Confused about lighting.

Twistyman said:

Those pics I put up were at 4 weeks T's... and they weren't fluffy as some said they'd be..... why screw around with HID what with the cost and heat when the fluro's work just as well... IMO.

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Hard for me to say anything by the pics.... am i the only one here that only gets the thumbnail preview size here?? I've had my battles with heat and hps as well. But once we finally shelled out the $$ for a decent aircooled setup its been all good. Now costwise- my 400 watter only costs about $15 a month... got any notes on the fluros? Maybe i'm thinkin too much about lumens... i constantly consider cfl vs. the hps.... but i didn't buy the hps to NOT use it ya know? And at 55000 lumens, 8inches from the plant.... damn, just seems like too many cfls to compare to. Whats the lumen output on the T'5's and 12's?

spend what ever expence it takes to grow the best bud most efficiently.
why fuck about with cfls and mh when one bulb(dual spectuum) does all much better??????????.
1 lamp 1 bulb what could be easier???????.
does the sun change its colours?????????????(NOT).
http://www.growell.co.uk/p/5540/Sunmaster-Lamps.html

Well I bit the bullet and bought a 250W Lumatek eballast.

Will all of them do MH or HPS?

WRRide said:

I had no luck with a 600w dual spectrum for flowering and went back to a HPS with great success. Feel free to contradict me but I tried it on two grows and ended up disappointed.

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i dont understand what you mean.
i said a dual spectrum bulb (H.P.S.).
not mh or cfl's.
(look at the links i posted there is no mh or cfl's involved).