Light bulb brands ...Whos is the best.....HID mh/hps...600w/1000w

justugh

justugh

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i have a digital ballast ...600watt right now

i am replacing it with a 1000 watt in just about 5 days .......cash to money order money order to credit ppl 5 days for them to credit to the card and the cash has been cleaned .......then i can use it to buy the ballast (ppl that i help we have it set up so it looks like land scaping charges on the books )

i just want to get the most bang for the buck and dial in my system .........i started the work for all this in march and been going atleast 4 to 7 hours a day just learning and tweaking the system.................i finish the set up then that money i would spend on it next month goes to retainment of the lawyer ........and anything i make after that goes to silver bars ............after that if i need something i cash in a few troy ozs with a jeweler shop or pawn shop ...............the rest of it off site in a nice little spot i can access easy but no one every messes with ......................worst case happends the lawyer gets me out of jail i hit the stash they did not find and head someplace using cash ........by the time court comes up i am gone the lawyer takes the bail hit and the court system can suck my ass for 10 years then come home say hi to family again
 
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Pwankton

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I switched from a 1000w Lumatek HPS to a Hortilux and the difference is surprising. Wish I had started with the Hortilux.
 
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hakish

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Alexander Supertramp said:
The GE bulb is inferior to the real CMH made by Phillips. Unfortunately they have discontinued the 400 CMH line. Once they are sold out they will no longer produce them. But they do grow a very nice plant.
Eye Hortilux HPS IMO is as good a grow bulb as you can get. With Sunmaster a close second...
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Is there then no other form of CMH on the market? I'd imagine there's some demand for this type of lamp.. Will start hunting around for a couple phillips lamps. I would love to get my hands on one to replace my aging 400w.

I would assume mixed lamps for their grows could also be done if you have both ballasts+hoods.. I might run this setup for the next grow and see if I can observe a "difference".
 
Alexander Supertramp

Alexander Supertramp

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hakish said:
Is there then no other form of CMH on the market? I'd imagine there's some demand for this type of lamp.. Will start hunting around for a couple phillips lamps. I would love to get my hands on one to replace my aging 400w.

I would assume mixed lamps for their grows could also be done if you have both ballasts+hoods.. I might run this setup for the next grow and see if I can observe a "difference".
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Phillips will be releasing a 315 watt in the near future I believe. I have just started hearing about it.
Mixed spectrum(hps and mh bulbs)do work very well. But you need to be careful when running two hid bulbs too close together because of wave interference. Most experts recommend at least 3 feet between bulbs.
 
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VapeEscape

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jondamon said:
I use a lumatek 400wSL ballast with a standard SYLVANIA GROLUX lamp.



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Sylvania, huh? You might want to get a better bulb. $30 bulbs at Home Depot are not your best bet when growing. They work and work well but they are not optimal. It is kinda like using dirt from your backyard instead of good potting soil. Both work but one does so much better. You will actually make your money back in one grow.
 
jimmy311

jimmy311

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justugh said:
i have a digital ballast ...600watt right now

i am replacing it with a 1000 watt in just about 5 days .......cash to money order money order to credit ppl 5 days for them to credit to the card and the cash has been cleaned .......then i can use it to buy the ballast (ppl that i help we have it set up so it looks like land scaping charges on the books )

