yeah I actually decided to invest in double end hoods and lamps, since one of my ballasts was already double end capable, and I was able to get another for next to nothing. I am having trouble with bulb selection though. Every bulb I find seems to be the SON-T PIA green power 1000w/w00v EL. Which has an odd spectrum that includes a huge spike in green, and yellow, then a drop, and then the rest in above 600nm is where the rest is minus a small blue/green spike or 2. This is not have the same spectrum I remember finding on the greenpower. I remember a completely flat chart up to 575nm or so, NO Blues at all, and then ALL The way up to 100% and holding it til arou d 700nm and then slowly slopes down to about 40%maybe? through the rest of the deep reds fading into IR. Really impressive spectrum when paired with a MH or full spectrum bulb. I have looked into the Ushio Opti-red, but the spectrum didnt seem to compare to what I had remembered on the Philips greenpower. Like I said I am not tatalking about the SON-T PIA green power and I currently cannot find where I saw the original spectrum I am speaking of, So If anyone knows what I'm talking about, plase speak up. I have ballasts, hoods, all ready fto go except I dont know what bulbs to get!
I would like to get the new 2150 umol greenpower, but I want to make sure its the right spectrum, and AFAIK it is only sold in a gavita box. Is this the same MFG of bulb as Philips? they do say Philips on the package, but it is labaled Gavita as well. I know there was once some question of reliablilty of the genuine Philips vs the Gavita branded one. but others have told me this is no longer the case, and the 2150umol gavita box marked "EL" is of Philips manufacture.
I got a 600w DE capable ballast to accompany each 1000w since they will really be running at 1150w, almost double the 600 or 660 I will get depenign on which full spectrum bulb I end up using. I am currenly considering 2 600w sunmaster full nova, or 1 each of solis-tek 4k and 6k, or possibly Ushio opti-blue, but it seems to have a lot more spikes and less even across the spectrum than the other two. even though the solis-tek is bumpy, it still covers the whole spectrum at a decent rate. not like the full nova, which looks like a perfect pair to the all red Philips green power. If only they made a Double end version. what do you all think? I'm not interested in saving a few dollars, I already made the jump to double end when I got the ballasts. I am already buying new bulbs, I maight as well get the best. there is not much difference in price anyways.
