MH vs. HPS

[Dutch Pimp]

Hortilux super blue lamps are excellent bulbs... a little ...$$$$ ...but, nice.

(it helps to have a cheap spare lamp, in case your digital ballast blows the lamp)

Dutch Pimp Reviewed by Dutch Pimp on 06-27-2009. MH vs. HPS Ok...a good friend of mine and I started growing at the same time. We both do a good amount of research and he found some info on these two lamp types that I want to run past everyone: MH lamps: are used primarily for veg growth right? Well what we read was that MH lamps actually dictate how bulky the plant gets, but most importantly...also dictates the amount of trics buds will develop, the overall potency of the bud from what I understand. Now HPS lamps: These lamps seemed to be Rating: 5

[sergentjunk]

Which lamp might that be?

^^^That one that Dutch mentioned. It is a little pricey, found it anywhere between 140-150. If you think that you can use the one lamp and not have to buy two, it's a pretty good deal for a Hortilux. From what I've seen those are anywhere from 80 to 100 a pop, and you'd have to buy two of them. Maybe I'll try it on my next grow, but I'm staying with the standard HPS for this remaining grow.

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[SauceeMcGee]

Can you post the spectrum specs on that Super Blue bulb?? It sounds amazing! And you say that you can use this bulb for both veg and flower cycles because of its huge spectrum coverage?

Sorry for all of the questions that seem impulsive. I am electrically challenged, if you will.

haha,

SMG

[Dutch Pimp]

Click on any bulb:......EYE Hortilux Lamps

[Dutch Pimp]

I think this just about covers it...:thumbsup:...http://www.eyehortilux.com/EYELU600.pdf

[SauceeMcGee]

So, essentially, this is a MH and an HPS in one bulb?

That's so awesome!

[sergentjunk]

From what I read that's pretty much it! It does sound very cool. I'm excited to try it on my next cycle, which will be after my flowering that I'm in now....3weeks in.

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[oldmac]

Just recently I was looking for an alternative to the 600w MH "conversion" bulb I was using. There are no standard MH bulbs in 600w size. On another board (yeah I sleep around) someone mention these PSMH (pulse start metal halides) bulbs, and thery are very interesting. They come in various Kelvin tempertures like fluorescent tubes, ie 3K, 6.4K etc.

Unlike CMH bulbs that only work in magnetic core ballasts, these only work in some (certified) electronic and digital ballasts. I would have bought and tried one, except they did not have the K temp I wanted in stock, so I moved on.

Here's the link for info purposes: Sun Pulse - Home.

[sergentjunk]

Here's the link for info purposes: Sun Pulse - Home.

That's an awesome lamp OldMac. I really want to consider using a lamp like that or the one from Hortilux on my next grow.
Thanks for the link!

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[byrdog55]

I think this just about covers it...:thumbsup:...http://www.eyehortilux.com/EYELU600.pdf

I've had good results from my 400 AgroSun Gold light which has a decent spectrum spread.