Grow Lights reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 191 Reddit reviews across 30 subreddits and 82 posts to rank the best Grow Lights brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/houseplants, r/IndoorGarden, r/succulents, r/SavageGarden, r/RareHouseplants. Top-rated brands include Barrina (4.3/5), Sansi (4.3/5), Spider Farmer (4.5/5).
Stats
Reviews191
Subreddits30
Posts82
Brands49
Products68
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#1
Barrina
4.3
(71)
"They stick super easily to the top and sides of the cabinet and come with stick on metal pieces if you want to affix them to shelves, no drilling required."
"Two strips 12" to 15" above the plants is plenty of light."
"Great option and you can move it around. Two color temperatures depending on your mood!"
"Barrina T5's are the most widely used in plant cabinets."
"Barrina and sansi have never let me down"
"Barrina t5 are great for that size. They have 1ft and 2ft models and come in 4 and 8 packs for cheap."
"[Barrina 1ft](https://a.co/d/bijbWNq)"
"For plants with high light needs, including succulents, I use this bulb in a cheap clamp light fixture."
"Barrina makes great strip lights that won't break the bank."
"Sansi and Barrina are great options."
#2
Sansi
4.3
(46)
"I second this. Sansi does wonders."
"Get a 36w sansi bulb and a metal clamp lamp"
"I have these and I love the amount of light they let out but the clips on these can be annoying"
"Sansi and Barrina are great options."
"Best colors on leaves."
"Lights for plants are a game changer - now I can put them everywhere I want to put them."
"Great recommendations for grow lights."
"They are excellent also and my plants love them."
"I love my Sansi grow light with timers! It increases the light in our place during winter and boosts the mood."
"I have had lots of luck with sansi gooseneck lights. I am able to clip them in different positions and locations. They're also reasonably priced."
#3
Spider Farmer
4.5
(12)
"There are many good brands of grow lights. I use Spider Farmer."
"Spider Farmer lights are awesome."
"The succulents - 1 Spiderfarmer in 1 shelf, and its enough. But the other shelf have 2 Barrinas as 1 will not suffice."
"I have the 80w glow from spider farmer and one of my cattleyas have just started pushing up flowers under them."
"I got a 2x2x6 tent with a spider farmer sf1000 light and some fans that work pretty good."
"Any full spectrum LED like Spider farmer."
"I have seen spider and that is slightly out of my budget right now I am working up to get them."
"I second the vote for SpiderFarmer and ViparSpectra based on past experience."
"I use Spider Farmer and ViparSpectra lights. And personally, I think ViparSpectra is slightly better."
"Spider farmer has some cheaper options that work super well."
#4
Amazon
3.9
(7)
"The lenses on the LEDs help evenly distribute the light."
"I am SO happy because in little time I’ve gotten so many new growths."
"Clip-on?
[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CHDBY2PD/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&th=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CHDBY2PD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1)"
"The T8 lights output around 300 PPFD at a distance of 4 inches."
"They helped boost growth on all of my plants."
"I use the £10 click on bulb holders and £20 plant light bulbs off amazon."
"Amazon grow lights tend to be pretty crap."
#5
Halo Grow Lights
5.0
(2)
"They are in Amazon. They are halo lights."
"They are called halo grow lights. They are on Amazon.....lots of different types."
#6
Mars Hydro
5.0
(2)
"My main light's a mars hydro in a 4x4 tent, and it's done very well - gotten very productive peppers out of it."
"Mars hydro, viparspectra, HLG."
#7
Vivosun
4.5
(2)
"I also have 2 vivosun vs1000 panels for newer plants and my shelf. i really like them"
"My Vivosun VS1000 seems fine so far and is pretty cheap."
#8
Soltech
4.5
(2)
"Soltech grow lights are aesthetically pleasing and of high quality."
"They do the job while also giving off a pleasing color spectrum at 3000k."
#9
Viparspectra
4.5
(2)
"The Viparspectra xs1500 Pro is pretty sweet, especially for the price."
"Good performance in a 3x5 tent."
#10
VIPARSPECTRA
4.5
(2)
"Mars hydro, viparspectra, HLG."
"This works well on my tent. Pretty good coverage."
#11
Feit Electric
4.0
(2)
"I go to home Depot and get the Feit electric ones."
"Home Depot! FEIT Brand grow lights!"
#12
Walmart
4.0
(2)
"I bought some decent ones from Walmart. They work pretty well and not expensive."
