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    Which is Better, 400w MH or 600w HPS During Veg. Stage

    I have a 600 digital ballast that can run 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% power. Question, which provides better growth during veg. stage, a 400w MH bulb, or 600w HPS bulb? My hydro store guy doesn't sell a 600w MH, he said most people use a 600w HPS during veg and flower stages. Thanks for your advice.

    Peace, PIF:thumbsup:
    Pay It Forward Reviewed by Pay It Forward on . Which is Better, 400w MH or 600w HPS During Veg. Stage I have a 600 digital ballast that can run 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% power. Question, which provides better growth during veg. stage, a 400w MH bulb, or 600w HPS bulb? My hydro store guy doesn't sell a 600w MH, he said most people use a 600w HPS during veg and flower stages. Thanks for your advice. Peace, PIF:thumbsup: Rating: 5

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    Which is Better, 400w MH or 600w HPS During Veg. Stage

    MH is blue spectrum, growth. HPS is red spectrum, flowering. Higher red spectrum during veg stretches growth, making them taller.

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    Which is Better, 400w MH or 600w HPS During Veg. Stage

    it also would really depend upon how big your space is.. An HPS would be okay. I suppose for vegging but 600w HPS bulb.. you would need it way high, probably about 4/5 ft ++ above your plants. which in turn your just wasting the light & bulb away & your plants would stretch like "catbuds" is saying. HPS bulbs arnt cheap

    young seedlings & clones, like a more lower level light, they have to be sort of worked into it. depending on space size & growing conditions and how tall you want your plants to get.

    the new trend now is CFL for vegging which is similar to T5's, which has been getting the same results as a MH but with less heat & cheaper bulbs.

    so to answer your question.

    400w MH bulb would be better for vegging from seed or clone,

    however, a 400w MH could possible be too strong in the beginning. depending on space, growing condition & strain, and if your doing seeds or clones.


    IMO, HPS & MH are a thing of the past, technology does advance

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    Which is Better, 400w MH or 600w HPS During Veg. Stage

    IMO, HPS & MH are a thing of the past, technology does advance

    Yes technology does advance. But most model grow ops still run the high power lighting or Gavita DE or plasma lamps. LED hasn't really killed the market just yet.

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    Which is Better, 400w MH or 600w HPS During Veg. Stage

    HPS & MH have been a thing if the past for me since the late 80's. It doesn't matter how you get the lumens up to par or the color temp (cool, or blue spectrum for growth, warm, or red spectrum for flowering) where you need it for the stage if growth you happen to be in. If you can do this without all the heat & huge electric bills, all the better. (I still have my HPS in storage). I've been a florist since the early 70's, & back in the day, house plants were a big fad & flourscent grow lights were big. For over 10 yrs I'd argued that this works for pot too. I was called crazy & the guys would say oh well, she's a girl, how would she know. Tired of arguing, I just kept it to myself after that. When I found this forum, I was flabbergasted to find so many growers doing what I've done for over 30 yrs. Why try to grow plants indoors as large as your outdoor grow? Outdoors, grow vertically if you want, indoors, grow horizontally out of necessity. Go sea of green or similar (SOG). I have my own methods of doing things that many may disagree with, & Ill be posting them in 'my camper closet grow' if your interested. Changing up a few things, but not technique.

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    Which is Better, 400w MH or 600w HPS During Veg. Stage

    yea exactly, it really comes down to the needs & scale/size of what it being achieved.
    But I think a lot of people just assume and think that is the only way. Induction lighting is quite interesting so is plasma if you can spring the bucks for it. I'm actually really amazed at how cheap a HPS & MH setups are these days.

    especially first time growers, they want it fast and now, so their mentality is ok if I get a 1000w HPS I will get the biggest badest buds on the planet. which we have seen many recent failed attempts & also tons of problems along the way.

    my suggestion to any new garden grower is to go slow.... run a test plant of some swag. if you really want to grow class AA herbs. grow some basil, oregano, tomatoes even... once you got that down. pop a few cannabis seeds
    dirt is dirt
    light is light
    seeds are seeds
    food is food

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    Which is Better, 400w MH or 600w HPS During Veg. Stage

    I keep seeing so much 'over kill' with some of these 'younguns'. Read these forums to death, then ask questions. Don't make it harder/more expensive than it is. Its a plant, treat it as such. Keep in mind what growdemon said in post #3. & then again the last paragraph of post #6, especially if you've never grown any kind of plant before. Don't believe everything you've heard on the street. Many myths & old wives tales are debunked here. If you wonder who's advice is most reliable, check out the reps (little green bars under user name) & their profile. Its really not hard, so relax & enjoy your grow. This is a thing of pleasure & will give you a sense of accomplishment & pride. We want you to be happy with what you do & we're here to help you carry on the tradition. That gives us old heads a sense of accomplishment, & when you do well, it makes us proud! ~~~PEACE! ~~~

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    Which is Better, 400w MH or 600w HPS During Veg. Stage

    Veging- fluorescent and Cfl's

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    Senior Member

    Which is Better, 400w MH or 600w HPS During Veg. Stage

    hey man if you only have this 2 type of bulbs and want to use them for veg's and flower then i would say that you should use the 400w MH bulb for veg's becors MH is like a summer day spec , and the 600w HPS bulb is like a late summer day so the 600watt is perfect for flowering stage and the MH 400watt is perfect for veg's your plant's then run a cool tube to get the MH closer to your clones and seedlings they use MH in the most of the medical grow for shop's and big grow's becors they grow abit faster under MH then fluorescent and Cfl's. but its cheaper to run fluorescent and Cfl's that's what i do think

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    Which is Better, 400w MH or 600w HPS During Veg. Stage

    600w HPS is better depending on experience

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