2FT T8 LED Grow Light, Full Spectrum Plant Growing Lights, 6 Packs | 144W(6 x 24W, 800W Equivalent), V-Shaped Reflector, Linkable, Grow Light Bulbs for Indoor Seedlings, Greens, Pinkish White

If you have been in the indoor growing community for any length of time, you have likely heard these lights recommended as the gold standard for budget-friendly setups. After 8 to 9 years of indoor growing and testing countless different light fixtures, I can confidently say that the rumors are entirely true. These are, by far, the best budget lights on the market. Here is a breakdown of how they perform in a real setup and why they have earned a permanent spot on my racks. Coverage & Growth Performance I run a standard setup with 4-foot-long shelves, and I position just one light per shelf, right down the center. The Results: Incredible. My microgreen grows have never looked so vibrant, healthy, and lush. Light Output: The light quality is more than adequate for high-density growing, providing the exact spectrum needed to prevent leggy crops and maximize flavor and yield. Smart Home Integration (Vivosun Compatibility) For those running a smart grow setup, these integrate beautifully. I pair mine with the Vivosun Smart Plug, which allows me to automate my lighting schedules through app "recipes." Note: Because these are standard plug-and-play lights, you won’t get advanced features like automatic sunrise/sunset dimming, but for microgreens, you really don’t need them anyway. Simple on/off automation works perfectly. In fact, any other timer would likely work, but I have only tested with the Viviosun smart plug. Build Quality & Unboxing Packaging: The lights arrived very well packaged, ensuring no damaged bulbs or bent fixtures during transit. Hardware: They include a generous amount of mounting hardware, making installation a breeze regardless of your shelf type. Materials: The build feels durable and high-quality, not flimsy like other budget options in this price range. Pros & Cons Pros: Exceptional value; proven track record for microgreens; robust mounting hardware included; works seamlessly with Vivosun smart plugs for scheduling. Cons: No native dimming features (though entirely unnecessary for this application). Final Verdict If you want fantastic, vibrant food without breaking the bank on commercial-grade fixtures, this is the way to go. They offer quality materials, excellent light output, and unmatched value. Highly recommended!

If you want the quick answer, these lights are great and met all my expectations. With that said, I am not a scientist. I have not measured the lumens, color intensity or anything else. I am a simple man. Weather this spring has been very strange. My potted plants needed some sunlight and the weather was just not behaving. So I purchased this product. NOW, I was intending on buying a different light, but saw in a review that they liked the Barrina lights better and I think were talking about something functional about the light that I didn't have the tools or practical experience with. Therefore I purchased the Barrina LED set of 4 for a few dollars more. INSTALLATION There are a few installation configurations (flush mount, hanging mount and adhesive) which are all provided with the packaging. I didn't use the flush mount mount or adhesive, because I was looking to suspend the light down towards the plant. I needed hanging mount for my configuration and after measuring 6" from both ends, the clamp just clamped in place. Good sure feeling when it was together. They also included several tie wraps that are long enough to suspend the light from its mounting location if you want. In both of my configurations, I had a 2x4 that the unit was going to hang from. I measured things it out, installed the hooks on the 2x4 then hung or suspended the 2x4 in place. Finally, I used the tie wraps to connect the light to the hooks. A great thing about this unit is that it is light weight. I recognized this from the front (of course), yet with the first two lights, I mounted them to the 10ft 2x4 before suspending the 2x4. It worked well, but when I got to the second set, I just mounted them with the tie wraps. If I would have done this with the first mounts, it would definitely would have been easier. Talking about 2 sets of lights, two sets of cables that you plug in to the wall outlet and a cable that would allow you to have all the lights in parallel. So this allows you configure two different light configurations. The plug end has a switch so you can turn the light off using that switch. BRIGHTNESS I was sitting in my garage, calming from a busy day, watching a show on the first night. It was the last day of April and I tend not having clocks around. Hey, I'm retired; lived with clocks all my life...why be on the clock when I retire. I was starting to feel a bit tired, but the sun was still bright out. Man, I must have really worked hard today...then I noticed that through the window, it was full night, but the lights were on so it looked like daylight. For me, that was a good indicator that there is enough light coming from this. VALUE FOR THE MONEY I searched big-box stores and plenty on Amazon for lights. Grow lights are more expensive than conventional lighting and LED lights are more expensive than fluorescent lights. Also, this world has gone a bit crazy with higher costs, so any videos or articles that you might encounter that says a price, the price is likely higher now. But using simple math (with unrealistic numbers), showed me that I was money ahead with this configuration than trying to put something together on my own. AND, I personally really really hate the buzzing noise of fluorescent lights...it's like finger nails on a blackboard.... So this was a really good deal. Then add in that all the mounting was provided in the packaging. Its a good deal. So the manufacture deserves a solid 5 stars.

