BLACK SERIES
CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY
WINNER BEST PRODUCT 2024
INDICA SATIVA BOLOGNA
HORTICULTURAL LED LIGHTING
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BLACK SERIES
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OSRAM 6.24 660 nm
Advanced technology in horticultural LED lighting
The Black Series has established itself as a benchmark among premium horticultural LED lighting solutions in Europe. Present worldwide, the Black Series adapts to a wide variety of growing spaces, whether greenhouses, indoor spaces or soilless growing, in order to optimise plant growth in each specific environment. Developed on the basis of recognised Swiss expertise and a network of scientific innovation, this range of horticultural LED lights was designed to deliver reliable, measured and reproducible performance in indoor growing and in greenhouses alike.
Awarded the title of Best LED Horticole Product 2024, the Black Series brand stands out for its excellent balance of performance, durability and profitability, as well as for the satisfaction of its users internationally. F.O.G has been guided by a vision focused on the research, design, development and manufacture of energy-efficient LED lighting for greenhouses and indoor spaces, drawing on innovations from Japan, in particular through the application of research and tests conducted in Japanese vertical farms.
A professional horticultural LED light designed for performance
The result of more than 25 years of expertise and many years of applied research, the Black Series embodies Swiss technological excellence in professional horticultural lighting. Building on its know-how, the brand develops innovative solutions in partnership with Swiss research centres, demonstrating its technical mastery and its capacity for innovation. Every grow light has been designed to meet the requirements of the most demanding growers, whether professionals or advanced hobbyists.
Upgradable, modular horticultural LED lighting
The tangible advantages of the Black Series include:
- Higher energy efficiency and a longer service life than conventional systems.
- A 40 to 60% reduction in power consumption and heat output.
- Universal compatibility with all types of installations and control devices.
- The ability to accommodate future technologies and to be fully repaired.
- Suitability for every stage of plant development, from germination to flowering.
- Up to 90% fewer pathogens thanks to the BOOST UVA UVB IR options, contributing to crop health and to the activation of the plants’ natural defences.
- A design suited to different types of growing, including hydroponics and growing in soil.
This LED grow light positions itself as a complete solution, combining energy efficiency, reliability, modularity and scientifically proven benefits for growth, flowering and harvest quality.
Premium design and industrial-grade components
Every component of the Black Series has been rigorously selected to guarantee stable, long-lasting performance. The grow lights are fitted with the latest MTC and OSRAM 6.24 LED technologies, recognised for their energy efficiency and a service life of more than 50,000 hours.
The Black Series also incorporates an external LED driver from SOSEN, a world leader in the manufacture of professional power supplies, ensuring optimum reliability even in intensive growing environments. Working with recognised partners such as Osram, MTC and Sosen guarantees a level of quality that meets the highest standards of the European market. Complementary accessories, such as LED bars with UV-A, UV-B, IR or UV-C sterilisation options, are available to upgrade your lighting system, optimise performance and maximise crop yield. Regular maintenance, including cleaning the LED bars and checking the electrical connections, is essential to preserve the equipment’s performance. Safety and maintenance of LED lighting are indispensable to ensure stable yields and optimum light quality in indoor growing.
Horticultural LED panel with even light distribution
The Black Series is available as horticultural LED panels, ensuring even light distribution over the entire growing area. This light distribution is achieved through optimised placement of the LED chips. This design optimises photosynthesis, including at the edges of the canopy, while limiting shaded areas.
Optimised thermal management allows the light to be positioned closer to the plants, enabling high light intensity without excessive heat stress. Choosing the wattage of the grow light remains key to matching LED lighting to the growing area and to production objectives. Horticultural LED lights are designed to optimise photosynthesis and promote vigorous growth.
The Black Series was designed as an upgradable lighting system. It is fully repairable and compatible with additional modules, so the installation can be adapted to the specific needs of each crop and to F.O.G’s future research.
Additional BOOST UVA, UVB and IR bars can be integrated to fine-tune the light parameters and stimulate specific physiological responses in plants. UV-C sterilisation bars are also available as an option to meet specific disinfection needs. This modularity makes it possible to anticipate future technological developments and extend the service life of the installation.