i just want to get the most bang for the buck and dial in my system .........i started the work for all this in march and been going atleast 4 to 7 hours a day just learning and tweaking the system.................i finish the set up then that money i would spend on it next month goes to retainment of the lawyer ........and anything i make after that goes to silver bars ............after that if i need something i cash in a few troy ozs with a jeweler shop or pawn shop ...............the rest of it off site in a nice little spot i can access easy but no one every messes with ......................worst case happends the lawyer gets me out of jail i hit the stash they did not find and head someplace using cash ........by the time court comes up i am gone the lawyer takes the bail hit and the court system can suck my ass for 10 years then come home say hi to family again
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I found out I'm getting hotspots after I DL a lumen app.. Now I'm moving the light by hand. Need a better mh bulb its only putting out 30k lumens the guy who sold me the kool tube said it was new but idk man.. I finally got ducting to drop the light down..it was lk 4' above plants lol.. Now they look to like it when its closer to em bout 18"-24"
I need a bulb fast but I got lk $30 damn. . wish I got steered into a good led light..by the time I got fans ducting kooltube digilux HP's bulb I could a got a led light .might get one to use with my hid. See if the plants grow towards the led light..then I'll sale my hid setup and get good brand LEDs.. I had male bagseeds now I got mk ultra,WW,BLUE DREAMxBubba kush,bulldog haze,dr oog,dela haze and 1 bagseed plant growing..I think the big plant is sucking the food up but lil plants don't need much .I put a afradita seedling and it hurt it..but the dela haze grew fine in 800-900ppm tho..good strong strain..
Ww,afradita and mk ultra are weak strains to stress and high ppms1459052592512-751343320.jpg

Notice the middle plants? They get more light and are way older then ones on right ..but ones on the right are taller now..their only a week old!
 
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jimmy311

jimmy311

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Finally gotta chiller. If needed I thro a froze jug in my igloo and run the chiller to cool it down faster.
I got it on a timer now had it on that pos digital controller..woke up s few times to it resetting to 85! Fuck that. Put it on eBay for sale. Lol
Later I'd like to get a good temp controller..i lk once temps go over a set point my chiller pump and chiller will kick on.. To save electricity instead of running 24/7.. I got Everything else dialed in .just need better lighting I think... And a better nute that doesn't use salts.. A buddy sent me a ltr of humboldt oneness one part..gonna clean out resi in a week then try it and only hydrogard since ro water used sum calmag plus too.. Thanks Amish fucker..I didn't waste money on stupid shit..I know to keep it simple and use my money with stuff thatl help my yeilds and quality. I got timers lk u suggested. One aeroponics timer for the pump(1min on 5mins off)
One for exhaust fan. Cycles air every 5 mins..(I gotta fan on my ballast hooked to it so that's the best setting to keep ballast cool and clear stale air at the same time..
My ac now lowers my humidity perfect now I ran my passive intake thru kool tube..I gotta a big fan to circulate air in tent..one at the bottom on tent for intake air but don't use it much as my ac does that ATM also.. So besides light I'm doing great now..never pH unless I add sumn that raises pH...itl stay 5.9 for days .been more then a week since I PhD the resi.. Hell yea! Lol
Love chillers..wish1459052694170785942566.jpg I got one last time I grew and a better 600w Mh bulb
 
SPLFreak808

SPLFreak808

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jimmy311 said:
I found out I'm getting hotspots after I DL a lumen app.. Now I'm moving the light by hand. Need a better mh bulb its only putting out 30k lumens the guy who sold me the kool tube said it was new but idk man.. I finally got ducting to drop the light down..it was lk 4' above plants lol.. Now they look to like it when its closer to em bout 18"-24"
I need a bulb fast but I got lk $30 damn. . wish I got steered into a good led light..by the time I got fans ducting kooltube digilux HP's bulb I could a got a led light .might get one to use with my hid. See if the plants grow towards the led light..then I'll sale my hid setup and get good brand LEDs.. I had male bagseeds now I got mk ultra,WW,BLUE DREAMxBubba kush,bulldog haze,dr oog,dela haze and 1 bagseed plant growing..I think the big plant is sucking the food up but lil plants don't need much .I put a afradita seedling and it hurt it..but the dela haze grew fine in 800-900ppm tho..good strong strain..
Ww,afradita and mk ultra are weak strains to stress and high ppmsView attachment 3642524
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You can't use a smartphone to check. The sensor just doesn't have that kind of sensitivity for reading those high values.

You can use it as a comparison between two lights but you would have to compare them at whatever height shows less then 30k on the phone.
 
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