400 watt HPS and MH warehouse lights

[PoolShark1321]

After hours of time online reading and hours of time listening to The Grow Report (Thanks a ton Zandor) I finally feel like I am ready to grow

I happen to have access to many 400 watt HPS and MH high bay warehouse lights like these... High Bay Lights - High Bay Lighting, Metal Halide - Warehouse Lighting (http://www.warehouse-lighting.com/department/1/1/High-Bay-Lights.aspx)

Im pretty shure they are fine to grow with but thought I'de check and see if anyone knows something I dont.

I am going to build a stand so I can put the ballast on the floor with the mogul base on the end of an extension cord just like any other HPS ballast you would buy for growing.

I also plan on using a Hortilux eye hps bulb and an air cooled hood but I am unsure on how I will secure the mogul base to the hood. In pictures ive seen it seems there is a special mogul base that connects to the hood. Like this one http://i11.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/7e/c1/dbf7_1_sbl.JPG

Lastly since I have easy access to both HPS and MH should I use one of each continuously in my 3' x 3' x 5' tall cabinet grow. Or is it better to concentrate on MH only during seedling, vegative and HPS only during Flowering

Let me know whatcha think, Thanks

[4x5]

Use MH for veg, HPS for flower, OR just use HPS all the way through, they'll be a tiny bit more lanky; but 50k lumens from either will not disappoint. either way good luck!

[dav zap]

Hey man hi and happy growing to you. I have a low-bay flood light with a 400w HPS that is a reliable unit. Had it running daily for over two*years and it only blinked a couple times. Not bad for a couple hundred. You should be fine what ever way you decide to run the lights, they're good stuff. Industrial is a good choice.

[PoolShark1321]

Thanks you two, glad to hear im not the only one who has tried this.