Think your Bulb Doesn't matter? Hortilux comparison blowout ! Pictures say it ALL!

Well I didnt used to think bulb brand mattered .....untill now ! I have used lots of brands over quite a few years thinking a bulb was a bulb, as many of you most likely do. Well I was dead wrong. I am quite sure that some brands might be just as good but honestly I am done trying to save a buck and just going with Hortilux from now on. I will let the pictures do the talking.

First we have Ice comparison at almost 6 weeks


Ice again, take a guess which two were under the Ultrasun..



Finally we have Agent Orange that has finished at 8 1/2 weeks.



And in case you have any doubts about the setup, all these plants are on the same 4X8 tray. Taken from comarable places on tray as well. They are3 in SOG @ 4 per SQ foot. Plants are switched SMALL at around 7-8 inches. If I didnt know better and have the comparison I would have thought the small ones were just fine considering the size they are switched at. . One side has a brand new Ultra Sun the other an 2 year old Hortilux . Yes Two years old....All comparisons are the same strain from the same mom switched at the same size. Same results on other trays as well. Some strains it is more pronounced then others. I bought several brand new Ultra suns to replace my older Hortiluxes since I read so much about how the bulbs performance dimishes over time.... Think I got these for around $40 each online. I found a 6 pack of 1000 K Hortilux for $400 shipped so only around $66 shipped each. Needless to say I bought all new Hortilux after I saw this with my own eyes. Judge for yourself.

Peace

nice post....seen alot of people on here not using proper lights....theyneed to see this

an you think CFL's are good ? lol

no i think led ufos are best for flowering, they have the best penetration.... HAHAHAHAHA not, thanks for the info + rep

Are the plants clones from the same mothers or did you start from seed?

how can u compare a brand new bulb to a two year old bulb. everybody knows bulbs lose there juice after 6 monthes. u should have thought about this before u tryed to compare two brands.

carokann said:

how can u compare a brand new bulb to a two year old bulb. everybody knows bulbs lose there juice after 6 monthes. u should have thought about this before u tryed to compare two brands.

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He's saying that the Hortilux bulb that is 2 years old is still better than a brand new cheaper bulb.

sonar said:

Are the plants clones from the same mothers or did you start from seed?

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You might have missed the bottom of my post. Same mom taken the same time and switched at the same time/size. Same tray as well.

sonar said:

He's saying that the Hortilux bulb that is 2 years old is still better than a brand new cheaper bulb.

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Thank you =)

I'll try and get some more pics of some different ones. I just cut some Pot Of Golds and the difference on those was jut as large.

bumpity bump

I've been screaming this shit since day one.

Hortilux is the truth.

dudeoflife said:

I've been screaming this shit since day one.

Hortilux is the truth.

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I am not saying some other brands arent as good but compared to Ultra Suns and a few other brands I have used they simply blow them out of the water. I am always trying to save a buck but in this case I cost my self many more $$

im a 250w man and i use a hortiluk and ceramic mh at same time and i love them both

Certainly give you a bit of food for thought. No idea what is running in my plug, all i know is its a year old and not very clean

has that hortilux bulb been used alot you said its 2 years old but has it been used for 2 years straight (perpetual) as the saying goes you get what you pay for i suppose but i have some really good results using sunmaster bulbs both dual spec and straight red but i also think that there is still alot of factors that could influance other plants etc still nice grown up ladies though uk love

eye opening stuff man.

nothingtodeclare said:

also what sonar said unless these are clones from a mother i dont think this is a fair test if you planted from seed these could be better genes than last you would have to have say 10 clones put 5 under one brand an 5 under the other feed exactly the same feeding regime same same nutes same medium in the same setup same everything bar the bub to say that it is better your right that bulbs deminish after a certain amount of time so your 6-12 month old bulb is going to be no where able to compare to brand new hortilux just my 2 pennies worth but your babies are real nice though peace uk love

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Did you read the thread or just look at pictures?

you beat me to it i have deleted it an rewrote it i just had ago on my bong an started typing sorry people i did not read the post properly my fault

were the plants an bulbs seperated by a piece of mylar or something hortilux one side an ultra sun on the other as said they were on 4x8 tray or were plants under both bulbs together and switched from side to side sorry if i have missunderstood your setup