"I use a spot light from Walmart with a grow bulb for my wall climbers."
#13
IKEA Hektar
3.5
(2)
"Hektar is a good lamp i use that lamp with a sansi 36w led."
"I love the IKEA Hektar collection for putting grow bulbs in."
#14
AC Infinity
3.5
(2)
"I'm looking at the AC Infinity IONBEAM S16..."
"Look into ac infinity’s supplemental bar lights."
#15
Sanlight
5.0
(1)
"For those prices I’d opt for sanlight. They use premium osram diodes..."
#16
Budget Bulb Gurus
5.0
(1)
"I recommend searching for posts about lights in r/succulents."
#17
YouTube Grow Light Video
5.0
(1)
"I’ve seen this guy recommended here a lot."
#18
T8/T5
5.0
(1)
"Search Amazon for T8 or T5 LEDs, buy them in 4000k or 5000k, they are the best bang for your buck."
#19
LED T5s
5.0
(1)
"I have the LED T5s, and everyone is doing great."
#20
Mother Lights
5.0
(1)
"I am so happy with mother lights, that I have now bought a few."
#21
T8
5.0
(1)
"I have the T8's and they are WONDERFUL."
#22
HLG
5.0
(1)
"Mars hydro, viparspectra, HLG."
#23
Kessil
4.0
(1)
"I supplement my money tree with the kessil I use for my mangrove tank."
#24
Fluorescent Shop Lights
4.0
(1)
"I’ve used cheap florescent shop lights for over 30 years with great success."
#25
Cheap Grow Lights
4.0
(1)
"I'm using cheap grow lights, and they are still happy."
#26
Generic Grow Light Bulbs
4.0
(1)
"I have several grow light bulbs, the kind you get at the hardware store."
#27
Generic Grow Bulbs
4.0
(1)
"I ended up buying grow bulbs for my table lamps."
#28
Generic Desk Clamps
4.0
(1)
"I ordered some desk clamps and grow bulbs from Amazon Canada."
#29
Generic LED Bulb
4.0
(1)
"A 15-25w led bulb with the plastic dome on or off can be plugged into an extension cord."
#30
Generic LED Light Strips
4.0
(1)
"You might look into making your own lights from LED light strips."
#31
Ikea
4.0
(1)
"Ikeas grow lights work fine if you only need supplemental lights for plants."
#32
Kingbrite
4.0
(1)
"Kingbrite LM301H or LM301B panels/strips."
#33
Sunblaster
4.0
(1)
"I use sunblaster led strips, they work great."
#34
Bestva
4.0
(1)
"Check out Bestva grow lights."
#35
Lordem
4.0
(1)
"I bought a full spectrum grow light from amazon several months ago it's from a company called (lordem)..."
#36
Nicrew
4.0
(1)
"I've had great luck with both LED flood lights and both Nicrew and Aquaneat full spectrum aquarium lights."
#37
XQP-500
4.0
(1)
"Best value for money I've ever seen is xqp-500 from aliexpress."
#38
Bloomspect
4.0
(1)
"Bloomspect."
#39
SANSI
4.0
(1)
"Check out SANSI lights, I’ve seen them being recommended as well so I bought some."
#40
LED
4.0
(1)
"Consider using LED grow lights for better results and energy efficiency."
#41
Repot Me
4.0
(1)
"If you get them from repot me that's a good source."
#42
Carnivero
4.0
(1)
"I recently got a grow light from a company called Carnivero, they specialize in carnivorous plants."
#43
Vipar Spectra
4.0
(1)
"I use vipar spectra and holy fuck even at 20% power my plants stress so it’s a great option."
#44
LED Shop Lights
4.0
(1)
"I have 2 4ft LED shop lights that I lay right on top of my seed tray domes."
#45
Costco
4.0
(1)
"Just wanna say you can 100% get away with shop lights from Costco. I bought a set of two 4' lights for $30"
#46
Repotme
4.0
(1)
"I just got one of the clip style ones from repotme."
#47
Planta
4.0
(1)
"I've just bought a Planta bulb from Amazon."
#48
Mossify
3.0
(1)
"It's not the best grow light I've got, but I have one from Mossify that stakes into and clamps onto the side of your planter."
#49
Spider, Mars, vipar
3.0
(1)
"Spider, Mars, vipar all make entry and mid grade lights. They're not bad, not 'the best'."
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