I'm using that CMH bulb now... "I" like the light...a very nice white light... I'll let you know how the plants like it when I'm done.
I had a problem...frozen plants...and they're stunted. I just started another batch of seeds inside, so, I'll have a better idea of how good it is.
Most of the plants are a nice shiny, dark green...though VERY small for their age. Not much stretch, they're about 15" from the bulb, hung vertically (remember, there are TWO types of this bulb) and this is my first vertical grow.
I'd say it's as good as any other bulb. We'll see how the buds turn out.
I'll compare the same strains using just HPS the next grow and see what the difference is.