LED Grow Light picture

Wakyme 60W/600W LED Grow Light

$20.00



LED Grow Light Strips 13 Inch, Full Spectrum 3500K, 2 Head, 96 Leds picture

LED Grow Light Strips 13 Inch, Full Spectrum 3500K, 2 Head, 96 Leds

$13.95



Miracle LED Blue & Red Spectrum Grow Light Bulbs For Indoor Plants Energy Saving picture

Miracle LED Blue & Red Spectrum Grow Light Bulbs For Indoor Plants Energy Saving

$8.99



Plant Grow Light for Indoor Plant Desk LED Grow Light Auto Timer with 3/9/12h picture

Plant Grow Light for Indoor Plant Desk LED Grow Light Auto Timer with 3/9/12h

$8.54



5 Head 150 LEDs Plant Light for Indoor Plants picture

5 Head 150 LEDs Plant Light for Indoor Plants

$14.99



LED Grow Light Plant Growing Lamp Full Spectrum For Indoor Plants with Timer picture

LED Grow Light Plant Growing Lamp Full Spectrum For Indoor Plants with Timer

$10.99



Grower’s Choice ROI-E720 TSL Top Shelf Lighting LED Grow Light System - 720W 240 picture

Grower’s Choice ROI-E720 TSL Top Shelf Lighting LED Grow Light System - 720W 240

$400.00



TrolMaster Hydro-X LED Lighting Control Adapter F 0-10V | LMA-14 picture

TrolMaster Hydro-X LED Lighting Control Adapter F 0-10V | LMA-14

$42.00



VIVOSUN Complete Grow Tent Kit w/ LED grow light 100w 200w 400w,W/Inline Fan Kit picture

VIVOSUN Complete Grow Tent Kit w/ LED grow light 100w 200w 400w,W/Inline Fan Kit

$649.99



VIVOSUN Hydroponic Grow Tent w/ Window & Floor Tray for Indoor Plants Growing picture

VIVOSUN Hydroponic Grow Tent w/ Window & Floor Tray for Indoor Plants Growing

$74.69



LED Grow Light Plant Growing Lamp Full Spectrum For Indoor Plants with Timer picture

LED Grow Light Plant Growing Lamp Full Spectrum For Indoor Plants with Timer

$7.64



8500W LED Grow Light Panel Full Spectrum Lamp for Indoor Plant Veg Flower NEW US picture

8500W LED Grow Light Panel Full Spectrum Lamp for Indoor Plant Veg Flower NEW US

$18.50



1000W LED Grow Light for Indoor Plants for Seed Starting Veg (Actual Power 110W) picture

1000W LED Grow Light for Indoor Plants for Seed Starting Veg (Actual Power 110W)

$39.99



VIPARSPECTRA V1000 LED Grow Light Full Spectrum for Indoor Plants Veg Bloom IR picture

VIPARSPECTRA V1000 LED Grow Light Full Spectrum for Indoor Plants Veg Bloom IR

$49.99