These are in my price range, but is it a good CMH?

Cyproz

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• Mar 27, 2019

• #1

https://www.htgsupply.com/products/htg-315-watt-ceramic-metal-halide-all-in-one-fixture

Its from HTGsupply
Its 315w
comes rdy to go i think.
dimmable.
225$ with philips 4200k or 3000k or solis tek or sun master full nova

Ive heard good things about CMH over HPS. I was looking at 1000w dimmable hps but this caught my eye. the temps and energy efficiency are nice from what ive read. and yes i know ill need the special sunglasses to work in the garden.

which brand bulb would be best for auto flowers?

 

TintEastwood

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• Mar 27, 2019

• #2

You just need UV blocking glasses. Over the glasses types also available.

Another source. Im running 2 of the stealth kits. They have 15% off sales randomly.

https://growershouse.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=prism cmh

 

Hugo Phurst

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• Mar 27, 2019

• #3

Cyproz said:

which brand bulb would be best for auto flowers?

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Phillips

 

Cyproz

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• Mar 27, 2019

• #4

Hugo Phurst said:

Phillips

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3000k or 4200k?

 

Cyproz

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• Mar 27, 2019

• #5

TintEastwood said:

You just need UV blocking glasses. Over the glasses types also available.

Another source. Im running 2 of the stealth kits. They have 15% off sales randomly.

https://growershouse.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=prism cmh

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This site isnt bad. Might get fixture then bulbs later

 

coreywebster

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• Mar 27, 2019

• #6

Cyproz said:

3000k or 4200k?

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The 3000k is for flowering and the 4200k for veg.
However both spectrums are great all round unlike mh/hps. I used to veg with my 3000k bulb in summer when I couldn't run a 600w MH. It grows real stout plants with tight internodes in veg.
So I would probably go with the 3000k if I had to choose one bulb for both stages

 

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Apalchen

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• Mar 29, 2019

• #7

I’d buy one, my theory being that they come with the best bulb and that pretty much any generic ballast has about the same chance of being a bad one. And I had some digital greenhouse brand ballast(hps) a long time ago and a buddy still running them.

 

Cyproz

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• Mar 29, 2019

• #8

nah screw it grabbing this bad boy
https://hydrobuilder.com/solistek-c2-630w-dual-cmh-grow-light-fixture.html
gonna get a 3200k and 4100k bulb.
looks like a quality light