LED Grow Light Benenfits

Efficiency: LEDs emit more light per watt than incandescent bulbs. Their efficiency is not affected by shape and size, unlike Fluorescent light bulbs or tubes.led growing lights reduced power consumption (can be just 10% of HID lights) With the development of ever improving LED (light emitting diodes) lighting over the last several years, it is finally becoming economical to use LED's as grow lights for your indoor gardening and seed starting needs.

Color: LEDs can emit light of an intended color without using any color filters as traditional lighting methods need. This is more efficient and can lower initial costs.

Targeted Light Output: Whereas a broad-spectrum plant grow light produce's light that isn't absorbed by the plants, most LED grow lights will only produce colors in the ranges that the plants can use for growth.

Size: LEDs can be very small (smaller than 2 mm2) and are easily populated onto printed circuit boards the lights have the ability to save 75% or more energy than traditional lights. They generally will use 100 watts of power, and they last fifty times longer than traditional lights. LED lights are designed to last for seven years or more. They have proven to drastically reduce the consumption of energy, which helps to save natural resources.

Cool light: In contrast to most light sources, LEDs radiate very little heat in the form of IR that can cause damage to sensitive objects or fabrics. Wasted energy is dispersed as heat through the base of the LED. Traditional grow lights get hot and heat can be a problem. The more watts of light you use, the more heat those lights generate. Even 250 watt for examplex2 led grow light can heat a small area beyond acceptable limits. If the temperature gets too hot it could have a negative effect on the plants by slowing down growth or killing them. Some growers use an air conditioner to cool the air, others prefer to vent hot air from the ceiling into another room, attic, or outside through the chimney, roof, or wall.

Your local hardware store should have some kind of exhaust system. I've seen bathroom fan, dryer vent, and other similar systems adapted to serve this purpose. There are also air cooled lighting systems to remove heat produced by lights before the air can affect the grow area. If you are using more than 250 watts of lighting, you will probably have to use an exhaust system. If not, you will need a large air conditioner that will run constantly. Your electric bills will be very high. Large commercial operations use industrial exhaust fans that cost several hundred dollars each. An exhaust system should be able to move a volume of air equal to the room size every 3-5 minutes.