WolfieLee
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WOW! that is a nice unit
I'll have to consider that with the cycloptics, then... you Can get their hood wich has only 2% light loss in a remote fixture, also...
btw, DO you use other lighting in your flower stage?
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btw, DO you use other lighting in your flower stage?
MichiganMedGrower
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Plantlightinghydroponics this time. They had the 400 for 79 I think.
600 mh is a conversion hps bulb only. So electronic ballast or mag hps. The 400 is a real metal halide.
And not all hps/ mh electronic ballasts are spec'ed equally.
rkymtnman
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that's all i care about. doesn't have to be exact science for me.
rkymtnman
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the mogul based bulb was part of a kit that i bought: bulb and ballast for $200. both Philips. if you go to the cycloptics website, they basically say hang it up permanently on your ceiling, make sure your walls are as reflective as possible and let the light do the rest.
you can get the reflector separate but it's almost $300 for it. for another 150, you get bulb and ballast too. so better deal.
i have a 2 ft T5 UVB bulb that i use in flower too. helps with the trichs/ more frost. will burn your eyes, skin and plants if not careful though.
WolfieLee
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... sounds good, but I'm reaching info overload lol. Puffin' some green crack
rkymtnman
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that makes sense. that 400 might be calling my name.
WolfieLee
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....full - tilt vertical?....HMMM..........could be intersting and possibly stretch that 3x3 footprint to 4.5x4.5....again, HMMMM.....
rkymtnman
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boy, did you open a can of worms huh?? lol.
MichiganMedGrower
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http://www.eyehortilux.com/products/specific/600w-Hortilux-Blue
All specs and system requirements for the bulbs on this page in links.
http://www.eyehortilux.com/products/metal-halide#blue
rkymtnman
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i was just on the horti website. wow, that 400 spectrum chart is impressive. and i can use the ballast i have which is a bonus.
what part of MI are you in? i used to do a lot of work near Kalamazoo. always had fun going there.
MichiganMedGrower
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I'm a ways up north and west from there. Out in the woods some.
rkymtnman
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the actual town was Paw Paw. always thought it to be a funny name. but got my first taste of Bell's brewing and some of their fantastic beers.
MichiganMedGrower
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I drink those sometimes but not too much of a drinker myself. I have been here about 5 or 6 years. I met a local girl when I lived in the Colorado mountains. And just ended up here through cause and effect. But I ended up with a pretty cool little house in the woods to grow our meds. In a little country town like I have grown to prefer. Michigan has more negatives than most states I have been I am sad to say but out here is truly field and stream land. And miles of atv trails and dunes of course too.
ThaMagnificent
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I hit up a hydro shop there every once in a while when I'm up that way
WolfieLee
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Well, heck, I think I found my light! Horizontal, wide double parabola Double-Ended 630 CMH, @ 3000K! more red and a little more UV as well...Same price as a Sun Systems 315, @ $545
http://growershouse.com/growers-choice-horticultural-lighting-630w-de-cmh-complete-fixture
http://growershouse.com/growers-choice-horticultural-lighting-630w-de-cmh-complete-fixture
MichiganMedGrower
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Neat! I think there is de 600hps with a great spectrum too.
I never researched as I have low ceilings. My se 600 is pushing it.
rkymtnman
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there was an awesome soup and sandwich place not too far from the minute maid plant in paw paw that we used to hit for lunch almost every day. can't remember the name but it was packed every day. everything homemade.
ttystikk
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I ran all my 315W CMH lights vertical, bare bulb. I still have almost a dozen fully assembled kits with fixture that I can't use anymore due to local regs. PM me if anyone wants more details or I'll put them on CL.
WolfieLee
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No, I was talking about mounting the CMH on the cieling, well, yes, vertical w/ a dome reflector, but I was talking about vertical T5's.