1000w Super HPS vs. 1000w Dual Arc (600w hps & 400w MH in one)

I know probably 95% of you here use an HPS bulb for flower. Which I do have. But I bought the 1000w Dual Arc on my first soil grow.. And it seemed to work really well, but that was my FIRST grwo, and this is my second..

Does anyone have any actual experience flowering with the Dual Arc lights? If so, would you use it over the super hps?

Of course the advertising for the bulb says its the best thing since sliced bread, you have all these spectrums of light that you wouldn't have in just the hps bulb which produces more resin and yadda yadda yadda... at the same time though, im running 1000watts and only using a 600watt hps... And also, to me, the hps is REDDER, signifying fall weather.. I dont know. I just want the best for my babies. Thats why i spent frickin 180 on the damn bulb.. Thanks for any help on this, really

No one? see... lol... this makes me think i should just use my damn Super HPS cuz no one has anything to say about the Dual Arcs... Bump... ?
NOT that im annoyed or mad at this... i just thought is seemed like such a cool idea that more ppl would have tried em out..

I have used both. In my experience the super HPS helped me yield more than the dual arcs. Right now I use the dual arcs to veg and switch to super HPS for flowering.

Ya? Thats what i was thinkin of doing too.. Cool man thanks!

I have 6 1000w duel arc's and I love them, I don't know if one is better than the other,i have run cycle's with just duel arc's and cycle's with hps. IMHO I don't think u can go wrong. currently I have a mix in my room's

Ya, the one grow i did the whole way thru with it looked sweet but on this one, i changed it over to the SUPER HPS halfway thru flower. the buds werent looking as frosty and big as i was thinking they should. but i think its becuase of other issues. And I just cant really find anyone with like a side by side comparison. My first grwo with it hermed cuz of a bitch ass plant i brought in halfway thru so i want able to get a true weight

the dual arcs yield a good bit less and are not as bright.

thecoolman said:

the dual arcs yield a good bit less and are not as bright.

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From Exp? I mean, it makes sense if I think about i guess. supposed to use HPS for flower and ur only using 600/1000 watts of HPS.. Idunno, when I was reading about it when I bought it, bieng Mr. Compulsive of course the item description says its the best thing since sliced bread.. and it was 180 bucks. Using full on Super HPS right now.