Smart Start
Member
I have a 400w mh ballast i want to get a bulb a cost effective one out of this selection http://www.sea-of-green.com/lighting/lamps-bulbs.html what should i buy?
What bulb/s?
- Thread starter Smart Start
- Start date
madness
Active Member
Hey, it's not the most cost effective but you get what you pay for... so just go for it. Here is my pick: http://www.sea-of-green.com/ushio-conversion-hps-to-metal-halide-bulb-400w.html
darkdestruction420
Well-Known Member
I went to that age and i saw one 400w mh advertised. and all it said was "more info". Not much of a selection really......
Smart Start
Member
i know l live like right next to the shop in Tucson though so i have easy access i don't wanna order one or travel out of town to get one not a lot of stores here with good selections.
darkdestruction420
Well-Known Member
That all makes sense, lol, I was just pointing out that choosing a bulb is pretty easy when they've only got one type in stock thats not $100+ and you say you need to get the cheapest one possible.
Smart Start
Member
it doesn't need to be the cheapest possible just the best one for a good price. If the cheapest one inst what you recommend than recommended the one you would use.
darkdestruction420
Well-Known Member
What are your plans for flowering? are u doing 2 seperate rooms one for clones/vegging and 1 for flowering or just 1 for both veg and flower?
Smart Start
Member
One room. I have a 400w mh setup and a 75watt hps lamp at my disposal.I'm new to growing and i'm trying to get as much information as possible if you want to recommend types of nutrients or any other information it would be appreciated.
darkdestruction420
Well-Known Member
too bad it wasnt the other way around and you had a 400w hps ballast or a switchable ballast, for flowering hps works better than mh and they sell mh bulbs that work in hps ballasts, so you would just have to switch bulbs when you start flower. I just went and checked on google and i to my surprise did find hps bulbs that work in mh ballasts, in the past ive had trouble doing so(well, technically in the present too i guess since i looked through 3 or 4 pages of results till i saw it, lol), so thats a good thing kind of, your local grow shop may have them in stock and if not i bet they would special order one for you if you ask. The ones ive found are all about 100. you can go ahead and kinda cheap out on the mh bulb so you can afford the other bulb for flowering later on..
Smart Start
Member
Yeah i just don't wanna purchase a expensive bulb if i can get a good grow started out of 30 bucks and then upgrade to a hps conversion bulb when i get more cash I'm strapped for cash at the moment. But if I'm just gonna produce garbage then ill wait till i can afford a respectable bulb.
darkdestruction420
Well-Known Member
I think its worth your time, the first grow or 2 is more about learning and getting comfortable about growing and how to do it anyway. you wont have the optimal lighting but if you use the 400w mh and that hps youve got and maybe some small red spectrum cfls around the plants a inch or 2 away you will still do alright most likely.
Smart Start
Member
What wattage cfl's. I'm planing on growing 4 plants will i really need extra light?