What you favorite HPS bulb?

[budman678]

I have a 3x3 tent and with the temps from the cool weather i can safely drop a 600 in without having to worry about uncontrollable temps. Does anyone have any ideas?

I dont REALLY wanna drop 120 on a Hortilux bulb. A little too much money in my humble opinion.

Could i buy a homedepot hps for 35 bucks and be confident it will do the same as a fancy packed grow shop bulb?

 

[Fastcast]

I have been buying the cheap one's from Home Depot and I do have a CMH that I love!!!!

I have to say that I like the results I've gotten,but have not spent 100$ on a bulb so can't say if there better or not,tbh.

Good luck with it.

 

[loyalty7]

I believe this is one place that you shouldnt go cheap, I've used cheap bulbs and find that they run alot hotter, You can still get good results. My favorite bulbs are ushio, probably a lil cheaper then hortilux...

 

[walt cunningham]

i just ordered a digilux 600 hps for $75

 

[Friend]

Two years ago i bought a sylvania 400w bulb online for about 15 bucks. It's still going strong, haven't had to replace it yet.

 

[Hammerhead]

Im using 2 Eye Hortilux and Osram. The Osram has been a work horse. The Hortilux does not last more then a year..I will be replacing all of them with Osram HPS PLANTASTAR 600HPS grolux. I have not found a US supplier yet..

 

[budman678]

so the consensus is to keep buying the expensive grow shop bulbs? damn...thanks guys!

 

[BigDawg]

Two years ago i bought a sylvania 400w bulb online for about 15 bucks. It's still going strong, haven't had to replace it yet.

you should replace it. It may still burn but it doesn't mean the bulb still has the same color spectrum and lumens, etc..

It's good to replace your bulbs after a year of continuous 12/12 use.

 

[Fastcast]

you should replace it. It may still burn but it doesn't mean the bulb still has the same color spectrum and lumens, etc..

It's good to replace your bulbs after a year of continuous 12/12 use.

I would never run a regular HPS for more than a year!Now a CMH that is another thing all together.

 

[ThePizzaMan]

Hortilux, Ushio, Digilux(for digital ballasts)...all good.

Check out www.plantlightinghydroponics.com for great prices on Ushio bulbs.

 

[budman678]

im about to get a 600 and will report back with which one i went with. i am looking at the hortilux but they are 125 at my local grow shop

 

[LeeROI]

Ushio for me.

 

[cannascholar]

i pay $65 for my 1k hortis.. Don't pay those assholes at the shop, do a lil searchin online or PM me!

 

[supermanlives]

theres so many cheap enhanced spectrum bulbs its not funny