JP's thinkin' of a HPS

Hey gang,

I was checking out hid lights and came across this 150watt light.
I have a small cabinet and need a good light for a serious grow. I am a cfl grower at the moment, but would love to flower with this. Is it a good brand or something i should avoid? any recommendations on a light under 200 watts.


http://www.amazon.com/Sun-System-Watt-Reflector-Ballast/dp/B00269RWQI

thanks

JP

sun systems are a good brand from what i have heard. htg supply lights are also pretty good, thats what i use... decently priced also...

OOO i forgot to check with HTG.. thanks for the reminder!

JP

Those Sunsystem all-in-one HPS units are the bees knees for quick and easy small space lighting. Another route you could go is build a ballast kit so you can have it remote from the reflector. Cool air is a premium in tight spaces and having a remote ballast helps a lot.

For a 150w, that is.. I only mention bc I haven't seen any remote 150w ballasts.

Hey man, I have two sun system lights, a compact 250hps and a 400. They are great, the 250 is pretty heavy, and I'd bet that 150 might be heavy... and it'll produce a good amount of heat. The 400 I have is air-cooled and has a remote ballast, it runs cool and is very light. I get my stuff from BG hydro, they are extremly good/reputatble and for the stuff I've gotten, they are cheaper and have a pricematch I've also used.

i have this light it works great. htg has a floralux that is pretty much the same, except there is a hole in the floralux that you can use to vent the light. both lights are good. btw where did you get this idea in the first place?
feel free to PM me if you have an questions.

I've grown four crops with CFL's and am tired of airy buds. So the first thing i looked to was lighting. I think i will look for a remote ballast. The more stuff i can remove from the cabinet, the better.

Thanks so much everyone!

JP

I had that one for a closet grow i tried about a year and a half ago. It worked really well and now my friend has been using on and off for the past eight months. doesn't make to much heat. It isn't heavy i took it a few miles to my friends house in a backpack. The ballast is enclosed in the reflector (one side is slightly heavier because that is where the ballast is concentrated) but it's not a prob. as long as you have a fairly good ventilation system it should be perfect for small places.