What's the best 1000w hps bulb money can buy
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Yup. First response.
I haven't used Genesis bulbs yet, but I do use the Genesis ballast and it is awesome! No other ballast compares.
BigTexan
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You can do it with just the soil too bro. wink wink. supah soil ftw!
TheChemist77
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best bulb? in my opinion the best bulb maybe hortilux , however you can buy 3 plantmax bulbs at the price of 1 hort..i use the plantmax, used hortilux before and yes yields were a bit higher but not enough to support the cost/eficiency.. u still need to replace them once a year wile plantmax i replace every 8 months and yields are still great..ive also had good results w/ the i power bulb..so my opinion not the best bulbs but most affordable bulbs are best!
209 Cali closet grower
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Hortlux. Ran cheap bulbs and the hortlux always lasted longer. I don't Chang light bulb s every 1 or 2 runs
I run them for a h
Year or so.
I run them for a h
Year or so.
MaineWeed
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I do a bulb change every 3rd grow ... I have in the past had super luck with "Digilux" bulbs but I got tired of spending so much on bulbs so I started to experiment and after a few years of trying various bulbs and seeing such a minimal final weight gain I now just use whatever I can get the cheapest off of ebay as long as they are a digital type bulb.
On another note and this is my .02 worth ...
A lot of guys are talking about "Gavita" double enders and yes they are all that as I too have seen first hand some serious yields lately on fellow growers crops but I can't say as the math would work out to make it worth while to change over ... ballast, bulb and different cooling setup for the room seeing as how they are not a hood cooled package. The coin adds up fast as you all know. I guess if I was just starting out I'd give them a whirl.
On another note and this is my .02 worth ...
A lot of guys are talking about "Gavita" double enders and yes they are all that as I too have seen first hand some serious yields lately on fellow growers crops but I can't say as the math would work out to make it worth while to change over ... ballast, bulb and different cooling setup for the room seeing as how they are not a hood cooled package. The coin adds up fast as you all know. I guess if I was just starting out I'd give them a whirl.
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drolove
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lolol ive actually had some damn good results with the i power bulbs too! i actually thought about buying some more of those bulbs to give them a try again.
BShillington
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If you're just starting out, absolutely the double ended bulbs. You actually don't have to use their ballasts - most high frequency ballasts will support DE bulbs.
You can compare the umol/s of various HPS bulbs here as an example.
http://www.ushio.com/HiLuxGRO/
The high end DE blow regular HPS's out of the water.
From what I've read, you can use the old Lumatek sealed ballasts, Galaxy Select-a-watts, and Gavita Pros. However, based on the fact that the old Lumatek's work and most e-ballasts are based on the same technology/manufacturers based out of China, I suspect almost all e-ballasts with high frequency will operate these bulbs.
The only expense to switch is the reflector hoods and you can get a SunDyn off eBay for ~165, 220s? if you include the regular DE bulb but I'd get the HiLux Gro for ~200 more umol/s (PAR) for ~20$ more. You end up saving much more money in not having to change the bulbs and electricity efficiency.
You can compare the umol/s of various HPS bulbs here as an example.
http://www.ushio.com/HiLuxGRO/
The high end DE blow regular HPS's out of the water.
From what I've read, you can use the old Lumatek sealed ballasts, Galaxy Select-a-watts, and Gavita Pros. However, based on the fact that the old Lumatek's work and most e-ballasts are based on the same technology/manufacturers based out of China, I suspect almost all e-ballasts with high frequency will operate these bulbs.
The only expense to switch is the reflector hoods and you can get a SunDyn off eBay for ~165, 220s? if you include the regular DE bulb but I'd get the HiLux Gro for ~200 more umol/s (PAR) for ~20$ more. You end up saving much more money in not having to change the bulbs and electricity efficiency.
marquezmurder
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I have been using plantmax bulbs because they are cheap and deliver the spectrum of light I want, also they are not as hot as some bulbs. The reason I stopped here was because I was just talking to my local grow store guy about bulbs about an hour ago so I had to post. I also am fond of hortilux, just not fond of spending money ;D
TheChemist77
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i have a big grow op up here, they use mostly hortilux bulbs, however i noticed in their storage room wile taking a tour they had a pile of phillips hps and mh bulbs, so i asked and was told that after using only hort bulbs the last few years recently they have found that production levels didnt change alot w/ dif bulbs so they now use whatever bulbs they can buy bulk at a lower cost..they said hortilux can be replaced once a year to 14 months, after the switch to lower cost bulbs they replace them every 6 months,save money and produce roughly the same....im w/ that cheaper bulbs replaced more often however i would not recomend the apollo hps it sucks..but there mh is ok, plantmax, phillips,i power, ge, and virtual sun all good bulbs just replace them after 8 months
ghb
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the best bulb is the one that works 
anyone ever pay top money and have a bulb fail?
i have never paid more than 30 bucks for a bulb and i've never had one let me down. i replace every 2-3 cycles if i can.
that said, i would love to try one of those fancy gavita lights. i could grow trees under those things with a 10ft ceiling
anyone ever pay top money and have a bulb fail?i have never paid more than 30 bucks for a bulb and i've never had one let me down. i replace every 2-3 cycles if i can.
that said, i would love to try one of those fancy gavita lights. i could grow trees under those things with a 10ft ceiling
watertheweed
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I use plantmax as well but was wondering if anyone ever heard of Athalon HPS 1000 watts? They have the same Kelvin Temp 2100 and Lumens 140000 as Hortilux. Just wondering if it's something else I should be looking for when purchasing HPS lights?
marquezmurder
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Apollos free bulbs you get with equipment are horrible your right.