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Which is the best grow light?
So you have decided to grow plants indoors and one of the most obvious things you will think of buying is a grow light,but which one?The most widely used grow light on the market today is the high intensitiy discharge (HID),the hid light is probably the best alround lighting kit on the market with control gear (ballast) that will control either a high pressure sodium or a metal halide lamp.Proven to be reliable year in year out with some magnetic ballasts carrying a manufactures warranty of upto twenty-five years.
Whats the difference between a high pressure sodium and a metal halide lamp?
The difference is a metal halide lamp gives off a light with alot of blue in the spectral output ideal for the vegative stage of any plant growth,the high pressure sodium lamp on the other hand gives off a light with a lot of red in the spectral output ideal for the flowering phase of any plant.
HID indoor grow lighting does however have its down sides such as heat generation,MH and HPS lamps create
a lot of undesirable heat that is essential to remove from your growing area or run the risk of harming your plants,this can be done by use of extract fans,aircooled lighting and air conditioning
e.t.c. And is in my opinion well worth the effort.
There are other lighting options available when it comes to plant lighting such as CFL and LED
grow lights which are becoming more popular due to low energy usage and low heat emmitance.
These lights do work but are a relativley new technology for plant lighting and would be more suited to supplimenting existing HID lighting helping to cut costs and temperatures.
Other factors to take into account are reflectors,these spread the light from your lamp over your plant canopy and come in many shapes and sizes.Reflectors start with the basic eurowing or
dutch barn these come with most standard grow light kits on the market and are great for the beginner,ranging to reflectors such as the flexiwing which gives a much larger more even spread
of light increasing harvest size and quality.
In my opinion the best grow lights to use would be HID grow lights using the MH lamp for your vegative phase and switching to the HPS lamp upon flower induction using blue and red CFL
grow lights to suppliment and add light avoiding dark patches in your canopy.In my opinion for
the time being atleast HID grow lights represent the value grow light per watt on the market.
About the Author
Im neil stuart a hydroponic grow light specialist with many years experience of grow lights and growing plants indoors using artificial light and hydroponic systems.
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Hydroponics & Seed Starting | adminbr August 5, 2007