Having trouble picking out a ballast

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Monterello

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Hydro store often have used equipent they sell for way cheaper and they still give u a warrenty on it. Thats what i did. I got my 600watt hps light ballast and reflector for 125 dollars
 
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n0thing

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The nearest hydro store is about 2'30" drive. there, then again back. to be honest id rather not drive 5 hours for $100... id end up spending that on gas. but are you saying that this ballast is a piece of crap?
 
slonez47

slonez47

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n0thing said:
The nearest hydro store is about 2'30" drive. there, then again back. to be honest id rather not drive 5 hours for $100... id end up spending that on gas. but are you saying that this ballast is a piece of crap?
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I got my 600 watt digital setup from HTG Supply. It was like two hundred bucks delivered in less than a week. Three days if I remember right. Anyway, I have her setup and it raises temps about ten degrees. Ballast has a very small hum to it with very little heat.
 
Sunbiz1

Sunbiz1

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slonez47 said:
I got my 600 watt digital setup from HTG Supply. It was like two hundred bucks delivered in less than a week. Three days if I remember right. Anyway, I have her setup and it raises temps about ten degrees. Ballast has a very small hum to it with very little heat.
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Love that company, they sell entire 400 set-ups w/fixture, bulbs, timer, and ballast for $200.
 
slonez47

slonez47

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Sunbiz1 said:
Love that company, they sell entire 400 set-ups w/fixture, bulbs, timer, and ballast for $200.
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My 600 HPS had a 95,000 lumen high output enhanced spectrum bulb, switchable digital ballast, and fixture. It rocks! Quiet, the heat is manageable and if I could get this freaking site to post some pics I'd show you the results as they stand today. I've counted about twelve very nice colas on my MK getting bigger by the day.
 
Sunbiz1

Sunbiz1

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slonez47 said:
My 600 HPS had a 95,000 lumen high output enhanced spectrum bulb, switchable digital ballast, and fixture. It rocks! Quiet, the heat is manageable and if I could get this freaking site to post some pics I'd show you the results as they stand today. I've counted about twelve very nice colas on my MK getting bigger by the day.
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You probably need to reduce your photo sizes, most message boards only allow a max of like 800X600...any larger sized pic file would throw the thread pages off-center.Yep, that digital 600 HTG set-up is only like 30 bucks more.
 
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n0thing

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Hey man could you link me to the one you got from htg? I tried looking but couldn't find it. Much appreciated ..
 
azryda420

azryda420

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That shit looks coo. But keep in mind it most likely will be chinese.

For the amount of money you could but two t5 ballast and have a much lower electric bill as well as heat issues.
 
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n0thing

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I thought about that but ive read they are hard to get good results unless you know what you are doing.. which for me, im sort of "winging" it. plus ive read that hps is the way to go? idk either way $20 extra on elec bill wont hurt me.

Also i agree about it being chinese but i dont mind if it comes with a 3 year warranty lol.
 
azryda420

azryda420

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n0thing said:
I thought about that but ive read they are hard to get good results unless you know what you are doing.. which for me, im sort of "winging" it. plus ive read that hps is the way to go? idk either way $20 extra on elec bill wont hurt me.

Also i agree about it being chinese but i dont mind if it comes with a 3 year warranty lol.
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Good luck hunting down whoever is honoring that warranty. I wouldn't buy it based on the fact it has a warranty let alone will the product you get have an actual company name that is legit. You don't know.

HPS is the way to go if you have nothing to use that compares. T5's are not difficult IMO.

And if you are new, then t5's would be better. I know I am not ready to go to MH or hps yet.
 
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smokey mcsmokester

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Go with htg supply man.. There prices are awesome and they stand behind there products... I would go with the growbright bulbs instead of the htg bulbs though... Check them out..All there stuff comess with a warranty also...
 
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