stubbornstoner013
Active Member
Okay so the claim goes: Eye Hortilux is the best bulb on the market. If you hadn't heard well now ya know. I myself am a believer in this . Proof is demonstrated by threads like this one: https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/355137-think-your-bulb-doesnt-matter.html .
BUT I have a growing problem in my head about this claim for two reasons:
1) Eye Hortilux recently instructed all its suppliers to stop selling to plantlightinghydroponics.com (the best and cheapest place online imo) b/c they sell their bulbs for way cheaper than everyone else and the website refused to jack up the price
2)"High Times" in its recent publication of its 'Master Growers Guide' published a lighting article in which it stated that traditionally designed bulbs (Eye Hortilux falls into this) are not designed to be operated by digital ballasts. Something to the effect of the higher frequency causes it to burn out too quickly in many cases. I haven't experienced this problem w/ Eye though yet, have you? HT went on to promote SunPulse as innovators in the field for being the first to design specific digital bulbs and supposedly they're the only ones w/ their new specific spectrum technology (they have 3K, 4K, 6.4K, and even 10k, 14k 20k). Supposedly, a combination of the first four spectrums (4 different bulbs on a light spinner) is a much closer replication of sunlight than ever previously achieved.
So what was once a firmly held belief that Eye Hortilux Super HPS was the end all be all of flower power is now just a shaky theory waiting to be left behind???????
Not to mention that I'm willing to leave the brand based solelyon what they have done to plantlightinghydro despite the amazing results they've previously given me, what do you think????
I know there are some Hortilux believers running digital ballasts that haven't heard this b4, you heard it from an international publication, not me
BUT I have a growing problem in my head about this claim for two reasons:
1) Eye Hortilux recently instructed all its suppliers to stop selling to plantlightinghydroponics.com (the best and cheapest place online imo) b/c they sell their bulbs for way cheaper than everyone else and the website refused to jack up the price
2)"High Times" in its recent publication of its 'Master Growers Guide' published a lighting article in which it stated that traditionally designed bulbs (Eye Hortilux falls into this) are not designed to be operated by digital ballasts. Something to the effect of the higher frequency causes it to burn out too quickly in many cases. I haven't experienced this problem w/ Eye though yet, have you? HT went on to promote SunPulse as innovators in the field for being the first to design specific digital bulbs and supposedly they're the only ones w/ their new specific spectrum technology (they have 3K, 4K, 6.4K, and even 10k, 14k 20k). Supposedly, a combination of the first four spectrums (4 different bulbs on a light spinner) is a much closer replication of sunlight than ever previously achieved.
So what was once a firmly held belief that Eye Hortilux Super HPS was the end all be all of flower power is now just a shaky theory waiting to be left behind???????
Not to mention that I'm willing to leave the brand based solelyon what they have done to plantlightinghydro despite the amazing results they've previously given me, what do you think????
I know there are some Hortilux believers running digital ballasts that haven't heard this b4, you heard it from an international publication, not me