Changing from CFL to HID - recommendations

[Lucky Luke]

I'm switch to better lighting and I wanted to know if there was anything out there like a starter kit ( maybe on Amazon etc ) that anyone could recommend for a beginner. Would need light, ballast, cord , reflector etc included. Probably only for about 4 plants now
Any help is appreciated

Ps - also what should I be changing too for flowering 3 plants after using 300 CFL watts and about 6500k lumens for these in veg

Im not the one to advise you on lights etc but dont forget to take into account your avg summer ambient temp.
Its easy to keep the big stuff cool in a cool climate but if your in a warmer environment ( Australia, Asia, India etc) it could get difficult and maybe even expensive to keep it at optimum temps.

 

[peracho]

Im not the one to advise you on lights etc but dont forget to take into account your avg summer ambient temp.
Its easy to keep the big stuff cool in a cool climate but if your in a warmer environment ( Australia, Asia, India etc) it could get difficult and maybe even expensive to keep it at optimum temps.

Cheer, no worries here. im in the Great White North

 

[Budley Doright]

Cheer, no worries here. im in the Great White North

Oh lots of worries here for heat lol. It's been 28-30 here for like 3 weeks, yup pretty sure mechanical cooling required if indoors .

 

[churchhaze]

rarely MH and HPS are called HID . for older people over 50 ok . but around here under 50 hid is for cars .
https://www.google.com/#q=hid+car+lights&tbm=shop
because if some body tells me I am going to buy some hid I am thinking a car light .

They like calling it HID because they like pretending that other forms of HID have some redeeming qualities vs HPS.

 

[Wiskeyrner]

On subject of 15 amp 100 watts equals around 1 amp so a 600 watt would be around a little of 6 amps above at 120 volts this is not exact but I think Iam close

 

[Budley Doright]

On subject of 15 amp 100 watts equals around 1 amp so a 600 watt would be around a little of 6 amps above at 120 volts this is not exact but I think Iam close

Close, it's 5 amps.

 

[Wiskeyrner]

Yes I thought I was close I use 600 and 400 with extras no problems

 

[bryan oconner]

So there lol.

yea yea .tuff guy

 

[Budley Doright]

yea yea .tuff guy

LOL I'm the farthest from tough that you can be right now. Had intimate relations with the 4 wheeler and it was the one on top .

 

[tyke1973]

If you have got the money i would advice on getting some kind,of cool vented hood or tube,Un-less you have a decent sized out let and in let.Yes there are plenty of hps starter kits i would go with hps,not hid

 

[Budley Doright]

If you have got the money i would advice on getting some kind,of cool vented hood or tube,Un-less you have a decent sized out let and in let.Yes there are plenty of hps starter kits i would go with hps,not hid

Yes don't get HID there a waste of money lol. I'm over 50 BTW.

 

[tyke1973]

I think hps are the way to go because you can all ways flower under it if needs be,

 

[Budley Doright]

Self cooling ballast, which ones that? Sounds not a great choice if the cooling component fails...

Think he's referring to the built in cooling fan that they all have .

 

[Kingrow1]

Think he's referring to the built in cooling fan that they all have .

Yer im sure mine is just cooled through a series of metal cooling fins and not a fan, if the fan fails then im guessing your electrics overheat or somthing bad. I will have to check that theres no fan in my digi as it has no cooling vents to speak off.

 

[wsntme]

....plenty of hps starter kits i would go with hps,not hid

HPS IS HID. smh

 

[bryan oconner]

I would start off with a warehouse with 30 thousand watts If I were you all hps . lol . damn don't she look hot in the pic give you a stiffy !

 

[VTMi'kmaq]

600 kooltube in 3 x 3 space is ideal. Eye hortilux hps bulbs kick ass in 600 watts

 

[Budley Doright]

Yer im sure mine is just cooled through a series of metal cooling fins and not a fan, if the fan fails then im guessing your electrics overheat or somthing bad. I will have to check that theres no fan in my digi as it has no cooling vents to speak off.

Oh right, some don't I guess, all mine have a fan plus cooling fins. Actually the first 400 I had had no fan. Just assumed they all did .... Oops!!!

 

[Budley Doright]

I would start off with a warehouse with 30 thousand watts If I were you all hps . lol . damn don't she look hot in the pic give you a stiffy !

Yes Brian she does look hot, just an FYI I'm a lower unit type so more of those would be greatly appreciated, here's my dog with his "Plenty of fish" profile pic

 

[Budley Doright]

HPS IS HID. smh

Not if your younger than 50 I hear lol.