Indoor Grow Lights | $ vs $$$ Comparison
Indoor Grow Lights | $ vs $$$ Comparison
This year I have been experimenting with some different growlights, to see which ones grow the best seedlings. I have a range of price points here, from free old fluorescent shop lights, to T5 LED light bars, to a Mars Hydro full spectrum LED light bar. I was shocked to discover how much fast the seedlings grew with the increased light supplied by the better light options, and how different the light meter readings were from light to light.
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What AP do you use for measuring light?
how do i get rid of the music… ugh
Have you tried any sort of hydroponic set up?
I’m wondering if I could use the mid-range LEDs for the entire life cycle of the plant growing hydroponically.
Hi there. Nice video. What app are you using please
Are the lights that you recommend in your description the LED lights that made everything grow fast? I’m confused because it says LED shoplights. Thank you
Really great video. Question: Regarding the "medium price option." Do you think it’s mainly the LED lights or the nanotech reflector that is making it so much better than the flourescent? When I looked online for the nanotech reflectors, they came with non-led lights.
Thanks Serena!
great video. well done. thankyou.
Thanks for the great informative video. I can’t afford the higher lights. Can you tell me about the tubes in the fluorescent shop lights?
love this
are the roots effected by the quick growth?
I am looking for about you product place lace me a message . When I post this, I am looking for more information no this .
I am looking for more information on how you set all this up and start growing your seat and what lights did you use to start your seeds with and how long did it take cuz I live in a small area and I like to start growing my seats where I can move them Outdoors into a hyponex or into pots cuz I’m one of use this message this summer when I move into a tiny house out in the country take care of yourself and be safe out there whatever you doing thank you for sending this video to me and can you send me some more I appreciate it thank you
tomatoes indoor lights. What would you recommend? From start to finish…
Mhua-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha…. Ha! (sorry, natural response)
This is awesome thank you for the video and comparison, do you have a video showing a full grown plant with the Mars light
OHh i went through all the same stuff you mention. I changed my lighting, built an insulated 5×2′ cabinet. I can grow 400 plants in it but the first year was amazing to see how fast it all happened and I definitely wasn’t ready for them to do that. They were ready weeks ahead of May long.
Quick question… when you said it got sunburned, is it because of the actual heat? Does LED produce heat? Can you not dim the light?
This video helps me a lot!! Thanks!
Can you please send me the links for the lights I’m from Alberta Canada I can’t find them on my tablet
Interesting video. Which light meter app are you using?
How do I get that light app for my phone hon. That would be so beneficial to have 🙏✌👌
When I follow your link to Mars light bar, I don’t see them…they u use..?
Thanks for the video! Can I ask, how long did you leave the other lights on. You mentioned leaving the cheapies on 24 hours a day. About how many hours did you leave on the nicer lights?
Really great video!
Please put the song in the description! It’s really great and I can’t find it
How do you water with lights below to stop water getting on the electrics?
Love the comparison, thank you for showing the different lights.
Awesome thanks so much
And the " light – app" as you say, is reading LUX not the "light".
Number one is adding 3% washed white sand, . added drainage, . add 25% Perlite, and bat guano, cow poop, rabbit Poop, . baby chicken oyster shell grit, . 1/2 cup to 30 pounds of potting soil. I add 40% top soil, as it wont rot, as all potting soil, is forest ground up trees, . no organic nitrogen, . so augment lots of Red Worms, in the soil as well. . NO chemicals, . NEVER. It does NOT matter which lights U use, . if your soil is no good, . soil is VERY important. . Ecclieasties 9:10, . King James Holy, . Bible. study marijuana growers, . potting soil.
Money saved by not generating the extra heat will save you the extra money compared to shop lights in a fairly short amount of time, particularly given the soaring cost of electricity.
Excellent content, would like to shut off the repetitive background music.
I don’t believe you should EVER leave a light on 24 hours…all plants require down time
Nice video! How far was the mars hydro from the seedlings and at what percentage of the light were you running?
Great video. I appreciate all the knowledge you share and explaining each type of lighting.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us! You answered some of my questions about grow lights!
I was getting a little stressed out with the options. I have a small garden. i just wanted a small garage setup for max 72 seedlings. And omg, so many options. So i really appreciated this. I’ll just get some LED shop lights.
Which led lights do you think are the best? There are so many varieties (t5, t8, t12, different lumens and kelvins, etc). I will be purchasing in Canada 🇨🇦
Wow I want that set up!!!
My gosh your cracky voice. 😑 I had to lower the volume all the way and use subtitles.
This is a wonderfully informative video! I’m in the process of replacing my SunBlaster T5’s with the SunBlaster T5 LED, which looks like the lights you’re using. I’m wondering what distance you keep these lights above your peppers and tomatoes?
Cheers and thanks for the video.
This was fantastic, thank you for the realistic and practical information. Best video I’ve seen on grow lights for seedlings. Thank you!
I have retinal thinning, maybe permanently distortion for reading, from my growlight. Surprised it is hard to find info on this.
You could, and maybe should, raise the full spectrum LED light to about a meter above and put more seedlings under it, in a bigger area, since it seems to provide more coverage. I understand a MarsHydro 150 watt LED light will cover the whole lifecycle, per square meter of fruiting plants.
PLEASE do a video on the nutrient content of your veggies, if you grow indoors 100% of the time, underneath artificial lights, that is
Awesome video! How many of those cheap t5 LEDs would you hang if you set your flats longways – 4 per shelf? Is 3 lights enough or would you recommend 4?
very informative video! planning to start some veggies indoors as a first time gardener! 🙂
I am excited now… I have been trying to understand all of these lights. You have explained them for a complete noob like me. Subscribed.
Where did you get the shelving units from?
Hi. I love your videos. Can you do one on drip irrigation please