I was wondering if my 400 w hps bulb is good for my plants during the veg.??? or would it not be the best to use? i have 4 footer flourocent lights,that i think i am going to use for veg......let me know what u think.thanx
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I was wondering if my 400 w hps bulb is good for my plants during the veg.??? or would it not be the best to use? i have 4 footer flourocent lights,that i think i am going to use for veg......let me know what u think.thanx
Most standard hps bulbs only give out more to the red side of the spectrum which the plants craving for during thier flowering stage, have you got a multi purpose hps bulb? if not then stick with the flourocent bulbs for veg for the mean time. only light i got is a 400watt hps like yourself bulb i got the multi purpose bulb but they seems to react more to natural sunlight...i lil confused myself :confused:
Heres a pic of the package my multi-purpose bulb came in...hope this helps!
I would suggest purchasing a 1000w HPS/MH switcher. You can purchase them off ebay.ca for cheap and MH is way better for veg then HPS could be ;).
Ze w33d Farm3r , The sun puts out more then 400w depending on your location, you should have nothing to be confused over :).
A normal, standard HPS bulb is not effective for vegging. It can be used, with success, but the plant will get stretched out budsites during vegging, and by the time flowering is done, you get stretched out, lanky, airy, wispy buds. A standard Hps bulb doesn't give off enough UV rays that the plant needs for that stage. That's why it isn't such a good idea to use JUST an Hps for vegging.
I would use those Floros now that you said you have. Floros/CFL's are amazing bulbs to use for vegging because you can get the plant really close to the bulb without burning. Floro bulbs give off very little heat. So use the floros for vegging, and you HPS for flowering. Your plants will thank you :D Good luck.
ok, thank all of you. i appreciate it. i will stick with my floros for vegging and my hps(im going to try to get a mh, but until then im gonna stick w/my hps)for flowering....the only question i still got: :confused: *Will the hps work for the whole budding process and everything after that?* :confused:
thank you guys once again.
I replied in your other thread what the best thing to do was :)Quote:
Originally Posted by blinkoplinko
After the flowering/budding process, there is nothing more to do. Once the plant is done flowering, or what you call "budding", then the plant must be harvested and dried. After it is done growing, it is done, and will begin to die if not cut. These are the basic steps to growing:
1. Germinating/sprouting
2. Veg.
3. Flower
4. Harvest/cut down
5. Cure
After curing, the whole process starts again. So yes, stick with your floros for now, they will work for vegging(18/6 or 24/0) well. Yes, use an Hps for flowering(12/12). Use those for now and once you begin to advance and actually know how the plant grows, then advance further. But using the lights of what you suggested, will produce quality pot with good yeilds(with practice ;)..) Good luck.
Hey, so wait, you can use plain old normal florecsent lights for veggin?! kickass i was startin to get worried, startin my first grow soon and only ordered a 400w hps i was startin to get worried..
i had a switchable 175 w, and a switchable 400 watt
used the 400w MH with the 175w MH during veg, and then switched the 400w to HPS and switched out the 175w back and forth MH/HPS during bloom... of course i always light the sides and underneaths with floros.
it was about a 3"x5" grow space
Or just get a hortilux bulb.....
question
I read that using MH and HPS at the sams time is the best
for veg and bloom
comments please
Wait I'm really not getting this... What do floro's do for the plant? It's just normal light... Right?
Ya know, It makes no sense but I have seen people grow veg cycle with amazing success using flors, better than a lot of peoples plants that grow veg with HPS..
I have never seen flors out preform HPS in flowering..
With that being said, i have never seen anybody out grow me using a 400watt hps and they can use all the f--ing flors they want. HID's used correctly are the BEST.. veg flower whatever the f--k you want... if your plants are stretching and you are using HPS then something is wrong.. light is old or to far away from plant.. not enough air flow.. something.. but it is not the light...
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true dat : )
Contrary to what the other replies tell you an HPS would be much better than fluros due to lumen output alone. I've benn growing for just over ten years and have never had a problem using an HPS bulb during vegitative growth. The plants do stretch a little but with fluros you will get much much more stretching and very airy buds. So basically in my opinion use the HPS light you have and you can use the fluros as supplemental lighting for the bottom of the plants. A better suggestion would be to use an Eye Hortilux Bulb or a MH Conversion Bulb but by no means is an HPS light inferior for vegitative growth however fluros are. Fluros have very low lumen ratings and are out of the optimum CRI range(Color Rendering Index) for cannabis growth not to mention produce small yields. The HPS bulb you own is anywhere between 50,000 to 55,000 lumens and the CRI rating is between 2.0 and 2.4. If you do follow my advice but want to purchase a hortilux bulb or a MH conversion bulb I would tell you to check out www.mdhydro.com for the lowest prices I've ever seen. I order from these guys all the time and are excellent to deal with. I myself use a 400 watt Eye Hortilux Super HPS bulb which provides 30% more light in the blue and green spectrum which are needed for healthy cannabis growth while still providing the nessacary red spectrum which is nessacary for flowering. Hope this was of help.
yo guys you're right for HPS....they're surely the real thing for both vegetation and flowering....what you don't really know is that even HPS bulbs have their types as well......there are two types of HPS....the GROLUX and the SHP-TS
GROLUX 400watt HPS = nominal power 400 watt, actual power 430watt...they contain an extra 30 watt of blue light and that makes them real good for vegetation and excellent for flowering
SHP-TS 400watt HPS= nominal power 400 watt,actual power 400 watt..these are oriented for use mainly during the flowering as their spectrum leans on the red and orange side making them a kick ass choice for flowering and good choice for vegetation
currenlty i am growing using 2x400 HPS, one bulb is GROLUX and one is SHP-TS over one 6sqft NFT tray each....i am on vegetation stage on 18/6 at a distance of 35-40 cm from top of plants with good airflow etc.
stick with the 400 watt GROLUX bulb as i think is the most efficient for being able to grow both stages with one bulb.....
one more thing that you must realise is that most, if not all, 1Kw HPS bulbs are SHP-TS type as they are usually used for flowering...
floros are good but HPS are better.....best choice for me (among 400,600,1000 watters) would be the 600watt GROLUX one from Sylvania emitting 100,000 lumens
while the 600watt SHP-TS type emits 90,000 lumens (rich in red&orange) ;)
i have a 250 watt sodium light set up...can i order a 250w mh bulb and put it straight into the fitting?will it work or do i need a new mh set up?Quote:
Originally Posted by HighTillIDie
no, not unless you want to blow something up...you can however, buy hortilux bulb with enhanced blue spectrum that allow you to use bulb thru entire grow...Quote:
Originally Posted by DPoisen