400w MH warehouse light?

my question is if i buy a mh bulb for growing can i use a ware house light fixture? its a 400W with ballast. can i do it? thnx all happy smokin.

You can use the grow bulb in the warehouse fixture. Make sure you get the same size rated light as the ballast indicates.

thnx much happy smokin!

I have a 400w mh from a construction job I am at. It works great. I took it apart and put the ballast up in my attic and only the bulb is in the grow space.It will get hot so take that into consideration. I made a box with plexiglass at the bottom and dryer vent elbows on each end an made a cool tube setup. Works great and I love it.

You don't need a bulb made specifically for growing either.

OregonMeds said:

You don't need a bulb made specifically for growing either.

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unless you want to actually get some REAL growth out of it.
https://www.rollitup.org/attachments/cfl-growing/240662d1226605588-5000k-vs-6500k-hortgraph2.gif

I read that MH also get hotter than HPS. But yes it will work.

awsome thnx for all replys.