Lights?

[igethigh23]

I am looking to buy a 400 watt light system with everything and i am having trouble with which one i should buy? Money wise i am trying to spend no more than $300... I will be useing the light for the flowering and will just most likely keep useing my 8 t12 flourescent light fixture for the veg. but am not sure yet if i should or just buy the MH/HPS light system and just use the MH for the Veg. and the HPS for the flowering? My room size is about 7ft by 10ft atleast and like 8ft high... i need to measure it when i get home.... Any help will be great...... thanks alot...

 

[Don Cotyle]

This place has free shipping to the lower 48 and great lamps should be worth checking out at least! You can ever pick your lamp equipment from different makes and models and pay a cheaper price than buying individual items seperatly!

http://cheaphydroponics.com/store/index.php

I worked up a 1k HPS setup for $355 with free shipping, looks like you just might get your lamp for the price you want!

 

[cyberthreat]

don i just made a 1200$ from cheap hydroponics I got a homebox xl a 600 watt light system a hps bulb a mh coversion bulb a hanna grow check combo meter and a 6 inch 270 cfm can fan and a 6 inch can 33 carbon filter & 2 6 inch air king 2 speed clip on fans and one of those humidity dome kits with heat mat and a starter sheet of rockwool and a strip of 6 inch rockwool and net bucket lids and a hygrometer etc it came to 1200$ before shipping then I call to get a shipping quote I talked to this nice guy joe and he shipped it for 65$ threw ups ground and it weight over a 120 pounds split in to 3 box's awsome deal

 

[Quazi]

If you've got the veg situation figured out and you just want 1 400W lamp then I would strongly consider you spend your money on the lamp and not the ballast.

There's a great sticky in this forum that you should check out. You can get a decent 400W HPS ballast and use this lamp:
Ceramic Metal Halide (CMH)

It's got loads of additional spectrum and can be used in a traditional 400W HPS ballast.

advancedtechlighting.com sells the CMH lamp and regular ballasts. Make sure you get a horizontal or vertical one depending on your setup:
http://advancedtechlighting.com/cdmed18.htm

The lamp should be around $50.00. The ballast kit can be had for around $60.00 if you don't mind wiring. Otherwise you can get a remote ballast from a reputable company for $160.00.



-Q

 

[Beanfish]

igethigh23 I hope you aren't planning on flowering that whole area with 400 watts? A stationary 400w light will only cover a 3'x3' efficiently (max). Many say less than that. I think you will be happier with a 600w.

My 400w build from your other thread.

I'm not affiliated with ANY store or website. That being said, I've had great luck with mdhydro. Super fast shipping and great prices on most things (not a good reflector selection though).

If I had to build a sub $300 400w system:

http://www.mdhydro.com/noname.html - select Lumatek 400w Digital ballast ($133) from the drop down, and also a SunSystem Adapter ($2), and finally BOX OPTIONS - brown box ($4) call me paranoid.

Then add a 400w "Enhanced Bulb" from the drop down window here: http://www.mdhydro.com/enbu600hps.html
It's cheaper to add it separately because they're on sale ($30).

My 600w and 3 bulbs shipped to the midwest for about $20 all in the $4 plain brown box.

I just ordered this reflector yesterday ($90 plus $13 to my zip code). It's alot of reflector for the money. Add a fan and you're air cooled.

http://www.plantlightinghydroponics...preme-reflector-wlens-ac-fittings-p-1947.html

There's great a sub $300 system... $292 shipped to be exact.

I would take the lumatek any day over a generic, but if $$$ is a huge concern you could shave $47 off here:

http://www.mdhydro.com/ht-high-pressure-sodium.html No Sunsystem adapter needed so $49 actually.

Hope this helps...

-Beanfish-

http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=103320