We live in northern Indiana and our weather can be quite brutal. We start many of our crops indoors, usually in early March or late February. Previous lights have been such a disappointment and yielded leggy and sad seedlings. Not these lights though! The Barrina lights have performed so well that next year I will be able to start my plants later in the year. After 4 weeks of growth, we have tomatoes (beefsteak and roma) that are 8 inches tall and going strong. The bell peppers are forming stout, strong little plants and are about 4-6 inches. The melons (crimson sweet, sugar baby, and cantaloupe) are getting HUGE and super strong. The basil, parsley, and oregano are between 2-6 inches tall, and healthy and green. We have an issue with squirrels eating our green bean seeds, so I started some of those indoors this year. HOLY COW! We now have strong and vibrant bush bean plants that are nearly flowering under these lights. Even my stubborn heirloom lavendar is growing well! I have just attached the lights to the greenhouse shelves using zip ties so that I can move them up as the plants grow. These lights are powerful. They do get a little warm for being LED, but not hot enough to burn anything. I saw other comments saying that these weren't good for seedlings, and those are so wrong! Whoever wrote that must not have tried them with seedlings. These lights are so good I anticipate we will only need a 4 week headstart on indoor planting next year. For reference, I have 3 lights to each shelf (front to back), in a 2ft wide greenhouse that is 16 inches deep and 6ft tall. I bought two 6 packs of the 2ft lights. If you're an avid gardener, and live somewhere with a short growing season, these lights are definitely for you. *Note: be sure to cover any unused socket ends on the lights with the provided socket caps. I made the mistake of not doing that and grabbed the end of the light with an open socket. I got a mild electrical shock that surprised the crap out of me! So just be sure to use the provided socket caps.

I ordered 12 of these lights (2, 6-packs). I'll list some positives and some room for improvements. Positives: -The lights are really bright. They really truly look like 42w light strips. -Pleasing color. They are blue/red colored ("blurple"), but they really have a nice hue to them. -They have the same electrical input plug on both sides of the light. This means you can daisy chain and not worry about which direction the lights need to be. Very pleasant surprise. -Variety of hardware for hanging the way you want. I personally use the ratchet ropes. -Reflectors. They are nice to have. Room for Improvement: -Individual on/off switches. When chaining several together, it'd be nice to turn some on/off individual without having to unplug them from each other. The pack doesn't come with enough power cord switches to have each light on one switch. I believe it was 3 lights per cord. -Installation of reflectors. My first 6 pack was a breeze to install the reflectors. However, I had 2 lights in the 2nd pack that were stubborn to get the reflectors on. It was like the cut aluminum groove/channel for the reflector to slide in was slightly off cut. I had to use WD40 and a rubber mallet. But at the end, I won the battle. Overall really pleased and I'm excited to see how they perform over time. I think the plants will really like the color spectrum. I was just using 6000k white spectrum before. The inclusion of the red spectrum should help with flowering.

Great lights, easy install, next time I will get a different color bulb, the pink is a bit much for me, but that is what I ordered and that is just a matter of preference on my part, I will be a return customer!

These lights are great. They are easy to put together and install, the provide a great amount of light (at least for my setup), and dont get terribly hot. I was able to put together the entire setup without even enlisting my husband to help. I am about to order a whole additional set, as I'd like to utilize the additional two shelves available to me for more growing space. On the whole I would highly recommend for anyone looking to start seedlings indoors, and I've outlined some pros and cons below: Pros: - Easy installation: the lights come with the side reflector separate but they are incredibly easy to connect. Simply slide them into the grooves, I was able to assemble each light in about a minute. The clips that I used for my setup were also incredibly easy to clip on and factored into that one-minute assembly time. - Versitility: I am fortunate the my setup was such that I could have all of mi lights in sequence. However, should you need to you can actually run them as three separate systems with 3 switches controlling two lights each, making the system incredibly versatile to suit your individual needs. - Different clip options: I utilized the clips that literally just snap onto the top of the light to c9nnect to the hanger chains. However, there are also options for sticky pad attachments and an attachment for a hard mount that you could screw into a cabinet bottom or something like that should you want/need to. - Great output: You can see from the pictures that I am very successfully getting some great seedlings for my edible flower garden under these lights. I have used lights in the past that have caused pretty significant stretching, but I am happy to report that these have not. - Light weight: These are not heavy, particularly if you have lived the old fashioned fluorescent bulbs. As I mentioned, I was able to put these all up myself and it was a fun moment rather than a taxing or challenging one. - Great value for the money: You can see in my pics that I actually ended up with a lot of parts leftover which I feel like never happens these days. The zip ties you see pictured were inclouded which was amazing because I don't know if you've bought zip ties lately but they are ridiculously expensive for what they are! I also looked at several more expensive options, but went with these for what I considered a good balance of price and good reviews and I am so glad I did! Cons: ...... I don't really have anything here.... I will post down the line if I see stretching or if the lights fade or anything that could be better but I have to say, I am a harsh critic and it is rare that I am this pleased with a product. I reeeeeaaaaaaly thought hard on cons and here is all I got: - No dimmer switch: Ok, I knew that wasn't a thing with these, but that would be my only "wishlist item." But even as I write that I think to myself "why the heck would you dim growlights!?" 🤔 So there you have it. I am a harsh critic and very picky, and these lights just hit the mark on the whole. If you are on the fence I would genuinely say to you just go for it! Couldn't be easier to put together and install and you can see for yourself the growing results. One of my favorite light purchases I've ever made!

