Anyone use dual spectrum bulbs for MH/HPS?

whufc

Active Member

• Sep 27, 2011

• #1

Am currently growing super skunk under a 600W with a dual spectrum bulb, anyone had good results of these or bad maybe?

Peace

 

Blackhash

Active Member

• Sep 27, 2011

• #2

Talking about this type of bulb?
http://htgsupply.com/Product-AgroMax-600-watt-Hybrid-HPS-MH-Bulb.asp
And if so, I'm really considering getting one because I have heard that giving a plant the full spectrum, instead of only HPS/MH, the plant grows extraordinarily faster.
Says it runs off of a 600 watt HPS system.

 

golddog

Well-Known Member

• Sep 27, 2011

• #3

You give up a lot of lumens.

A standard 600 hps put out 95,000 , compare to 68,000 for that dual arc bulb.

I run a 400 MH to veg and then a 600 hps to flower and get very dense buds.

Just some info

 

cannawizard

Well-Known Member

• Sep 27, 2011

• #4

**you should be fine

 

Scupra

Well-Known Member

• Oct 11, 2011

• #5

golddog said:

You give up a lot of lumens.

A standard 600 hps put out 95,000 , compare to 68,000 for that dual arc bulb.

I run a 400 MH to veg and then a 600 hps to flower and get very dense buds.

Just some info

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From what I have read the loss of lumens is made up by the more "usable" spectrum of light the dual arc puts off.

 

whufc

Active Member

• Oct 12, 2011

• #6

Everything seems to be going good so far with the dual spectrum bulb, 5th week of flowering and big buds

Peace out.