HPS/MH

Ok, i found a good site that does good quality HID [High Intensity Discharge] lighting: HPS/MH

http://www.1-hydroponics.co.uk/grow-lights.htm

It's an English site but they got pretty damn good deals, and i think they ship to US, but not positive.

For example, a brand new 600 watt HPS light w/ ballast and wiring for only £100.

Thought that you guys may like to know, spesh for the new growers without the money to be spending..

Those units are probroubly cheap and nasty chinese imports mind ;)

Nope, top quality

"All lights are CE certified and guaranteed. They run absolutely silent and have no exposed wires, unlike the budget lights available from other retailers. Made by leading horticultural lighting companies from Holland and England. All thorough testing and approval worldwide. These lights are far from home-made, unlike other cheap lights on the market. Buying lights without CE Certification is like buying a car without a MOT."

i got 2 600 watt hps from this guy for 69.99 each . both excellent lamps , and top ballasts with them. he also supplies with growlux dual spectrum bulbs. 100 quid is too much to pay for a 600 watt.
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Basement-Lighting-Hydroponics

Was yours brand new though? I'd rather go with the pricey ones cos they will most probably last longer, and i would never buy second hand HPS cos i dont want fires in my home.

Also dodgy HPS lights can explode.

It's not something id particualy want to save money on. Probably the only thing i'd like to spend alot on.

lip ur lights are over priced ... and sent me ur info on exploding hps . a light is a light . also what make ur lights better ( cuz ur paying more money from them . ) i have been reading alot of ur posts lip and i think u like to think u know alot about growing, but to be honest ur info is basic and copied from other folk , i have been growing for about 8 years now on and off and these lights are as good as any i have used before .. infact i'd say they are better . i have just spent the most of a 1000 pound buying fans and lights and filters and other stuff for my lastest grow, so u u honestly think i'd buy crap lights.
Oh by the way they have the CE mark that ur on about and they are made in italy

lip i have a freind how came across this company and we all thought great stuff so my bud bought one and after 11 weeks its blew and he had to get a new one as he was in the middle of harvest as they say you get what you pay for but it looks the part thats why we jumped at them .the postman.

Ooo, well fair do's, personally i have never used them so wouldnt know.

And shallow hal, lmao! You have no idea, High pressure sodium can explode because if you understand the name, they are under high pressure.

All HPS bulbs are tested for like 48 hours to make sure they dont blow up.

If you dont like in advice, put me in your ignore list, personally i couldnt give a fuck what you think. I think your an amature, but i dont go shouting it out. And i have been growing a damn site longer than you.

ohh so ur talking about the bulbs now are u not the light . so what makes the bulb u saw in the light that u have been ranting on about better than my bulb ?? i am interested in finding out , oh and by the way how many street lights u hear exploding where u live , i never hear any around here . all those orange street lamps are hps and so what if it explods i'll have to sweep up a little glass . CAN'T U JUST REALISE THAT THE LIGHTS U SAW ON THAT SITE ARE OVER PRICED .. SIMPLE AS !!!!! , NOW GROW UP LITTLE BOY CUZ IN THE REAL WORLD UR NOTHING !!!!

They got some nice lights lip, i like the one that comes with the extraction fan

Ahahaha!!!!!

It wouldn't be our site without all the highschool bickering...

Ahahaha!!!!

LIP, Shallow... chill the fuck out, both of you.

AhahahahA!!!!

(and MY DICK has been growing a longer time than the history of mankind... so you can forget about THAT argument)

lmao, little kid. Fuck you buddy. Im no kid, im alot older than you, and where did i say them lights are any better than yours? I didnt, exactly. Dont start an argument with me over nothing, cos now your proving that your a little kid.

Street lights are HPS, yes, but they have been tested like all bulbs should be.

Maybe before you start an argument learn your facts

http://www.3countieshydroponics.co.uk/system/index.htm, i got a light from here for really cheap and has served me well, just to let you know, but I've used Lips site before, not for a light though. its a nice website and although its not amazingly cheap theres a lot more expensive lights out there

LIP is a reliable, helpful contributor to this site ... Shallow Hal, you need to tone it down a bit ... there's plenty of ways to disagree with someone without being insulting ...
back to the point, my light sources are :
http://www.1000bulbs.com/category.ph...ogen&HBX_OU=50
and
http://www.hydroponics.net/items/

I've purchased from both, and have been very satisfied ... :thumbsup:

Ha, Lip is a bit of a post whore, but often has good advise for newbies and speaks up when people otherwise can't be bothered.

1000 posts a month...yeah, that qualifies you as a whore, Lip.

I mean that in the nicest way, though. Thanks for keeping things movin' along...

[QUOTE=the image reaper]LIP is a reliable, helpful contributor to this site ... Shallow Hal, you need to tone it down a bit ... there's plenty of ways to disagree with someone without being insulting ...

exactly how did i insult him ??? by tell the truth ???, isn't all about freedom of speech.

man lip that may be a cheap price and all, but you have to add in the shipping. now shipping from over seas is very costly. with that set up your talking about, its about 250.00 usd to ship it here.

"NOW GROW UP LITTLE BOY CUZ IN THE REAL WORLD UR NOTHING !!!!"

That's the insult, and it proves you need to grow up, i mean, why did you have to put that? You didnt, now i just think your a prick.

Sry Just wanted to stick my head in here.

Lip has provided LOADS of helpfull info to people on this site. Post whoring to me is a good thing. Because without people like that you get many stale threads. plus to me that just means he cares. Although he hasent posted in my grow log i think. LOL Not everyone here is LEET. And not everyone tries to be. But all I can tell u is.. I dont care if somone is black/white/5 years old or 50. If they are nice and contribute in a helpfull way... they are A OK in my book.

LIP keep on doing what ur doing bro.

p.s. Im no bulbologist, but its common sense that lights have the possibility of exploding. especially ones under higher pressure. The glass could be subpar, or thinner. you never know. ALL Glass has microscopic cracks already in it. Good glass has fewer cracks and are smaller.

Anyhow, lets all just smoke a bowl.

I'll try and find your log now ;)

in my comment :} thx

p.s. now if we can only get Garden Knowm to stop by my log :rasta:

Call me a noob, But I like to get the people I repect to check out the work im doing. Casue its all fruits of mine and your/their labor too :}}