You walk into your local hydroponic store or browse the internet looking for the best HPS grow bulb at the right price range... but then you get stuck. There are so many brands claiming they're the best dest and brightest with the best lumens and high PAR, etc., etc.-- which makes it difficult picking the best 6 of the biggest HPS grow light bulb brands and pit them against each other. We set up parameters to make it as objective as possible and the results were surprising: Testing the Best 1000w Single Ended HPS Bulbs We asked our Eye Hortilux Super HPS

Digilux HPS

Sunmaster Yellow Blossom HPS

Yield Lab High Output HPS

Ushio Hilux Gro

Maxlume HPS Using the same grow light ballast, reflective grow tent, and PAR meter, we tested each bulb for its total light intensity and here's what we found: or browse the internet looking for the best HPS grow bulb at the right price range... but then you get stuck. There are so many brands claiming they're the best dest and brightest with the best lumens and high PAR, etc., etc.-- which makes it difficult picking the best HPS light bulb that can help you produce your desired yields. Related: Growing Marijuana Indoors Guide 2018 Not only that, but the prices between all the different bulb manufacturers differ and it's tough figuring if the money you'd spend is going towards a bulb that claims what it does. Well, GrowAce has put your question to rest. We did a comparison test onand pit them against each other. We set up parameters to make it as objective as possible and the results were surprising:We asked our Instagram and Facebook followers what their favorite bulbs were, and combined with the highest-selling grow light bulbs on the market and we tested the following 1000w HPS bulbs:Using the same grow light ballast, reflective grow tent, and PAR meter, we tested each bulb for its total light intensity and here's what we found:

Conclusion And there you have it, the results for the top 6 popular grow bulbs to help you complete your best grow light system. As expected, time and time again that Hortilux outperformed the other 5 HPS bulbs, but here are a couple of other discoveries we made during this review: While Eye Hortilux outperformed Yield Lab, it was Yield Lab that came out to be the best value Yield Lab 1000w bulbs outperformed the 4 remaining bulbs and cost $12-70 less than them, too

The best, safest packaging goes to the Digilux bulb. While it did not perform as well as the rest, it's packaging was hands-down the best we've seen in a while So with all that said, which is the best bulb? In terms of the highest light output, the winner is Eye Hortilux. In the battle for the best value (which we believe is the better choice of the two) you've got to go with Yield Lab, hands down. The next time you're out buying an HPS grow bulb for your fruits or flowers, remember this chart and ask yourself... Am I getting the best bulb for the price? And there you have it, the results for the top 6 popular grow bulbs to help you complete your best grow light system. As expected, time and time again that Hortilux outperformed the other 5 HPS bulbs, but here are a couple of other discoveries we made during this review:So with all that said, which is the best bulb? In terms of the highest light output, the winner is. In the battle for the best value (which we believe is the better choice of the two) you've got to go with, hands down. The next time you're out buying an HPS grow bulb for your fruits or flowers, remember this chart and ask yourself... Am I getting the best bulb for the price?

To be thorough, we measured the PAR readings from three different heights, 15 inches, 27 inches, and 51 inches. Here are the readings from the highest par reading to the least to show you how much power these bulbs put out:We also created a comparison graph on the average PAR reading in the footprint we measured.