would this light work for flowering?

ganjamanuk · Dec 9, 2008

would this work for flowering? it seems good

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Showtec-Par-56-500W-230V-GX16d-MFL-Lamp_W0QQitemZ350135175198QQihZ022QQcategoryZ14984QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Wattage: 500W
Voltage: 230V
Lamp Base: GX16d
Beam: Medium Flood (23 x 11 Degrees)
Colour Temperature: 2700K
Lamp Life: 1000 Hrs
Lumen: 28000

sounds good to me, but is it?

buggs bunny · Dec 9, 2008

that would work great,even more better if you know if its a sodium vapor bulb

T.H.Cammo · Dec 9, 2008

I don't know what kind of light that is! But it only puts out 28,000 lumens for 500 watts - it sould be putting out about twice that much at 400 watts. Not very efficient!

JohnnyPotSeed1969 · Dec 11, 2008

The bulb life on that was listed at only 1000 hours. That's not very much time, considering most HID bulbs have a rated life of 10 times that. Granted, you have an exponential drop in light intensity as the bulb ages but nonetheless, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that one of those bulbs you are attempting to buy won't even last an entire grow. Why not make a little extra investment now and get yourself a 400 watt HPS, which will last you 3+ grows?

Just my $.02 though.

:peace:

would this light work for flowering?

ganjamanuk

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