I currently have a 400w magnetic ballast with a plain $10 no name 400W HPS light and it has been doing the trick but I have read about the dual arc bulbs. On paper they sound great and I'm wanting to upgrade to a 600W setup anyway with a digital ballast (I know they have faults but I want to cut down on noise). the hortilux dual spectrum only comes in 1000W currently but read they are coming out with a 600w soon.
Currently there is some cheap 600w dual spectrum bulb you can buy on ebay for $30.. Would it be worth getting that or should I just stick to a 600w HPS since HPS has served me well thus far.. I am not worried too much about the bigger fatter buds, sure they are nice but I dont look for weight, i want quality as long as the weight is atleast compareable.
Im guessing you'll say screw the 600w cheapo dual arc for now and when i upgrade in a few days just get a 600w HPS.. but what about when the eye super blue comes out in 600w, do you think I should still just keep the HPS or are these dual arc bulbs really better? I do a SCROG so im not too worried about the penetration of a 600 HPS over the dual arc since i dont need much penetration at all.. plus I have a super sun 2 so im able to get my light fairly close(it's only a 3x2 area).
are people using those eye super blue dual arc 1000's getting atleast close to the same weight of a 1000w hps? and is there a noticeable difference in plant health/quality that makes up for the potential lost weight?
I'm definitely upgrading to 600w since they are just so much more efficient over the 400w ones. I don't need much penetration I know i may just be wasting $ I dont need to. I want to upgrade ballasts anyway though to help with the sound so may as well go 600.. basically costs the same to run.
is dual arc worth it?? or is this cheap bulb prolly garbage??
http://cgi.ebay.com/600W-HPS-MH-DUAL-ARC-HYDROPONICS-GROW-LIGHTS-BULB_W0QQitemZ280343142151QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_2?hash=item4145c0df07&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
like I said, I'm sure you'll recommend when I get my lumatek 600w ballast to just use an HPS over that ebay bulb but what about when hortilux or somebody else who will actually put time into development comes out with one? Really the only way I can decide is by finding somebody who has used both 1000W hps and have also used the hortilux 1000W dual arc (super blue) but that information just seems so hard to find... If weight is within 10-15% with a dual arc but the plants seem to be healthier I'm all for it but all I read are these claims from companies and extremely scarce info from people who use them.
sorry for the novel but I have been researching for weeks and I can not find the info I'm looking for and I'm usually really good at researching (ie. google). +rep for all with any info that can help me decide if I should get a cheap 600W hps to hold me over til the hortilux 600W dual arc or should I just invest in a good 600W HPS now since even when that bulb is released it will still be inferior?
-Tiz
Currently there is some cheap 600w dual spectrum bulb you can buy on ebay for $30.. Would it be worth getting that or should I just stick to a 600w HPS since HPS has served me well thus far.. I am not worried too much about the bigger fatter buds, sure they are nice but I dont look for weight, i want quality as long as the weight is atleast compareable.
Im guessing you'll say screw the 600w cheapo dual arc for now and when i upgrade in a few days just get a 600w HPS.. but what about when the eye super blue comes out in 600w, do you think I should still just keep the HPS or are these dual arc bulbs really better? I do a SCROG so im not too worried about the penetration of a 600 HPS over the dual arc since i dont need much penetration at all.. plus I have a super sun 2 so im able to get my light fairly close(it's only a 3x2 area).
are people using those eye super blue dual arc 1000's getting atleast close to the same weight of a 1000w hps? and is there a noticeable difference in plant health/quality that makes up for the potential lost weight?
I'm definitely upgrading to 600w since they are just so much more efficient over the 400w ones. I don't need much penetration I know i may just be wasting $ I dont need to. I want to upgrade ballasts anyway though to help with the sound so may as well go 600.. basically costs the same to run.
is dual arc worth it?? or is this cheap bulb prolly garbage??
http://cgi.ebay.com/600W-HPS-MH-DUAL-ARC-HYDROPONICS-GROW-LIGHTS-BULB_W0QQitemZ280343142151QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_2?hash=item4145c0df07&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
like I said, I'm sure you'll recommend when I get my lumatek 600w ballast to just use an HPS over that ebay bulb but what about when hortilux or somebody else who will actually put time into development comes out with one? Really the only way I can decide is by finding somebody who has used both 1000W hps and have also used the hortilux 1000W dual arc (super blue) but that information just seems so hard to find... If weight is within 10-15% with a dual arc but the plants seem to be healthier I'm all for it but all I read are these claims from companies and extremely scarce info from people who use them.
sorry for the novel but I have been researching for weeks and I can not find the info I'm looking for and I'm usually really good at researching (ie. google). +rep for all with any info that can help me decide if I should get a cheap 600W hps to hold me over til the hortilux 600W dual arc or should I just invest in a good 600W HPS now since even when that bulb is released it will still be inferior?
-Tiz