Why Are LED Grow Lights Better Than Light Strips

Now when it comes to grow lights, you would mention LED series, HPS series, and fluorescent tube series, and you probably won't say that you should use a colorful light strips as supplement light for plants, but when the earliest grow lights appeared, many people used light strips, including some companies that make vertical grow trolley systems, are still in use, but there are fewer and fewer. Why cause this? On the contrary, why do LED grow light become more and more popular? This is what I want to express in this article.

Earlier when you want to light your plants from an unusual angle, but can’t figure out how, or you have a limited space for lighting, you will choose led light strips. 

Whether they are a flexible type with adhesive on the back, or a rigid strip type, LED strips offer the ultimate in flexibility, you can put them almost anywhere and anywhere. But in the process of using light strips, it is often accompanied by some problems below, and professional LED plant lights can be perfectly avoided.

Temperature Dependence

• The performance of LED strip lights gets affected by the ambient temperature of the surrounding area, easy to be damaged and replaced frequently
• Professional LED grow lights own multiple cooled ways, like passive cooling, fans cooling, water cooling, more stable performance and durable

PPFD Output

• Light strips typically come with a low power, also a lower PPFD output, not applicable to all kinds of crops
• The power and PPFD output of LED grow lights can tailored flexibly according to different crops and applications

Growth Spectrum

• Most of strip lights are designed for entertainment and have sharp spectral peaks, not enough to stimulate plants' full potential
• Adjustable spectrum of LED grow light, can be chosen for different plant types and grow stages, exclusive spectrum ensure the growth effect

Protective Cover

• LED light strips with no protective cover, easily to be damaged by surrounding factors
• LED grow light can match with PC cover and glass, protect the normal operation of light source and ensure light transmittance.

Final Words

In a sense, LED light strips can indeed assist in the successful growth of indoor plants and are good for controlling the color of lights for plants, but alone they won’t usually be bright enough to encourage most seedlings to develop, because its output is fairly weak compared to a true LED grow light, although can work as a supplemental light, not ideal as a primary lighting.

But a professional LED grow light can freely adjust the watt, PPFD, efficiency, spectrum, etc., longer life and better lighting retention. More importantly, the continuous updating and development of LED grow lights technology always reduce the cost of light fixture itself, and help growers save a lot of maintenance and replace costs, including some energy costs. This is why LED grow light is becoming the trend.

It's time to give your plants more beneficial lighting, if there is an upgrade plan for your grow lights, whether you used light strips, HPS or fluorescent tube, email to us your idea. Free LED lighting design, optic simulation, exclusive spectrum customized, a series of support and service will be provided.

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