Optic LED Slim 600h VS Lumatek Zeus 600W PRO Reviews 2020
With so many indoor grow light options, especially in the LED market, it has become really confusing to figure out which grow light to buy.
And when it comes to buying a full spectrum LED grow light, not all LEDs are built the same way. You need to pay attention to both the quality and quantity of light a fixture produces if you want to understand real power that LED grow lights can deliver to your canopy.
What is a Full-Spectrum LED Grow Light?
A full-spectrum LED grow light is simply a marketing term that implies that your grow light closely resembles light from the sun. This marketing term comes from the concept of “full-spectrum light,” which in recent years has been used to refer to electromagnetic radiation from the UV to infrared wavebands.
How to Choose LED Lights?
A good rule of thumb is to use 30–50 watts for each square foot of growing space, especially on cannabis plants that are flowering. So if you have a growing space of about 16 square ft you would want to purchase a grow light of about 550 Watts. That is if we assume that your plans are all in a single area. However, plants that are still in the vegetative state only need about half of this amount of light.
The Benefits of Full Spectrum Light for Plants
Traditional LED arrays tend to only emit the spectrums that activate after the photorespiration period takes place ( grow lights with dominant red and blue LEDs). This is the reason traditional LED lights sometimes finish cycles with immature plants that produce low yields. By supplying plants with only the limited “beneficial” spectrums (pink light) from traditional LED arrays, you are essentially putting them into a permanent chill mode. You may end up with some healthy plants, but they will not yield as much or be as healthy as plants under a full spectrum LED grow light. If red and blue light were truly all that plants needed then why do HPS lights which don’t have much of either color outperform them? The answer is intensity which plants go for first then spectrum. When you give your plants both intensity and full spectrum light they will pay you back every time.
Optic LED Slim 600h
The New Optic LED Slim 600H vertical farming LED Grow Light takes vertical farming into the new era.
It is fully equipped with the Latest in High End LED technology from the best of Samsung, the best of CREE and the best from Meanwell. The Slim 600H is a massive 41 by 42 inch fixture which delivers uniform light intensity and promotes uniform growth across your canopy.
Dimming gives you full control of your intensity and allows you to only use what you need, taking efficiency to the next level, reducing BTU output and extending the lifespan of the fixture.
The Slim 600H is for growers who want to grow with the latest and greatest LED Tech from Samsung and their new Horticulture specific line of LEDs. It is the first vertical farming LED to feature Samsung’s LM301H LEDs in a high powered fixture that flowers a 4x4 area or bigger.
The Best LEDs for Growing
The Slim 600H comes with the Samsung LM301h white LEDs and Cree’s XPE LEDs to cover different light spectrums. It comes with the Mean Well HLG 600H Dimmable Driver for efficiency.
2,760 LEDs
The Slim 600H comes with a total of 2,760 LEDs to cover different light spectrums for your indoor garden.
Passive Cooling
With an overbuilt aluminum heatsink, the Slim 600H uses passive cooling for the double LED strips.
Flexible Application
The Slim 600H is suitable for grow rooms of all sizes. Use with seeds and flowers, as well as hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaponics, and soil media can enjoy this light fixture.
Specs
Kelvin: 3500K DayLight White
LEDs Per Watt: 4.5
PPFD @10": 1,264.43
PPF/W: 3.0 umols/ J
Actual Power Draw: 600 watts max
Grams Per Watt: up to 2.0
Yield: Up to 1200 grams / 42.85 oz / up to 2.67lbs
Lifetime: 100,000 Hours+
Warranty: 10 Years full warranty — Lifetime warranty on Meanwell Driver
Light Fixture: 42" x 41" Vertical Farming Aluminum Fixture — folds in half
Cables: 6-foot attached power cord
Plug: USA, CANADA, EURO, Commercial etc.
Dimming: Central Mounted Dimmer 25%, 50%, 75% & 100% settings
Fixture Dimensions: 41" x 42" x 4"
Weight: 40 lbs (with Driver)
Hanger: Comes with 4 adjustable rope ratchet hangers.
Recommended for: Grow Tents, Grow Rooms, Commercial Grows
Lumatek Zeus 600W PRO
Lumatek Zeus 600w Pro LED Product Details:
Lumatek Zeus 600W Pro Led Grow Light is an affordable high quality full spectrum linear multi-light bar fixture. Built with the highly efficient and reliable Osram and LUMLED led’s the unit is powered by the Lumatek 600W Driver. Using the 0–10V Light Dimmer (included) dimmer settings are available — with no loss of efficiency, making the Zeus Pro 600 Watt perfect for all periods of plant growth.
Providing only uniform light at short distances from the plant canopy — the Lumatek Zeus Pro 600Watt Pro Led Grow Light can be utilised in low ceiling grow rooms, grow tents ,single benches or multi layer cultivation systems. A solid investment, super efficient and value for money the Zeus 600W Pro LED Grow Lights emits a Photon Efficacy (fixture efficiency) of 2.7 µmol/J high and a PPF of 1620 µmol/s.
The array of LEDs create a uniform spread of light at a short distance to the crop enabling single source grow lighting for multi-layer cultivation systems, single benches in low rooms and grow tents.
The Zeus is built using high-quality Lumatek drivers and top bin LEDs from LUMLED and Osram generating a full-spectrum light source ideal for veg and flowering cycles.
For different cultivars, propagation and vegetative growth periods the Zeus may be dimmed without losing efficiency. The high efficiency and low powered LED configuration with six LED bars reduce the temperature of the LEDs increasing the output and improving light maintenance.
The Zeus fixture can also be externally controlled with a Lumatek digital lighting controller featuring automated dimming, temperature safety control, Sunrise & Sunset Mode for up to 100 fixtures per controller.
SPECIFICATIONS
Efficacy: 2.7 µmol/J
PPF: 1620 µmol/s
Input Voltage: 200–240V,
Power Consumption: 600W
Footprint: 1.5x1.5m
Waterproof: IP65
Lifetime: 60 000 hrs
Light Distribution: 120°
Light Source: Osram & LUMLED Diodes
Dimmable: OFF-25%-50%-75%-100% with 0–10V Light Dimmer (Included)
External Control: With Lumatek Digital Panel
Weight: 13.5 Kg
Dimensions: 1091 x 1182.4 x 51.9 mm
Spectrum: Full Spectrum
Adjustable Spectrum LED Grow Lights
These modern LED grow lights allow for precision control of your plants. By adjusting your grow lights for indoor plants spectrum wirelessly, it’s possible to speed up flowering times, improve your plant’s biochemistry, or customize your plants’ structure to root better and be more easily managed.