HPS light question.

Hey, this might be a dumb question but I was just wondering If you can buy a 50 or 100 watt HPS light with a medium base that will fit and run in an ordinary light outlit. Or do you have to buy fixture and ballast and all that magical crap? thanks 4 the help...sorry i'm a noooooob.

yes you do need the magical crap for a hps

thanx. I thought so but I wasn't sure.
magical crap can get expensive.

I have seen those sizes but dont know if they work in your house kinda lamps

HPS lights require an ignitor to get the bulb going. Unless you have a lamp that was made for HPS (I don't think they exist) you need all of the "magical stuff".

Well it's fuckin magic bro, it's gotta come at a premium

endoe is right.. definitely need a hps ballast to ignite hps bulb... i had the same thoughts back in the day...

thanks again. But while I'm here.... I am having problems with my seedlings. I germinated 5 afghan seeds and the two that have sprouted so far have come about a half inch above the surface of the medium and have just kind of stopped growing. they look like cobra heads and they look almost slimy/gooey. I'm thinking it's contamination but I'm not sure. does anyone know why this could be happening. My light is good. temp is good. water was disstiled. I just don't know. thanks for the help.

Pics would help but don't stress. I bet your head looked weird, slimy and gooey when you were first popping out too

ya ur right bro. I need to smoke a bowl and relax. I think it just needs time. Sorry about no pics (camera is busted). thanks to all for the info. Love Hendrix by the way. peace.

you can buy ballast kits at elct. stores for any size (100-1000w) you want and wire your own.