In the quest for the best bang for my buck but also wanting to do it right from the start!
If i can save a buck here and there and still get the same results, that works for me.
My last grow many years ago i used a CMH bulb from Philips, the Philips HPS Retro White ED18 and had great results from it. When i stropped growing i gave all my gear away, except for my LED's.
My LED's were bought on the cheap back when they were just becoming semi affordable thanks to our Chinese friends. They produced bud but it was always sub par, very light and airy buds no matter the distance. Some strains worked well but for the most part they were a bust.
If anything i would use them for vegging and that is about it.
I am torn between the Sun Systems LEC, very expensive here in Canada and it will run about $900 for the 315W version.
When i look at it's spectrum it is very spiky and seems to cover the whole range.
This is it's spectrum chart:
http://growershouse.com/sun-system-lec-315w-light-ceramic-mh-cmh-fixture-240v-4200k
Then in my quest to found something more reasonably priced i found this:
http://www.growlights.ca/growlights...tal-halide-cmh/315w-cmh-light-bulb-4000k.html
It's spectrum seems to be more full for lack of a better word. Been e mailing the company rep and they are custom made horticultural bulbs made specifically for them.
They look similar to my older CMH lamps i used to use except the base is different.
Looking at the spectrum charts i think i could do the whole grow with just the 4100K bulb.
Any thoughts or ideas on this? I am kind of set on going with CMH of some kind as i have used it very successfully in the past and only one light is another bonus. Bulbs are cheap though, so not a big deal.
I am looking at first growing 4 auto's in Hempy buckets in a 3X3 tent.
If that grow is successful i will be growing 2 strains of Photo's in the same tent with the same light and may add a SCRoG to it.
Once the bugs are sorted out i hope to finally grow my stored dragon Seeds!
If i can save a buck here and there and still get the same results, that works for me.
My last grow many years ago i used a CMH bulb from Philips, the Philips HPS Retro White ED18 and had great results from it. When i stropped growing i gave all my gear away, except for my LED's.
My LED's were bought on the cheap back when they were just becoming semi affordable thanks to our Chinese friends. They produced bud but it was always sub par, very light and airy buds no matter the distance. Some strains worked well but for the most part they were a bust.
If anything i would use them for vegging and that is about it.
I am torn between the Sun Systems LEC, very expensive here in Canada and it will run about $900 for the 315W version.
When i look at it's spectrum it is very spiky and seems to cover the whole range.
This is it's spectrum chart:
http://growershouse.com/sun-system-lec-315w-light-ceramic-mh-cmh-fixture-240v-4200k
Then in my quest to found something more reasonably priced i found this:
http://www.growlights.ca/growlights...tal-halide-cmh/315w-cmh-light-bulb-4000k.html
It's spectrum seems to be more full for lack of a better word. Been e mailing the company rep and they are custom made horticultural bulbs made specifically for them.
They look similar to my older CMH lamps i used to use except the base is different.
Looking at the spectrum charts i think i could do the whole grow with just the 4100K bulb.
Any thoughts or ideas on this? I am kind of set on going with CMH of some kind as i have used it very successfully in the past and only one light is another bonus. Bulbs are cheap though, so not a big deal.
I am looking at first growing 4 auto's in Hempy buckets in a 3X3 tent.
If that grow is successful i will be growing 2 strains of Photo's in the same tent with the same light and may add a SCRoG to it.
Once the bugs are sorted out i hope to finally grow my stored dragon Seeds!
