VIPARSPECTRA and growing under LED — definitely a good idea!

After a week there's again an opportunity to take a closer look at our shop's assortment. Today we will shed light on the popular LED lighting of the American brand Viparspectra. Technically advanced, lightweight and at the same time budget-friendly LED fixtures have climbed the bestseller charts of many retailers around the world in recent years. The manufacturer cooperates closely, among others, with SAMSUNG and MEAN WELL. It invests heavily in its own research with the aim of elevating, through technological progress, the experience of growing herbs, fruits or vegetables at home for as many customers as possible. Read on to find out how it managed over the past ten years to satisfy more than 20 million growers worldwide at various levels!

Viparspectra is a hit here as well. Proof of that is the best-selling LED fixture in the form of the ViparSpectra PRO Series P600, which will be discussed further below. First, let's briefly summarize what the specific models and individual product lines of LED lighting from Viparspectra have in common:

• The failure rate for LED lighting from ViparSpectra is not even one tenth of a percent, which is truly an impressive record given the genuinely massive production capacity. As a side note, we can mention that Viparspectra's fully automated production plants, which recently underwent costly modernization, occupy an area roughly the size of three football pitches.
• Viparspectra has its own research and development team, and it must be said that it is composed of top experts. With 180 specialists on board, the American manufacturer fully controls the development of each high-tech grow light, accompanied by considerable ambitions to gradually outpace all competition. The products therefore undergo extensive testing, which is also reflected in significant Certifications (EC, UL). To the exceptional reliability of these LED fixtures we can also add a long lifespan. Compared to discharge lamps roughly 5x longer!
• Waterproof board and perfectly designed
• The third point relates to the general advantages of LED lighting, which include:
• Full light spectrum, meaning you can get by with a single artificial light source throughout the entire cultivation cycle, providing plants with light usable in each life stage for rapid growth and complex development. This means a light spectrum from infrared (730 nm) to nearly ultraviolet (all wavelengths).
• Low thermal emission. Because modern LED lighting, including ViparSpectra grow lights, emits only a minimal amount of heat into its surroundings, temperatures inside even smaller growboxes do not reach levels that could impede the healthy development of your plants.
• The light source of powerful LED diodes can also be placed closer to the plants to maximize the use of your growing space that you have available.
• Lamps from ViparSpectra do not just save space inside a grow tent or growroom, they are also characterized by low electricity consumption and high efficiency. These features further guarantee that the initial cost of a quality LED lighting system will soon pay off. From each watt of input, an LED lamp produces approximately 10x more light than an incandescent bulb, about 3x more than a discharge lamp, and even roughly half again as much as a fluorescent tube.
• It is worth noting that when cultivating under a discharge lamp, you necessarily need a ballast and a reflector. By choosing a compact full-spectrum LED lamp you avoid these costs, not to mention the affordable price at which you can get reliable and efficient ViparSpectra LED fixtures from us. That is why they are often the choice of beginning growers who would otherwise initially look for the cheapest sufficient solution and only later consider a more sophisticated light source. With ViparSpectra, even a beginner does not have to compromise and can give their plants full-spectrum lighting with even light distribution and stable PAR values, simulating natural sunlight (Sun-like technology).

OUR TIP: Due to their undeniable qualities, the innovative LED lamps with an attractive price are also included in our discounted 200W and 100W LED grow sets.

• Viparspectra lighting also allows adjustment of the lighting duration (photoperiod) depending on the species being grown. In practice, this allows growers to increase yields by up to half! The image shows a detail of the flexible dimmer knob for controlling the diode dimming on a fixture from the XS series (see below). But do you know what the best part is? The built-in dimmer with intensity regulation from 15% - 100% is available not only on the more expensive and powerful models but also on the best-seller — ViparSpectra PRO Series P600. Now take a look at its price. Especially at the start, compared to conventional fixtures, there's really no contest, don't you think?

ViparSpectra grow lights

Now we can dive into a detailed overview of the options the company ViparSpectra offers to growers within indoor cultivation. Both product lines clearly demonstrate that despite the long list of benefits, the initial investment in ViparSpectra LED lighting is by no means high.

PRO Series

• Viparspectra PRO Series P600
• Viparspectra PRO Series P1000
• Viparspectra PRO Series P2000
• Viparspectra PRO Series P4000

The above grow lights are the most affordable in the VIPARSPECTRA range. All the more impressive is what you get for your money:

• More output per watt, as mentioned, means saving more than just a few crowns. The best-selling LED light P600, as well as the more powerful variants, generates more usable light for the plant's development during its life stages from germination through vegetative growth and flowering to the ripening of juicy fruits, while consuming less energy. High standards are ensured in terms of efficiency by four types of top LED diodes from Samsung.

• The entire PRO product line also features a powerful Sosen driver and a well-designed cooling system.

• The PRO series LED fixtures boast a waterproof board that easily handles increased humidity inside the growing environment, making these fixtures fully compatible with any indoor cultivation setup. The waterproof construction naturally also increases the overall lifespan of the fixture.

XS Series

• Viparspectra XS1000
• Viparspectra XS2000

The higher XS series is a step beyond the preceding PRO. It has 5% higher output and at the same time offers 5% energy savings. However, many great features remain, from perfectly quiet operation and excellently solved passive cooling to the waterproof board. So what does the XS offer compared to the PRO series?

• Even better and newer diodes. The Pro series uses LM281B+ diodes, while the XS series uses more advanced LM301B grow diodes with high energy efficiency and the potential to increase your yields by up to 50%!
• Another difference is the presence of a high-tech MEAN WELL driver, which provides more demanding growers with even higher energy efficiency and lower electricity consumption. When the fixture is used long-term and under continuous, intensive operation, it ensures stable performance. It also contributes to a long lifetime, which for XS series fixtures exceeds 100,000 hours of lighting.

We can warmly recommend all ViparSpectra LED fixtures. From the detailed description of each fixture you can read the exact technical specifications and small nuances between the different variants.

The package always contains everything needed for easy and quick Plug & Play connection. If ViparSpectra LED lamps have caught your interest and you are thinking of joining the more than 20‑million base of satisfied growers, we will gladly help you choose. We look forward to your questions at the usual e-mail address info@higarden.cz.

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Further reading:

• Discover modern Garden Highpro growboxes
• How to choose a propagator and what to equip it with?
• Substrates and nutrients from CANNA: 30 years of research for successful cultivation of plants indoor and outdoor