mushaboom
10-11-2007, 11:52 PM
hey everybody,
this is pretty much my first real post... anyways, i'm always looking for new ways to make things better and new equipment and nutrients and such. i would like to know what people's opinions are on hps bulbs, fluorescent lighting, and nutrients.
first off, i have much experience with standard bulbs and hortilux bulbs as well. i have to say that i havent really been able to tell much of a difference between the two, not enough to warrant the 100 price tag of a hortilux. what are everyone else's experiences with bulbs? does brand name matter? i found this generic type enhanced hps that looks ok. i feel like the 30% extra blue light is a negligable benefit at best because by the time youre into flowering your plants should be pretty much ready to go growth shoots and leaf-wise.
GROWBRIGHT 400 watt HPS BULB grow light 400w ~hortilux - (eBay item 180070882679 end time Oct-30-07 09:02:17 PDT) (http://cgi.ebay.com/GROWBRIGHT-400-watt-HPS-BULB-grow-light-400w-hortilux_W0QQitemZ180070882679QQihZ008QQcategoryZ4 2225QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem)
next, fluorescent lighting. are t5's really that much more amazing than any other kind of fluorescent light? ive used cfl's and t8's in the past with great success. i guess basically what i want to know is, assuming all other conditions are ideal, will a t5 light produce a quicker growing more vigorous plant than a comparable t8 or or cluster of cfl's?
lastly, hopefully people are still reading this... currently i have pretty much a complete line of botanicare nutrients going. i used to use strictly guano and kelp/fish emulsions. i can definitely tell that the botanicare products work much better, but what im not sure of is all of the extra things like the sweet and the liquid karma. what nutrients does everyone else use and in your opinions what are the absolute best organic nutrients out there?
thanks!
this is pretty much my first real post... anyways, i'm always looking for new ways to make things better and new equipment and nutrients and such. i would like to know what people's opinions are on hps bulbs, fluorescent lighting, and nutrients.
first off, i have much experience with standard bulbs and hortilux bulbs as well. i have to say that i havent really been able to tell much of a difference between the two, not enough to warrant the 100 price tag of a hortilux. what are everyone else's experiences with bulbs? does brand name matter? i found this generic type enhanced hps that looks ok. i feel like the 30% extra blue light is a negligable benefit at best because by the time youre into flowering your plants should be pretty much ready to go growth shoots and leaf-wise.
GROWBRIGHT 400 watt HPS BULB grow light 400w ~hortilux - (eBay item 180070882679 end time Oct-30-07 09:02:17 PDT) (http://cgi.ebay.com/GROWBRIGHT-400-watt-HPS-BULB-grow-light-400w-hortilux_W0QQitemZ180070882679QQihZ008QQcategoryZ4 2225QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem)
next, fluorescent lighting. are t5's really that much more amazing than any other kind of fluorescent light? ive used cfl's and t8's in the past with great success. i guess basically what i want to know is, assuming all other conditions are ideal, will a t5 light produce a quicker growing more vigorous plant than a comparable t8 or or cluster of cfl's?
lastly, hopefully people are still reading this... currently i have pretty much a complete line of botanicare nutrients going. i used to use strictly guano and kelp/fish emulsions. i can definitely tell that the botanicare products work much better, but what im not sure of is all of the extra things like the sweet and the liquid karma. what nutrients does everyone else use and in your opinions what are the absolute best organic nutrients out there?
thanks!