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Old 11-04-2009, 05:50 PM
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yes you can use a 150 HPS for flowering; however and HPS bulb will need a ballast. (A ballast 'pulls' electicity from the line so that the bulb is able to 'obtain' as mush as it needs to run.)

If you are looking into a 150w ballast I would think it over, then choose not to do it.

I would go with a 250 minimum (personally i run a 400w) and get a digital ballast so that you can switch from Metal Hallide-MH(high blues induces vegitative growth) allong with High Pressure Sodium-HPS (low blue, high red and induces flowering/budding).

Lighting is critical for yield, and plant development. Therefor it is a critical point of investment.

You will be able to grow under what your growing it will just take about 6 or 7 months of work for a bullshit yield.

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ok got cha...... What would happen if i just used the bulb with no digital ballast?
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ok got cha...... What would happen if i just used the bulb with no digital ballast?
Not possible bulb MUST have a balast, expect to drop about 3-400 dollars atleast on a reflector, 400 watt switchable balast, socket and bulb.

If this is too expensive for you, your only real option is Compact Fluorescents and even those produce sub-par results in flowering.
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