Marijuana Grow Lights for your Commercial Greenhouse 2021 Buyer’s Guide

Commercial Greenhouse Grow Lights

Horticultural lighting poses unique problems. Many commercial greenhouse grow lights are installed using LED lighting or Sodium Lights (High Pressure Sodium Grow Lights — HPS). Which one is a better solution is a common question. LED grow lights are rather new to the horticultural lighting world, where HPS grow lights have been around for quite some time. There are grow forums around the world who can debate a pro and con list that will equal at any length. So often times, commercial greenhouse grow lights are chosen based on past experience. The horticultural lighting migration from incandescent to fluorescent to high intensity discharge (HID) halogen, to high-pressure sodium (HPS) to LED has taken time; however, renewed interest in energy conservation and novel production is fueling a rapid growth in LED technology.

Commercial Greenhouse HID Grow Lights

HPS grow lights produce a massive amount of raw light output. That is the key to their popularity. This intensity can produce great crop yields which is ideal when working with very large plants. But this lighting intensity also has the downside of using more electricity, generates more heat which increases costs for maintaining grow room temperatures with the necessity for added ventilation, and HPS grow bulbs often need replacement every 12–18 months. All of this adds to higher operation costs using HPS as your horticultural lighting solution.

HPS (High Pressure Sodium) lighting is the most popularly used light source with a proven track record for cannabis growers, providing bright, intense light with a reasonably long lifespan.

• Provides a wide spectrum of light colors
• Fairly efficient and less costly when comparing output per wattage
• Smaller in size than LPS or fluorescent lights
• Cheaper alternative to other options on the market
• Provides extra heat which is very beneficial to the marijuana plants in the winter
• GGS can help with supplemental cannabis greenhouse lighting and with primary lighting for indoor marijuana grows

Commercial Greenhouse LED Grow Lights

LED grow lights are without question the most efficient lighting type available resulting in huge savings on your power bill. LED grow lights emit very little heat which makes them ideal for indoor growers especially those using vertical farming methods. LED fixtures are manufactured as a single encased fixture which makes them easy to handle and reduces their size making them ideal for tight spaces. LED fixtures run higher in price than HPS grow lights, but their reduced operating costs pay back in dividends. Colder climate greenhouses and grow rooms using LED horticultural lighting may need to supplement the heat source of your indoor area to help maintain desired growing temperatures.

Cannabis growers are taking advantage of the energy savings that LED marijuana grow lights can provide.

• Can cut energy use in your cannabis grow facility by up to 75%
• Yield benefits can offer far beyond kWh savings
• Provides the wavelengths and intensity you need with adjustable-spectra LEDs
• Lower maintenance and reduced maintenance costs as diodes last much longer than conventional bulbs
• Flexible light adjustment; they can be dimmable or can be turned onto full instantly
• Available in a variety of temperatures for color accuracy
• Fixtures can be placed closer to marijuana plants for greater efficiency
• Multiple level cannabis growing is possible
• Reduced wire size and associated wire costs

3 Best Commercial Grow Lights

Black Dog LED PhytoMAX-2 600 Grow Lights — Best Canopy Penetration LED Grow Light for Indoor Plants

Black Dog is known for producing the powerful and compact LEDs with the large footprints that are ideal for commercial cannabis growing. The models from PhytoMAX-2 line stand out as highest rated, latest-technology LED grow lights.

These large scale LED grow lights provide high energy spectrum and light intensity, which is essential for canopy penetration. That way they nourish flowers and leaves of cannabis plants, encouraging them to produce a higher yield with high-quality flowers as well as more trichomes. To improve efficiency, the housings are created for maximum heat dissipation and light distribution.

At about 3 dollars per Actual Watt, the Black Dog lights can compete with the top-end lines. Commercial growers like them because of their great spectrums — ultraviolet and infrared. Also, they offer a large coverage area of 25 square feet (5′ x 5′) in bloom and 6.5′ x 6.5′ in the vegetative stage for marijuana plants.

Pros:

Large footprint coverage

15 LED color ranges

Unprecedented canopy penetration

Exceptional heat management

Powerful

Compact

Cons:

Uses full power all the while

Pricey

ECO Farm Z6-600 Ultra Samsung LM301B LED Grow Light With Separately UV+IR Control

Removable and Replacable Lightbars ,dimmer Control on every driver ;
IR is independently controlled,UV is independently controlled;
Samsung LM301B Full Spectrum White Light Diodes, 660nm Red Diodes, IR+UV Diodes on independent controls.Each LightBar is Made up of 272 pcs leds: Totaling 1,632 diodes per light ;
4x4 - 5x5 flowering footprint；
Maximize Every Inch of your Garden with The Best Distribution of Light on the Market with Over 1000 PPFD Corner to Corner;
ECO FarmPassive Cooling design easily allows air flow between lights, Extended Driver cables allow for Remote Mounting of the driver away from you plants, Making heat management an actual breeze;

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California Lightworks Solar System LED Grow Light — Largest Vegetation Footprint Coverage

The SolarSystem is an advanced, powerful, latest-generation LED lamp from California Light Works. It’s suited for both vegetative and flowering stages thanks to a programmable light spectrum control that allows for effortless indoor growing. That means you will have control over all lights throughout all phases of growth for the best results.

There are three models to choose from: SS275, SS550, and SS1100. The first option is not favorable for commercial growing, either. If you go with the mid-size 400W SolarSystem 550, you’ll get a lightweight yet compact profile that can last for 50,000 hours and replaces a 600-Watt HPS system. The top-of-the-line SS 1100 light features 800-Watt actual draw and low heat output. Aside from the lighting system itself, you get a built-in timer, ratchet ropes, and networked control all in one package.

Even though this light comes with a high price tag, it will save you money in the long by reducing energy consumption costs every month. You can significantly cut down your energy bills by linking a few SolarSystem LED lights together. That will do the trick!

Pros:

• Programmable spectrum control
• Impressive vegetation footprint
• Low operating temperature
• Perfect LED grow light for veg and flower alike
• Method Seven LED Glasses
• Comes with a built-in timer

Cons:

• Flowering footprint could be better
• Costly

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