Which grow light do you guys recommend ?

[vp999]

Hi guys! In a couple weeks the weather here going to be down to the 40s-50s at night and I have to bring in my ficus, pomegranate, serissa and bougies. What grow lights do you recommend for them ? Thanks

 

[penumbra]

For holding plants in winter you can't beat LED. There is a plethora of choices from 6k shop lights to plant grow lights. I really like COB LED lights for their directional output and color spectrum. I have somewhere around 24 LED and 4 T-5 fluorescent lights. I love the color on the 6500k t-5 bulbs and fluorescent are better for cuttings and seedlings. My basement is BRIGHT!
BTW, I bought almost all of it on Amazon except the 8 or 10 shop lights. Read reviews before you buy.

 

[amcoffeegirl]

T5ho is my favorite indoor light.
I am currently lighting a basement so the added heat is welcomed.
There is an led that I want to try though called spider farm 2000.

 

[vp999]

Thank you guys.

 

[parhamr]

T5HO lamps have been for a while now the sweet spot for price, energy consumption, heat, spectrum width, serviceability, and total output. I haven’t looked at LED prices and features in a while, but I used T5HO for six straight years, year round and they worked a treat.

 

[vp999]

I keep saltwater fish and corals at home and I have some high output LED laying around, these lights supposed to emulate the sunlight for corals to grow and I'm wondering if it would work with plants?

 

[penumbra]

I keep saltwater fish and corals at home and I have some high output LED laying around, these lights supposed to emulate the sunlight for corals to grow and I'm wondering if it would work with plants?

They are very high in the blue spectrum because they are designed to simulate sunlight under several feet of water where most red and yellow light is lost but blue is prevalent. Still, they will work well for long day growing cycles though they lack the red light needed for flowering.

 

[penumbra]

T5HO lamps have been for a while now the sweet spot for price, energy consumption, heat, spectrum width, serviceability, and total output. I haven’t looked at LED prices and features in a while, but I used T5HO for six straight years, year round and they worked a treat.

I really like the light from t-5 bulbs as I have stated, but LED is a lot more economical in terms of electrical consumption and in terms of initial cost and long range. (extremely variable) T-5 bulbs need to be replaced yearly for maximum efficiency. The bulbs themselves run hotter thus wear out faster, and as they age the color rendition shifts and they are not as efficient. I have found that the t-5 bulbs in my reflectors don't last much more than a year anyway. LED lights are designed for 50,000 hours. If you have lights on for 14 hours a day to simulate a long summer day, that works out to 9,78 years. They also burn cooler. LED shoplights that are 4 foot long, are available for $20 to $25 each at most hardware stores. These are the workhorse of my lighting. There are also many LED grow lights available on Amazon and online greenhouse supply sources as well as hydroponic stores.

 

[cmeg1]

I like Hlg.....I would try to get full spectrum,such as hlg or some t5 high output.It is good to see blue with some far reds also as blue promotes stocky,healthy growth and a little bit of red will promote root growth.

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The ones above I had and were very good.I currently use the triple one now,actually a couple of them.The new r spec boards have added Osram deep reds added,so a good general purpose and flowering light.I have the 4000 k blue lights for total veg.They have some red in the spectrum though.
I am trying the 3500k r specs currently also.
4000 k are the bomb for healthy veg phase growth.My pines were very stocky and dense with buds and needles.And I barely tried.
I believe they are all dimmable,but you just can’t beat t5 ho for sprouting seeds and cuttings.......unless pines,they will sprout right under high intensity lol.
This place distributes them also....cheaper ones at bottom of page

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Growerslights......gives more info on spectrum and distance with hlg open air par intensity distance info.I like companies that provide this.


Personally I think you could probably grow freakin’ corn under these lights!

 

[vp999]

Thank you so much!!!!