How powerful should LED grow lights be?
How powerful should LED grow lights be?
A good rule-of-thumb for LED grow lights is 32 watts of actual wattage per square foot of growing space for flowering medical or other large flowering plants.
Is 5000K LED good for plants?
Both 5000K and 6500K white light is great for growing plants, but not as great for flowering them. It will still work fine, but a warmer color temperature would work much better.
Is 4000K enough for a grow light?
3000K/4000K (warm) LED spectrums happen to have an ideal amount of blue light, and a good amount of yellow light for growth power. Even though red and infrared are mostly left out, it’s a decent growth spectrum. Go any lower to 1000K, and the blue light will drop below what is good for plants.
What wattage should my grow lights be?
As a rule of thumb, aim for 20 to 40 watts per square foot. Divide the wattage of your bulb by 20 (such as 400 watts divided by 20 = 20), and then divide the wattage of your bulb by 40 (400 divided by 40 = 10).
What size diodes do I need for LED grow lights?
Save the 10 Watt diodes for street lamps. They have no business going into grow lights as they are much more expensive on a $/Watt basis, give off more heat and completely defeat the whole purpose of growing efficiently with LEDs. The ideal size for LED grow lights are the 3 Watt diodes.
What is the difference between 5W and 10W LED grow lights?
Since the 5Watt and 10Watt diodes give off more heat, they must be spaced further apart to avoid thermal failure. They cannot be packed as densely as the 3 watt chips. The result is a less densely packed grow light that is heavier and bulkier. The third major drawback of the 5Watt and 10Watt diodes is that they are too expensive.
What is the most powerful LED grow light?
PlatinumLED produces the most powerful LED grow lights. Period. Our LED grow lights produce the highest amount of PAR per watts consumed coupled with the most efficient spectral output of any other LED grow light.. even more than those that may cost 2x more.
What does par mean on LED grow lights?
PAR/PPFD OUTPUT PER LIGHT. Photosynthetic Active Radiation – “PAR” – is the measurement of intensity emitted by an LED grow light. While wattage draw used to dictate light output in old HID systems, with newer technology LED lights this is not the case!
