Dr. Grow Mo
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Hello everbody
Ok heres the rundown, im currently finishing up my firstt grow. Its going great so far i have about 500 watts of cfl on about 4 females in a 2 x 3 ft area.
Since i started i knew about hid lighting but choose cfls bcuz they r cheap n pretty easy to.. Obtain. Haha
BUTT. Theyre getting huuuge n i need to upgrade to get better light coverage.
I just ordered a secret jardin 60, 2x2x4.5 ft so i cud fit my 4 plants snuggly with better light reflection offa the walls.
TO the point:::
Im looking for a MAGNETIC ballast, a real good one, because i plan on buying a CMH bulb to use it with. Neways i came across this on ebay n was wondering what others opinion on the product would be.
The ballast has no brandname that i see, the bulb is actually a dual arc hps+mh burning at the same time. The reflector is a basic shitty one but if the balast is ok then its a gr8 " looking" deal with only $20 for shipping
Let me know what you guys think:: http://cgi.ebay.com/400W-HPS-MH-Switchable-Ballast-Dual-Arc-400W-Bulb-/280578549206?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item4153c8e5d6#ht_2732wt_754
I need a reliable magnetic ballast because an electrical one would blow a CMH to pieces, operates at about 100~200 hz. So 60Hz is ok, 20kHz wud b a no no.
Thanks guys
Ok heres the rundown, im currently finishing up my firstt grow. Its going great so far i have about 500 watts of cfl on about 4 females in a 2 x 3 ft area.
Since i started i knew about hid lighting but choose cfls bcuz they r cheap n pretty easy to.. Obtain. Haha
BUTT. Theyre getting huuuge n i need to upgrade to get better light coverage.
I just ordered a secret jardin 60, 2x2x4.5 ft so i cud fit my 4 plants snuggly with better light reflection offa the walls.
TO the point:::
Im looking for a MAGNETIC ballast, a real good one, because i plan on buying a CMH bulb to use it with. Neways i came across this on ebay n was wondering what others opinion on the product would be.
The ballast has no brandname that i see, the bulb is actually a dual arc hps+mh burning at the same time. The reflector is a basic shitty one but if the balast is ok then its a gr8 " looking" deal with only $20 for shipping
Let me know what you guys think:: http://cgi.ebay.com/400W-HPS-MH-Switchable-Ballast-Dual-Arc-400W-Bulb-/280578549206?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item4153c8e5d6#ht_2732wt_754
I need a reliable magnetic ballast because an electrical one would blow a CMH to pieces, operates at about 100~200 hz. So 60Hz is ok, 20kHz wud b a no no.
Thanks guys