Should I use HPS or Fluro

[cronik182]

Right ive invested in 4 blue spectrum fluro's and a shade for them, for the veg stage. Im a little confused zero you say to use a metal halide conversion bulb instead of the bulb ive got does this act as both the metal halide and the HPS then.

cronik182 Reviewed by cronik182 on 06-24-2005. Should I use HPS or Fluro Ive brought a 1000w HPS light to put in my grow closet, Ive heard that they use loads of electric and generate shed loads of heat. Is it possible to use fluro's for the veg stage and then use the HPS for flowering? Does this affect the quality of the buds? Any suggestions what and how many fluro's I would need? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Rating: 5

[bruiser]

Do what I am doing friend,I veg using flourecent lights,then put them under 1000w hps for flowering,it cost me about $54.00 bucks a month canadian on a 12\12 cycle ,thats at almost 8 cents a kilowatt.......now if I used hps during veg it would cost me about $80 a month at 8 cents a kilowatt.....

[HARDDON]

8 cents a watt?

wow....whats that come to U.S.?

I know here where I am, they charge by the watt based upon the time of day.

So juice used during the middle of the night is only 3.4 cents p/watt. See if they charge similar based upon useage and I was able to time my grows and flowers and my bill only went up $6.00 a month...

Of course I did wholesale swap out incandescents in the house with floros.

[Beeblebrox.420]

[Severe Nitpick Mode]

Power companies bill for energy, not power. The energy unit used is the kilowatt-hour, and 8 cents per kW-h is about average for the US. Bear in mind that energy usage is not the only charge that power companies impose. Most also add on something which may be called a Fuel Delivery Charge or something similar, which can vary from a few cents to 10-12 cents or more per kilowatt-hour, and may have various price points, depending upon your electric usage.

[/Severe Nitpick Mode]

Sorry, those things drive me crazy. Like calling Kelvins "Degrees Kelvin". Arg!

[HARDDON]

How about

6400 Calvin temp.

You like that one?

my energy delivery charge is a flat $12.00 per month.

[Nochowderforyou]

Yes, you can use floros for veg and hps for flower. I have amazing results doing that.

I use CFL's for vegging, and a 150hps for flowering and I get way better buds than I ever did buying from the market. Good luck!

[sugarmagnolia]

wow thats a cool little plant there. It glistens.