Hortilux bulb worth it?

[Marc Benson]

As the title says, is it worth the extra cash? Or will the stock one work fine. insidesun bulbs.

Marc Benson Reviewed by Marc Benson on 07-28-2005. Hortilux bulb worth it? As the title says, is it worth the extra cash? Or will the stock one work fine. insidesun bulbs. Rating: 5

[Zandor]

They are worth every penny! imo

[Marc Benson]

If you had to guess, what would be the increased yield Hortilux vs. stock? I understand a lot effects yield, but in normal circumstances. Will it finish quicker? Thanks!

[latewood]

Even though the hortilux is worth every penny, Wouln't it be worth it to at least get a grow or 2 from your brandnew lamp before changing out?; or,
does insidesun allow you an upgrade? (you pay extra of course) with new purchase?..just wondering...thanks and sorry for butting in your thread Marc

[Marc Benson]

You can upgrade.

[Zandor]

Well for one it's 5,000 more lumens then standard.
Second the blue shift in the color spectrum allows for one bulb from start to finish, vegetation and flower. With the shift in blue that make's the red spectrum even more productive for flowering.

[latewood]

I have a mh and a hps so I haven't got the 1 light situation, but I think I might change
to this bulb ASAP to enlarge my coverage area, right now I blend the 2 lights and rotate plants 1-2 times a week...good thread, goodluck, latewood

[HARDDON]

FOr flowering, just run the HPS & MH with a 2:1 HPS ratio

For vegging, keep the HPS in the box it came in.

[Marc Benson]

"allows for one bulb from start to finish, vegetation and flower"

So all I need to do is buy a 400 watt hps system and put a Hortilux bulb in there and veg away plus I never have to worry about any other lights to flower with? Never heard of that before but it'd be awesome!

[latewood]

I think that is what Z said... went to inside sun...I was blowing off going there, because I haven't been in the market for lights... but I am going to have to redesign my light system before next grow...
after reading the specs and about the bulb...it has an enhanced blue and green spectrum's. your blue green is the veg spectrum, yellow amber red for flower...like autumn
so being an hps lamp it is amber for flower with enhanced blue green you can use during veg...and with everyone moving towards fluoros and cfl's for early veg; after that you have one light for the entire grow...I believe...maybe Z will come back and finish off this thread...hope this helps...latewood