X-9 spectrum: a precision full-spectrum horticultural LED spectrum
The Black Series is fitted with the X-9 spectrum, a full-spectrum horticultural LED spectrum designed by F.O.G to faithfully reproduce the solar spectrum while precisely targeting the light absorption peaks of plants. This full spectrum is suited to every stage of development, from germination to flowering. It promotes leaf growth, rooting and abundant flowering, as well as optimal production of vegetables and robust plants.
Following extensive testing of more than 25 different spectra, the X-9 spectrum emerged as one of the best performers in terms of yield, energy saving and concentration of sugars, terpenes and active compounds. Horticultural LED lighting systems based on this spectrum deliver a significant increase in the quality and density of harvests, particularly for vegetables, flowers and plants grown indoors or in greenhouses.
Measured and scientifically validated results
The X-9 spectrum has been tested under controlled conditions with growers, universities and Swiss and European research centres. The results observed show a direct impact on yield and on the chemical profiles of plants, including:
- An increase in sugar content of up to 30%.
- A significant increase in terpenes and cannabinoids of up to 38%.
- A reduction in energy consumption of up to 50% compared with HPS lighting
- Up to 50% less heat output compared with HPS lighting
These results have been confirmed in the laboratory and in real production environments, including vertical farms and commercial crops.
Results in figures with the X-9 spectrum (vs. HPS)
- up to +30% sugar (on strawberries)
- up to +35% THC
- up to +31% CBD
- up to +40% CBC
- up to +79% CBG
- up to +30% Delta-8 THC
- up to -50% energy consumption
- up to -50% heat output
- PHARMACEUTICAL-GRADE CANNABIS TRIAL: production that can reach 1,075 to 1,250 grams with only 600 W over a growing area of 150 × 150 cm, i.e. 1.8 to 2.0 grams per watt
Visible effects on growth and quality
- Faster rooting
- Vigorous vegetative growth
- Compact growth, with less stretch
- Abundant flowering
- Higher-quality fruit, richer in sugar and terpenes.
- Increased resin production
Spectral engineering and targeted wavelengths
Thanks to advanced spectral engineering, the Black Series acts directly on the morphology, yield and natural defences of plants. The X-9 spectrum includes in particular:
- Blue (≈ 450 nm): essential for compact growth, morphogenesis and cannabinoid synthesis.
- Deep red (660 nm): key to maximising yield, stimulating terpene production and increasing sugar content.
- Green (≈ 530 nm): improves light penetration deep into the canopy, thereby stimulating the lower leaves.
- UV-A and UV-B: boost the production of active compounds such as cannabinoids, flavonoids and terpenes. UV-B in particular activates the plants’ natural defences (F.O.G study), thereby helping to reduce pathogen pressure.
- Far-red (730 nm): modulates plant morphology by promoting cell elongation, a useful lever for certain controlled growing strategies.
This precise combination of advanced spectral technologies makes it possible to adapt horticultural LED lighting to advanced, controlled growing strategies.
Yield, energy efficiency and growing comfort
Black Series horticultural LED lights offer higher energy efficiency than conventional technologies. They reduce power consumption by 40 to 60% compared with HPS lamps, while greatly limiting heat output.
This low heat emission reduces ventilation requirements, improves growing comfort and enables year-round harvests with a reduced risk of disease. Plants show more uniform growth, a compact habit and higher final quality.
Ease of use and universal compatibility
The Black Series is supplied with a manual dimmer and a hanging kit, allowing precise adjustment of light intensity at every stage of the growing cycle. It is compatible with all types of growing media and projects (soil, hydroponics, aeroponics) as well as with 0–10 V control systems and controllers.
The LED driver can be mounted remotely outside the growing area with an optional cable, further limiting the thermal impact on the production environment.
