using mh and hps

am using mh and hps to flower this time last time just used my hps for flower this time trying both has anyone ever tried this before. if so what were your reults. my last grow wasnt to bad but am hoping for better results. using 400w lights and am hoping this work so i dont have to buy a 1000w light. any info would be great peace loe and hair grease

any ideas or info would be great please some tell they tried this befor. or have an idea if this is a good idea

I haven't used both but your plants will definitely benefit from the use of MH and HPS combined. During flower, your plants mostly need the red spectrum emitted from your lights. But flowering plants also benefit from the blue spectrum as well. It just makes more sense monetarily to invest in the spectrum that the plants will make more use of. They actually make dual lamps with both spectrums now. They're called Metal Sodiums if I remember correctly. Haven't heard any reviews yet though.

CaNNaBiZ CaNucK said:

I haven't used both but your plants will definitely benefit from the use of MH and HPS combined. During flower, your plants mostly need the red spectrum emitted from your lights. But flowering plants also benefit from the blue spectrum as well. It just makes more sense monetarily to invest in the spectrum that the plants will make more use of. They actually make dual lamps with both spectrums now. They're called Metal Sodiums if I remember correctly. Haven't heard any reviews yet though.

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thanks for the info the reason im am using the 400w mh is i got 2 free from work one is my veg and figured why not use one in combo with my exsisting hps to get more light on the plant will post pic soon but comp is acting up

I'm currently using 1000w MH systems for my veg and plan to use (2) 600w HPS for my flowering stage. I have been vegging for 2 months and some of my plants are already 5 feet tall!...Through my knowledge and understanding from reading up on indoor growing....plants will benefit best if both MH and HPS is used because of the different light spectrums and lumens that both HID bulbs produce that the plant receives.

geechie said:

I'm currently using 1000w MH systems for my veg and plan to use (2) 600w HPS for my flowering stage. I have been vegging for 2 months and some of my plants are already 5 feet tall!...Through my knowledge and understanding from reading up on indoor growing....plants will benefit best if both MH and HPS is used because of the different light spectrums and lumens that both HID bulbs produce that the plant receives.

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ok first of all when u start to flower ur gonna see alot of stretch and ur plant could almost double in size.... so ur lookin at monsters in side.... and second good luck getting good light pen. on monsters like that, ur gonna wanna supplementary light ur undergrowth with some cfl's or somethin

sorry to get off topic, i have also thought about this but i would rather not spend the money on the light bill on just an extra MH and would rather pay for another HPS and flower more plants... it cant be a new concept, and there must be a reason why its not utilized more, possibly for the exact reason i dont want too.

if i had the choice i would just use the m.h to veg the plants and the hps to flower but because these are the only lights that you have i would do the same thing........tyke..............................

tyke1973 said:

if i had the choice i would just use the m.h to veg the plants and the hps to flower but because these are the only lights that you have i would do the same thing........tyke..............................

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i thank all of you for your input. a know that hps is better for flower but the two free ones i got are just mh and not really into spending more money on hps when i have 3 400w it sucks that 2 are mh one is switchable so well see thanks any will posyt pics when my comp stops being queer.just got home with some grape ape so going to blaze and do some research.