Ceramic Metal Halide Bulbs...for HPS ballasts?

[Dutch Pimp]

so is this better than a hortilux?

Well....it runs cooler than a hortilux, costs half as much, reduces stretch by about a foot. Other than that, it's about the same....

But, we're not done yet.

[rhenry86]

well let us know, I made my first clippings this morning! I need a flower bulb in about a month for my closet!

[Dutch Pimp]

Bored...playing with the camera. Waiting for amber trichs...damn colas still growing. The plants got low on mag, 2 weeks ago, soon as I added epsom salt, the colas started growing again...

[zero0ne]

i hate to post links to other crow based forums, but ICMAG has a HUGE thread going on about these lights, its something like 20 pages long...

they look to be MUCH better for flowering and vegging than any other 400W bulb you can get.

******just remember that you CANNOT use these bulbs in a digital ballast!!!!!!!!!********

International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums - Ceramic Metal Halide (CMH)

[Dutch Pimp]

Well...my 400 CMH bulb grow is over. It grows good weed! Two white widow plants....zero effort.

I have my choice for my next grow, of choosing my Hortilux HPS blub or my CMH bulb....I think I will stick with the CMH bulb.

ps...Mary Lane...if your're out there...how's your bulb/grow doing?

[GaGrown]

Nice stash Pimp! Wayyyyyyyy Nice! I'm gonna try the ceramic!!!:thumbsup:

[MaryLane]

It's my first grow, so I've made some mistakes (including not picking the healthiest clones to start with), but I think my girls are improving. I pretty much had to prune off almost all of the growth that the clones had when I got them. They were overwatered and had deficiency and pH issues from when the dispensary was taking care of them. I've corrected most of that, and the growth is really tight so far with the 400w CMH. The node spacing is around 1cm. I have it about 16" from the lamp right now and am going to move it closer soon.

ps...Mary Lane...if your're out there...how's your bulb/grow doing?

[MaryLane]

Oh, by the way, beautiful results with your grow mate. :thumbsup:

Well...my 400 CMH bulb grow is over. It grows good weed! Two white widow plants....zero effort.

I have my choice for my next grow, of choosing my Hortilux HPS blub or my CMH bulb....I think I will stick with the CMH bulb.

ps...Mary Lane...if your're out there...how's your bulb/grow doing?

[human8]

Yo Dutch Pimp! Did you get any blisters from that pup? I heard
it throws some hella UVA and UVB up so close, did ya wear a long sleever while in the room? Nice thread, I'm thinking these
are the way to go for the dough. Thanks Dutch Pimp!

[Dutch Pimp]

Yo Dutch Pimp! Did you get any blisters from that pup? I heard
it throws some hella UVA and UVB up so close, did ya wear a long sleever while in the room? Nice thread, I'm thinking these
are the way to go for the dough. Thanks Dutch Pimp!

It must throw down some strong UV rays...because I was rotating plants with the light on and developed a rash/burn on my knuckles. First my right hand; (didn't know what it was, causing it)...then I switched hands and got rash on left hand knuckles......bottomline: don't stick your hands into the light....:smokin:

Anyways...I think most MH bulbs throw down serious UV rays, that's why many are rated for inclosed fixtures only. To block excess UV rays. This bulb is rated for open fixtures and has SOME UV block built into the glass bulb...but not much.