Criteria for a Good LED Grow Light

In the markets of lighting fixture of cannabis,HPS still takes up big market share due to its cheaper cost and favorable yield,but its big power consumption and incredible heat emission are also big headache to cannabis growers,they have to pay much more on electrictiy and introduce expensive equipment for cooling,otherwise,it will affect the growth and yield,LED Grow Light is a perfect solution at all levels compared to HPS lamps,here we would like to share all details of comparison.

LED Grow Light is able to provide precise spectrum by specific bands(UV,blue,red and FR)which are perfectly for the growth of cannabis,and it is also able to make cannabis grow faster with more yield;From the below comparison,we can see that HPS is very short of bule and red color,it mainly relies on its high lumen output for the growth of plant,but it also produces too much hear and costs a lot on electricity.

Compared to HPS,LED Grow Light always consumes less power,generally speaking,the grow result of a 450W led grow light is equal to a 600W HPS;HPS is able to give high lumen but its big power consumption will costs much more in daily use.

HPS also gives out too much heat,and make it difficult for people to control the grow environment,people have to buy expensive equipments for cooling down the grow area,in addition,high temperature created by HPS is very easy to damage the surface of leaves of plant,and furthermore affects the growth of plant,but LED light just gives out little heat,so it is possible to make it clost to the leaves of plant and improve the growth speed.

LED has much longer lifetime than HPS,the average lifetime of LED grow light is over 50,000 hours,but the average lifespan of HPS is usually less than 15,000 hours,such big difference in lifetime make people benefit much when they use LED grow light for cannabis grow,even it will costs more to purchase a LED grow light,but it is worthwhile and comparatively more economical to use LED light compared to HPS lamp;

LED grow light adopts modularized assembly,which make the maintenace very easy,even for a kid!