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.

[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.