why thankyou gents! I am grateful that I come from a state where neighbors helping neighbors is actually a mantra instead of a neat idea from the 60's lmao! Cant wait to try a plantmax bulb, and i'd like to say to allday and folks here that if you'd like a basic bat-guano seedling-veg-flower recipe I have a couple I can share, just ask. I don't wanna inundate a thread with a recipe if its already common knowledge here. Yeah I hear ya on the bulb watch throughout grows, normally I (from out of the box) take a picture of the bulb after each 12/12 grow to keep an eye on the blackened ends of the tube inside of the bulb, was told by a supercool stoner here that its a way to keep track of the bulbs lifespan, the darker the ends the closer it is to change time. It's important because as the bulb dies we slowly lose lumens, no I broke my light meter lol , before you ask but I DID use one as of last year, just been procrastinating because my current bulb is brandy new! Checking out plantmax rightnow.