Deciding on the best grow light system is one of the most important and expensive decisions you will face when creating your grow space. The lighting system you decide to use can have a huge impact on growing marijuana indoors. There are many things to consider when deciding on the lights that will work best for you.
When doing research to see what light is best for you, keep in mind that there are four main types of grow lights: incandescent, flourescent, LED, and high intensity discharge (HID). Incandescent lights are not used much due to their low lumen output. Flourescents however are used all the time for the vegetative stages of marijuana growing as well as maintaining mother plants and creating clones. Just remember that these lights are not very powerful either, so you may need more bulbs than you expect.
High intensity discharge (HID) grow lights are the most popular choice for indoor marijuana growing. This is because of the high lumen output and the spectrum of light they emit. The downside is that they give off much more heat, are more expensive, and require additional maintenance. This all comes with growing marijuana though!
There are two main categories of HID used to grow marijuana indoors. Metal Halide (MH) lights are used during the vegetative stage of growing because of the specific light specturm that is released. High pressure sodium (HPS) lights are used for the flowering stages to help grow big fat buds.
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Best Grow Light Systems
Sun System is one of the top notch manufacturers of mechanical ballasts. They offer us grow light systems in 400W, 600W, and 1000W.
The Sun System ballasts are some of the few that are offered at different levels of quality and price. All of the Sun System ballasts feature heavy duty handles for wall mounting, rubber feet to reduce noise, and aluminum louvered enclosures to keep them cool etc.. But with the different levels of quality you will be able to choose the ballast that fits your needs the best.
These ballasts are offered in HPS or MH formats as well as switchable ballasts.
The highest quality, most popular ballast model is the "Sun System 1" line. These ballasts are all fitted with the higher quality components to ensure a long life and quality output:
If you are on a tight budget but still want quality performance out of your grow light system, then you should definitely consider the "Sun System 10" line. This line features some lower quality components to save on cost but the end product is still going to offer the same benefits as any other grow light system, only at a lower price! Again, these ballasts are available in 400W, 600W, and 1000W settings. If the high end version is too much but the low end version isn't enough, then the "Sun System Harvest Pro" is the model for you. This grow light ballast fits right into the middle of the other two ballasts. It has middle of the road components in order to give you a good level of quality while keeping the price down. If you are just a "regular" grower then this is probably the choice for you: Whichever ballast is right for you, Sun System is a great company that you will surely be happy with. Just enter our store to browse our products and get yourself set up with the grow light system that will maximize your results.
