Quote Originally Posted by RobWil
Can someone please tell me the advantages and disadvantages of Sodium and Flourescent lamps. I want to grow my plants as efficiently as possible. I was going to by another flourescent (gro-lux wide spectrum and standard)lamps, and was wondering if anybody can provide any info.


Thankx
With fluorescent lights the plant will grow yes. But the nodes will stretch and the spacing is larger. The bud surface area is less as well.
Under HPS Hortilux bulbs you can veg and flower. The nods are shorter and that makes for larger and tighter buds and increased surface area for resin production.
About the same thing HARRDON said.

Quote Originally Posted by Sativus
lol, i always tell people, all you need for veg is regular, standard, cool white flouro's, as many as you want, and a regular hps ballast (sodium as you say) for flowering, preferably in conjunction with side flouro's or an mh, or both. ill take any bud from my 6 dollar, parking lot hps bulbs, and you wont be able to tell the difference from one grown under a fancy ass 100 dollar sylvania, grow-lux, who cares bulb. but if it makes you feel better, go spend the money.
This is why people don't ask your opinion, you are full of shit.