Bulbs; especially 1000 watt hps.

Thought this was interesting. The bulb I use, apollo, would compare to the maxlume. I'm planning tobuy the hortilux for next round.

http://youtu.be/cgb_Khtqa1Q

NoSwagBag said:

Thought this was interesting. The bulb I use, apollo, would compare to the maxlume. I'm planning tobuy the hortilux for next round.

http://youtu.be/cgb_Khtqa1Q

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Just purchased me one of those aswell. "Apollo". They seem to be working super good!

Hortilux lamps are the only lamps that I use.

The tests were done with presumably new bulbs. I think it is equally, if not more important to see what the bulbs put out after, say, 1k hours.

NoSwagBag said:

Thought this was interesting. The bulb I use, apollo, would compare to the maxlume. I'm planning tobuy the hortilux for next round.

http://youtu.be/cgb_Khtqa1Q

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Where was the info for the apollo? Thanks for the link above. It is cool info. I think replacing bulbs every grow is a good idea if you can. I would agree the 1000 hour test is just as important if not more.

I use a hortilux dual ark light in my veg room..my autos are in there too..I have very good results

I have been using eye hortilux super hps bulbs since around 2006. I have never looked back.

HID lamps have a break in period, and should be burned for 100 hours before they are measured for their performance. Not sure they did that.

tet1953 said:

The tests were done with presumably new bulbs. I think it is equally, if not more important to see what the bulbs put out after, say, 1k hours.

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Good idea.

GandalfdaGreen said:

Where was the info for the apollo? Thanks for the link above. It is cool info. I think replacing bulbs every grow is a good idea if you can. I would agree the 1000 hour test is just as important if not more.

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No apollo. I think it would compare to the maxlume; they cost the same.

Thanks NoSwag.

shit..... I buy $25 mh bulbs and get great results... the exact same bulb at the local grow store is $85...what you guys pay for 1 bulb.. I get 4

I like the Hortilux eye...I pay 75 per...I change every 20 weeks of 12/12....

colonuggs said:

shit..... I buy $25 mh bulbs and get great results... the exact same bulb at the local grow store is $85...what you guys pay for 1 bulb.. I get 4

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Well the point of the video experiment was to show that the $25 bulb doesn't work as well as the $65-$75 hortilux.

It's true the spectrum is a big factor my hortilux bulbs/agrogrow had faster growth and healthier looking vegetation then when I used the cheaper mh that I tried from my hydro store the color was more blue too and the cheaper bulbs where like a bright white color plants like good spectrums and just seemed to grow healthier