Indoor cultivation is fun, interesting, and rewarding. But finding the right indoor grow equipment can feel almost impossible if you’re a rookie grower. Sometimes it seems the more you look into it, the more overwhelming the information becomes.

Which nutrient formula should you get? Should you use HPS bulbs or LED grow lights? What’s an air carbon filter, and do you really need one?

Rest assured, your expertise as a grower develops over time. With each grow cycle, you learn more about your specific plants, the requirements of your grow room, and your personal preferences.
The trick is to not get bogged down by the bells and whistles on Day One. For now, focus on must-have indoor grow equipment. Tackle each of these items one-by-one, and you’ll have a fully functioning grow room in no time.
A Grow Room Liner: Optional Indoor Grow Equipment
Indoor Grow Lights
This is one of the most important pieces of grow equipment you will purchase. Take your time. Do your research. Choose carefully.

The most common types of indoor grow lights are HID bulbs and eco farm led lights.
HID Grow Lights

HID bulbs used to be the best-loved option for indoor growing, because they generate the high light intensity needed to produce high yields. Most growers use two types of HID bulbs over the course of a grow cycle. They use MH bulbs during the vegetative stage and switch to HPS for flowering.
They make this change because MH bulbs produce a blue light spectrum while HPS bulbs favor red.
You see, in nature, plants transition through their biological processes based on changes in the light spectrum they receive from the sun. As summer turns to autumn, the sun sits lower in the sky and plants receive a greater intensity of red light. This is how they know winter is coming and they must reproduce before they die.
LED Grow Lights
LED grow lights have now advanced to provide a more complex light spectrum than HID bulbs at about half the energy costs. High-quality LEDs are full spectrum led grow light. This means your plants get everything they need in a single fixture.

You can even find variable spectrum LEDs like California LightWorks’ SolarSystem series. These luminaires work with a controller that allows you to program the spectrum to evolve throughout the grow cycle.

LED lights tend to have a higher purchase price than HID bulbs, but their operational costs are significantly lower. They also last about four times as long. You can learn more about indoor growing with indoor soil grow lights here.