Indoor growing with the Black Series
The Black Series has established itself as the ideal solution for indoor growing, thanks to a range of horticultural LED chips specially designed to meet the requirements of demanding growers. Equipped with the latest full-spectrum LEDs, these lights deliver both vigorous growth and abundant flowering, while covering all the plants’ light needs at every stage, from germination to harvest. Using LED technology significantly reduces energy consumption and heat output, creating an optimal indoor environment for crop development. Black Series products are aimed at professionals and passionate hobbyists alike, offering a complete and upgradable solution for all types of indoor production. With an extensive range, every grower can match their lighting to the size of their space, the type of plants grown and their yield objectives, while benefiting from exceptional light quality and remarkable energy efficiency.
The Black Series warranty
Choosing the Black Series means choosing peace of mind, with a solid warranty on all horticultural LED lights. Each product is designed to offer an exceptional service life of up to 50,000 hours of use, which considerably reduces maintenance and replacement costs. Customers benefit from responsive after-sales service, with dedicated technical support and spare parts availability to ensure the longevity of their installation. The warranty covers all manufacturing defects and any technical problems, providing additional security for growers who care about the quality and reliability of their equipment. Thanks to their robust design and the use of high-quality materials, Black Series LED lights are a sustainable investment for all indoor growing projects.
The Black Series relies on strategic partnerships with market leaders to offer ever more efficient and innovative solutions. Working with benchmark brands guarantees access to superior-quality products incorporating the most advanced technologies in the sector. By working hand in hand with growers, distributors and market experts, the Black Series is able to offer a complete range of solutions tailored to growers’ specific needs, while ensuring competitive prices and fast delivery. These partnerships reflect a shared vision built on innovation, performance and customer satisfaction, enabling growers to optimise their production and achieve high yields with cutting-edge equipment.
Always at the forefront of innovation, the Black Series continues its commitment to research and development to anticipate growers’ future needs. The team continually invests in improving horticultural LED technologies, in order to offer superior-quality products suited to every stage of indoor growing. Expanding the range is at the heart of the strategy, with the ambition of covering all the needs of professionals and hobbyists, whatever the plant types or production objectives. By focusing on technological excellence and a detailed understanding of market expectations, the Black Series aims to establish itself as a lasting and essential leader in horticultural LED lighting, offering innovative, reliable and high-performance solutions to help growers achieve ever more abundant, higher-quality harvests.
A recognised benchmark on the European market
Designed to maximise yield, harvest quality and the profitability of installations, the Black Series is aimed at anyone looking for a reliable, high-performance and upgradable horticultural LED light, capable of meeting the current and future requirements of indoor and greenhouse growing, and above all at those seeking proven, measurable results.
ADVANTAGES
Even light distribution: higher yield right to the edges.
No direct heat: harvests all year round, lower risk of disease.
40 to 60% energy saving compared with 1,000 W HPS lamps
More compact, heavier end products, richer in resin, THC, CBD and terpenes.
Easy maintenance: individually replaceable components (click connectors).
Upgradable grow light: interchangeable LED bars and reprogrammable LED driver.
High yield without CO₂.
Remote-mountable LED driver (optional) to limit heat.
Built-in dimmer (25%, 50%, 75%, 100%).
0–10 V compatible (0–10 V controller via LLT M16 connector).
THE KIT INCLUDES:
1× Grow light
1× Hanging kit
1× Dimmer 25% / 50% / 75% / 100%
Optional:
- 2 BOOST LED bars
- 1 UVC 60 LED bar
- 4-metre cable to mount the LED driver remotely, outside the growing area
Usage tips
Do not use corrosive or plant protection products on the LED chips or their reflectors. Maximum recommended ambient temperature: 35 °C.
Connect all LED bars before powering the grow light. ⚠️
Caution: very powerful grow light. Wearing protective glasses is recommended.
FAQ
Horticultural LED lighting and crop performance
- a light spectrum suited to plants
- high energy efficiency
- precise control of power and intensity (PPFD)
- photosynthesis
- rooting
- vegetative growth
- flowering and the production of secondary metabolites
- modular
- upgradable
- repairable
- quick connectors
- independent modules
- a simple layout


