h p s--m h--vs--fluro--ecolight

billywizz

Active Member

Jul 1, 2008

• #1

hey everyone..
im starting a grow and i have 4 lights to choose from..
250w mh and hps bulbs change over bulbs with ballast..
250 ecolight red spectrum
40w pure white fluro


what lights the best for vegin and could i mix the bulbs around like my hps with my fluro or my fluro with my mh.ect..? or am i going to kill them??

 

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smokeh

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Jul 1, 2008

• #2

cfl probs best for veg. hps best for flowering. although u can do both all the way through.

u will need to change cfls to a red spectrum and when u get the bulb for the hps, make sure it can handle both spectrums and u wont need to change.

 

billywizz

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Jul 1, 2008

• #3

ok my eco light is 200w and my hps and mh bulb are 250 will they still work in my ballast?

 

billywizz

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Jul 1, 2008

• #4

nope i think i blown the bulb lol lucky it didnt explode so now im down to hps fluro and eco lights i blown the mh lmao the best bulb i had and i killed it.....

 

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smokeh

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Jul 1, 2008

• #5

ecolite shouldnt need a ballast.

the hps will need one yer..

 

billywizz

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Jul 1, 2008

• #6

lmao my ecolight is 200w its big as hell no joke its a proper grow light not a crappy clf

 

billywizz

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Jul 1, 2008

• #7

and thank god it was only the fuse that blown lol so i still got my bulb yay....

 

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smokeh

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Jul 1, 2008

• #8

u mean cfl lol. ok well put a ballast in with it.

 

billywizz

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Jul 1, 2008

• #9

omfg sorry should be more clear my eco light came with a ballast and i was wondering if my 250w mh n hps bulbs would work in the ballast but they dont so its cool thankz anyways

 

billywizz

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Jul 1, 2008

• #10

lol smoke nice one im baked....