The Numerous Benefit of Using Light Emission Diodes Light for Indoor Gardens

Online, March 5, 2010 (Newswire.com) - In contrast to other artificial lights such as incandescent plant lights, fluorescent lighting, High Output T5 Fluorescents, Compact fluorescent bulbs, High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps in metal halide (MH) and high pressure sodium (HPS), Light Emitting Diodes (LED) have proven its many advantages.
LED lights have revolutionized energy efficient lighting using an average of 20% of the energy required to power a traditional filament or energy saving halogen lamps for the same light output. Aside from being an energy saver, they also have longer lamp life which typically last up to 100,000 hours with almost no degradation of light output .That is about 30 years in an average household (based on 8 hours usage per day).
LED lights have a low operating temperature making them much safer to the touch, thus reducing heat pollution. They even have a directional light source thus eliminating light pollution making them highly efficient. They are even capable of dimming very easily and then lighting up again very quickly. These advanced on and off capabilities allow standard LED's to achieve full brightness in mere microseconds.
LED's are economic friendly since they do not contain mercury or other hazardous materials and they can be safely recycled after 50,000 hours of use. They are also cost effective although initially more expensive. The cost of LED lighting is soon be recouped and within any new build allows easy compliance with the new building regulation energy saving requirements.
With all these benefits, LED's are best suited for indoor gardens to enhance plant lighting. The number one factor to consider is how much light coverage you want your plants to receive. If the grow light is not good, small, weak plants will result with an inability to fruit. LED's produce minimal heat that help reduce air conditioning costs and will not burn plants. LED grow lights do not produce heat as much as other conventional lights such as incandescent, fluorescent and high intensity discharge (HID). Heat from lighting usually implies high current consumption. This will really mean considerable savings! In addition to that, LED Grow Light has the ability to refine the spectrum of light emitted to only those that the plant actually uses for photosynthesis.