maddog1996
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hps or metal halide
best light for budding
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maddog1996
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yes i have a 1000 watt set up but not sure what bulb to get and since you sug hps can i use it for growth too thanks for input
LocoMonkey
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Dont you get more stretch if using HPS during the veg state
beenthere donethat
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you need to get the lamp that fits your system's ballast...which is either a halide or an hps. (unless it's a switchable that will run both lamps)
should say on the ballast which one it is...or give a code like S51....
good luck
bt dt
should say on the ballast which one it is...or give a code like S51....
good luck
bt dt
BloodShotI'z
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I used HPS from the start....my plants arent stretched.
pandabear
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you can stare at it all day long in my opinion, you still probably will never see bug......but im not an expert.
just for info though it takes about 8 weeks to fully bud a plant not counting veg time.
HPS light kills half your photosynthesis and chlorophyll production. Don't waste the energy, HPS light couldnt even light a solar panel. If the Sun had been HPS light, you'd be a slug right now instead of a human being. Plants all want full spectrum light, period. Millions of years of evolution cant be wrong.
BloodShotI'z
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He didnt ask if an indoor light was comparable to the sun.
LocoMonkey
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Sweet. I was contemplating getting a conversion bulb for my 400W HPS, but I really did not want to spend the money if I did not have to.
Bloodshotiz.......I told you HPS light destroys plants, and kills their photosynthesis, and your reply was "He didnt ask if an indoor light was comparable to the sun." Think about that a second, HPS light is killing half your photosynthesis and chlorophyll!!!!! You're better off with an MH light, at least its 4k and more full spectrum. Plants have to have red light and blue light to make the basics of photosynthesis, look it up on wikpedia if you don't believe me. It's called Photosystem 1 and Photosystem 2 located in the thylakoid membranes in the light harvesting complexes in the leaf.
Have fun...quit telling people HPS light is good for anything but your EZ bake ovens.
Have fun...quit telling people HPS light is good for anything but your EZ bake ovens.