Hydroponic Enthusiasts Get Started with LED Hydroponic Grow Lights for Sale

Hydroponics is one of the best ways to grow your flowers and vegetables indoors. All that hydroponics enthusiasts need is some trays, the right mix of soil, a watering system and lights.  Till now the accepted method of lighting included use of filament lamps such as halogen and ordinary light bulbs, and gas discharge lamps such as high pressure or low pressure sodium vapor lamps, metal halide and fluorescent tubes. All these lighting systems are inefficient since only a small part of the electrical energy is converted to light with the rest being dissipated as heat. Under ordinary circumstances this would not matter but in enclosed spaces the heat can affect plants and make them wilt especially small seedlings that can die.

LED Hydroponics grow lights for sale offer an affordable way for hydroponics enthusiasts to get started and grow plants that yield plenty of leaves (if they grow herbs) or flowers and fruits. Available in 3 types, 600, 900 and 1200 watts, these panels make use of 3 Watt full spectrum LEDs arranged in a matrix of 200, 300 or 400 LEDs. These panels consume 400, 600 and 1000 watts and output light with lumens equivalent to conventional lamps consuming 1000, 1400 and 2000 watts respectively. In addition, LEDs have a life of 100000 hours and with a sophisticated controller, growers can control intensity as well as light spectrum for optimum growth in the vegetative and flowering stages leading to perfect fruits and vegetables or better quality of leafy vegetables with superior taste. Now, that alone is worth investing in LED lighting for hydroponics.

Get Full Spectrum LED Grow Lights for Sale and Watch Plants Blossom

Plants depend on photosynthesis for growth and this in turn depends on sunlight. The Sun emits light ranging in wavelength from ultraviolet with the shortest wavelength at about 280 nanometers to infrared with a wavelength of about 700 nanometers. This is known as full spectrum and plants benefit when exposed to Sunlight since the process of photosynthesis needs indigo, violet, some infrared, red and orange colors to grow properly. Growers using hydroponics under controlled conditions make use of artificial full spectrum or part spectrum lighting concentrated in these ranges to promote growth and obtain better yields.

The most common light sources are low pressure sodium vapor lamps, mercury halide and halogen. However, these emit light with limited spectra with sodium vapor emitting yellow light and mercury lights emitting blue-green light. Most of the energy is lost and only a small part is used. This means lower productivity and higher energy costs. The better alternative is to get full spectrum LED grow lights for sale from quality manufacturers. Such selected LEDs emit full spectrum light in the correct balance, nearly mimicking Sunlight.

LED lamps consume less power, run cooler and have a life of about 100000 hours depending on the control circuitry. They also have a flatter light spread and a directional beam, avoiding the use of reflectors and wastage of light. About 400 to 800 low cost 3W full spectrum LEDs can be arranged in a flat panel to give uniform light output over an area of 3 meters x 3 meters, with the lumen output at 600 watt power consumption being the same as the output of other lamps consuming 1500 or 2000 watts because LEDs have the highest efficiency.  With full spectrum LEDs on the scene, it is no contest and all other lamps become obsolete for hydroponics purposes.