These grow lights work quite well for starting seeds. I used them to grow broccoli microgreens and had zero issues. The setup is also quite easy as it comes with a large amount of zip ties for mounting. They are pretty light weight and a bit flimsy but it is ok since they are not supposed to move around much. One caveat here is that the light is a VERY harsh/bright purple. You cannot sit in the same room with these lights on for very long because the color messes with your vision. These are best for grow rooms that are in a separate dedicated room. I love that these lights come with reflective shields to intensify the light. It's a nice little bonus that does way more than you think. As far as I know, there is no way to adjust the intensity of the light, so you are stuck with one constant intensity. Again, best for being locked away in a separate room dedicated for indoor plant growing. The price point for what this is is amazing, definitely the lights to go with, especially if you are looking to grow microgreens!

Quite nice - few months at about 12 hours per day and no problems top date. We are using to illuminate plant starter shelves. VERY lightweight, with plastic LED tube covers, so tough and very resistant to breakage. If you intend to make these adjustable (move around or varying heights) you will need to buy some small eye hooks or such to hang them from, as the sticky-back and screw-in and cable-tie mounting options they provide parts for are pretty much fixed in place. We used small eye screws into the bottom of the shelf above, then 1, 2 and 3" S hooks for easily adjustable height over the plants - though you could use string or new cable ties each move or such as well. Lots of suspension options because the lights are so light weight. The jumper wires allow you to daisy-chain them not just in a row, but like we are - 2/shelf, with jumper wires from one to the next on a shelf, then from other end up and down to other shelves to chain together up to 6 in a group. Makes wiring a snap. Word to the wise - do NOT be looking anywhere near them when you turn them on - VERY intense at close distance. Note these come in both natural sunlight and a very pinkish-purple light tube version (white light working well for us for flower and corn and tomato starts), as well as in different lengths and square block panels, so be careful you are ordering the version and size you want. Couple of things not covered in the otherwise fair instruction manual - the tiny 3-lobed pieces of white plastic are push-in covers to cover any unused ends not used by jumper or power cord wires - otherwise you have live powered prongs exposed at the ends, a major safety hazard they do not talk about. The about 3/4" long 3-lobed pieces are jumpers if butting two lights closely end-to-end, rather than using the longer jumper wires. Also - the tubes come with a saran wrap-like protective covering that you need to peel off the tubes (without yanking the end caps off with them) - instructions say nothing about that.

Actually grew my indoor pants. They get a little hot

Item was well packed without damaged.

I bought the four foot ones. The quality and light output is better than expected. They include several different mounting hardware and electrical plug in options. The lights are made with an aluminum frame and reflectors. Plenty of LEDs provide a very good light source for the shelves in my little greenhouse. Would also work very well indoors. 6 four foot fixtures at a very reasonable price. Very happy with the purchase.

Good quality grow lights, easy to set up and I like the fact that you can link them together. Since installing these my plants have flourished. The only downfall is the aluminum reflectors, they make a rather narrow beam.

Light output is nice, installing shades is simple. 3 of 4 had the clear plastic fall of their tracks and slip on the tracks that hold the shades, which impeded the shades from sliding on. A phillips head screwdriver and 15 minutes solved that, but keep that in mind when you buy, you might have to pop off the ends and fix the track. They seems to pop off easily, but it's not an issue once the shades are on. These will just barely fit in my 48" tent, and it presses against the sides a bit. If you have a more rigid tent or hard sided enclosure, it might not fit. Been running for almost 3 months, 12 hours a day, with no issues. Inside of the tent gets to about 25C, ambient around 20C so they're not super hot. The extra bits to connect them end to end is a nice touch, even if not needed right now. It only has 2 plug cords however. Not a big deal since they're all on or off, but if you wanted to turn them on/off separately, you'll have to do 2+2, or 3+1. Overall, good product. Happy with output and performance, especially at this price. The lemons and herbs love it, and the seedlings are growing nicely.