OK grower looking for help in sourcing lighting needs. Always used HPS lights but wanting to go with LED or LEC’s. Looking for a grower that might be willing to let us visit grow who has switched from HPS to LED or LEC’s and share some info.
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Hi there,
I just saw your post. At LumiGrow, we provide a smart horticultural LED lighting solution that’s being used by some of the industry’s most renowned enterprise growers. I would be happy to introduce you to our Cannabis Lighting Sales Rep for your territory and see what sites we have nearby.
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Brandon I would appreciate you having him to contact me.
Thanks
Rick
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Rick,
Just messaged you
Thanks
Brandon
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Hey Rick, great post!
Hey @Brandon-at-LumiGrow, great job for jumping on this. Now, check your PM for a message from me.
Also, I think @Growlite, @Black-Dog-LED, @BIOS_Lighting_RK, @thegreensunshineco, @mschaaf, @andrew.bernal, @ScynceLED and @growflux should jump in on this conversation.
Happy chatting and growing!
~Kareenabis~
Success Coach
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I know it’s a shameless plug or a manufacturer that I really love but you should really look into @GrowFlux lights if you are considering making the switch from HPS. You will never go back to HID’s!
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Hi There,
You should checkout our led grow light. We provide high PAR, High efficiency led grow light solution for indoor or home growers. You can checkout our light review on below link. You can directly buy from our website as well as you can buy from our distributors.
Message me if you have any questions. We are happy to help you growing.
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I, too, am making the switch. I’ve contacted a few of these suggestions, but welcome the input.
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HlG550V2 for the win. https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/
Np, bullshit, or hype just the most tech advanced and efficient lighting systems out there.
best parts available , manufactured in USA by fellow citizens, community minded.
Worth it.
K
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The lights this company produces are pretty cool. I have a few of their LEDs and they are lightweight and very bright! They are also paper thin and inexpensive.
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I just cropped out on my first run with them. this is kind of suspect as they get brighter and more efficient during the first 5000 hours. but from the looks of it my yields are much higher across some really simple metrics.
all my yield metrics are based on all dryed significant bud, stabilized to a 45% humidity environment with interior leaves (sugar leaves) left on and all fan leaves (usually those over 1" or with exposed petiole) cut off.
of course this leaves off important things like growing time input volumes and all that kind of stuff but give you a simple easily understood metric.
but man I got alot more plant on this run.
K
but things look very promising. Ill update when it gets there which should be in a week or so.
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That’s really great info! Thanks for sharing, @Kerry-OPhyllene! I have only used mine for vegetative purposes but I am looking forward to seeing their potential for flowering now that you have posted this favorable review with lots of data. It sounds like you adamantly recommend the HLG lights. I will do more exploration and report back.
Do you use these lights as standalone overhead lighting? Are you using them with any other fixtures? I wonder how they might perform with CMH lights as part of the array? What are your thoughts?
I have considered integrating some of these HLG lights as side lighting given their super slim profile. Has anyone used these lights for that purpose? If so, what results have you gotten?
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I utilize nothing but HLG lighting in my personal grow. I veg under HLG 300s in 4000k and flower with HLG 550v1s in 3000k in flower. I do use some high amplitude florescent for make up lights occasionally in veg.
FWIW HLG has some pretty good science behind them and the scientific studies are available str8 up on their website. Plus their R&D pipe is quite active. another good thing is that they will really work with you on design service price etc.
Good folks over there I would def take stock in this outfit.
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Good to know! You know your stuff! I will take you recommendation to heart and give these lights a little more precedence. Thanks for sharing all the valuable info!
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Hi Kerry,
are you related to this manufacturer or just a client?
cheers
Christoph
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Are there installations in Ontario?
Would love to see your lights in operation.
Considering Progrowtech for adjustable and more Fluence because of the results thus far.
Thanks.
@plantopinion Instagram.
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My two cents. Or more.
-if they arent washable they are already not on par 
with the rest.
Efficiency is irrelevant when one goes to high ppfd leds. More units are needed anyways. Not to mention we will all go to inter/side lighting for most even flower formation. Run a warm room with led. So theres times to heat and also times too cool with enough of them in a small space. So hvac and such may balance environment costs regardless.
Biggest thing to look for is uniformity for mass canopy. Like the fluence spydrx+ progrow ev700 bioslighting has one etc.
And adjustability of intenstity or height for various varietals. Vyprx+ or similar bar style led for highlighting. (If they’re rated for greenhouse cultivation, not to mention for air movement; its worth looking at)
This is where the HLg cannot compete.
Useless for commercial. Viable for homeowners.
Look up any mega commercial quality facility. Check out their fixtures. (Study coming out from greenlead and dr james eaves from laval uni)
Next cpl weeks, webinar online.
It has very interesting results from the prelim i heard.
This industry will change fast. The right companies will change with it. The rest will play off the “it works for me, it grows cannabis”
Cost per gram of production matters more than up front cost of a fixture.
Long terms longevity as well as micro climate management.
Quality will be the only way to survive if not one of the mega players. (Canada has 10s of millions of sq ft now in one year)
Spectrum is everything for quality. Intensity is everything for yield. What im seeing from the science studies and results posted online.
Instagram is a great vetting of qaulity. :).
Thc counts and things are relevant to a lab, and yield is relevant to ones quality of trim and amount of leaves produced during flower.
Ie removing a leaf to grow two more covered in trichomes is still a leaf not a flower.
What is quality? How much does that matter to your operation.
ROI is easy to determine on high value fixtures.
Cheap is never good in todays day and age.
@plantopinion
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what square of light need to? what price do you expect
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I have several authors ’ methods-1 easy -vegetation greenhouse, 2 medium -3 full power for flowering.
the methodology for the epy star.
so to speak aggressive cultivation .
But for this experience, the grower must be old, hydroponics, make a nutrition schedule.
as I grown in soil+ led harder, but easier hydroponics , terra 100-120 days will give 400-500 grams per 1 metra2
hydroponics 600-800 but fertilizers need more 2-3 times(
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While important, cost/gram has to be weighed against yield/sqft due to the length of the cultivation cycle. If my C/G goes down, but so does my yield, that real estate gets more expensive because I’ll have to make up the difference over the next cycle.
Prices for the product may be lower next cycle. High cost fixtures affect ROI because of this factor as well.
All things are not equal. Back of the napkin says that for a one year run, HPS still wins the day from an ROI perspective.
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