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LED Lighting – Staff Picks

If you are thinking of making the switch to LED grow lights from traditional HPS grow lights or looking to add to or upgrade your existing lighting setup, here are our top choices of LED lighting fixtures currently on the market, from entry-level offerings to more high-end solutions.

However, before we get into it, here’s a little refresh on LED lighting and why so many growers are making the switch to LED lights.

What is LED lighting?

LED, which stands for light-emitting diode, is an advanced technology that converts electricity into light using a grid of hundreds of diodes that produce light when an electrical current is passed through a semiconductor emitting light energy.

LED lights are favored by many growers for the following reasons…

  • They give off less heat (so are favoured during the summer months)
  • They’re more energy efficient
  • They are easy to use
  • More of the light is available to the plant
  • They last longer
  • LED lights, while originally more expensive than traditional HPS lights, have been going down in price with time. They will also save you money in the long run on your energy bills

See our previous blog The Advantages of Using LED Lights which covers these points in more detail.

Ok, let’s get to it… here are our staff choices for LED lights in each price bracket, from the pick of the bunch out of our entry-level 300W offerings, up to our choice of high-end LED lighting fixtures.

Entry-Level LED Staff Pick: Maxibright Daylight 300W LED Pro

Our entry-level staff pick is the Maxibright Daylight 300 Watt LED Pro, which comes in at £332.99 (with our 10% discount applied).

If you’re looking for a small yet impressively powerful LED, then look no further than The Daylight 300W Pro.

With an outstanding total output of 750 umol/s and a fixture efficiency of 2.5 umol/J, this unit retains all of the brilliant features that made the standard version so effective, plus a remote dimmer, IP65 Ingress Protection, and the ability to control multiple units via iLink using the Daylight Lighting Controller.

Key Features:

  • Highly uniform coverage (PPFD) across the canopy: Ideal for a 1m x 1m area.
  • Full-spectrum: Full-bodied, enhanced red spectrum improves plant growth and flowers.
  • Passive heat dissipation: Silent running with no fans and low heat

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Mid-Level LED Staff Pick: LUMii Black 720w

For our staff pick in our middle price bracket, we are going to go with the brand new LUMii Black LED 720w, which is great value at £431.99 (10% discount applied).

The LUMii Black 720w LED is a revolutionary and affordable high-performance LED solution that comes with or without the ballast, enabling you to continue using your existing ballast.

This high-performing, high-efficiency mid-range 6-bar LED fixture is also lightweight owing to not having an integral ballast, and it is easy to install.

Powered by a LUMii BLACK 600W Ballast which can be either mounted on the fixture using brackets provided or positioned remotely.

The open construction of the fixture and its very low heat output assist airflow and heat management. Producing full-spectrum light ideal for both growth and bloom, the LUMii BLACK LED 720W 6 Bar Fixture will give impressive results.

Key Features: 

  • Full spectrum light 
  • High efficiency 
  • Assists heat management
  • Lightweight 

Don’t forget to check out our unboxing video!

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High-End LED Staff Pick: Lumatek 1000w Zeus Xtreme PPFD CO2

Our top choice out of our high-end 1000W LED light fixtures is none other than the Lumatek 1000w Zeus Xtreme PPFD CO2, which comes in at £1,169 per light (with our 10% discount applied).

The higher specification Lumatek Zeus 1000W Xtreme PPFD CO2 LED is a linear multi-light bar fixture producing extremely high levels of PPF of 2925 µmol/s and a Photon Efficacy (fixture efficiency) of 2.9 µmol/J.

With the advances in technology and fixture performance, high-quality LED horticultural lighting is now a credible option offering a significant return on investment to cultivators. Lumatek full spectrum horticultural LED solutions balance light quality (spectra) with light quantity (intensity and duration) ensuring an even light distribution and uniform spread. 

The Zeus 1000 Watt Extreme fixture measures 1181mm x 1090mm x 106mm, weighs 18kg, and provides perfect coverage for an area up to 1.5m x 1.5m with supplemental CO2 or 1.8m x 1.8m without, it is supplied with a dimmer switch and can be used at 25, 50, 75 or 100%.

Key Features:

  • Up to 1.8m x 1.8m coverage
  • Ultra high light intesity
  • Fully controllable
  • Ideal for use with CO2
  • Dimmable

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In closing, if you are considering switching to using LED lighting in your grow room, make sure you do your research before spending big, and while we do highly recommend these LED fixtures within these price brackets, if you’d like any further advice on LED lights please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

You can give us a call on 01908 585 283, alternatively, email [email protected] or you can even pop down to the shop any time we’re open for advice in person.