140,000 lumens vs 145,000 lumens bulbs

[UnderPhire]

1000w 145,000 lumen bulbs -Worth the almost double pricetag?

 

[MisterMicro]

nope. well ya, but no, no no no. but shit... ya it is. 1000 mother fuckin watts. shit. that thing will take you places.

 

[timmmy2021]

its 5,000L diff.... you have 140,000.....thats not enough?????????? i wish i had 140,000L

 

[UnderPhire]

why do people drive lambos when they could drive an 8k chevy? Same concept I guess. Was just wondering if the 5k pushed it into some sort of peak grow spectrum or something.

 

[awry]

lol more luminens are for feggsss

growin on 3 17watt 24" fluroecent purple tubes with at 7800k

hah total cost 20$.. lol

 

[UnderPhire]

hmmmmmmmmm

 

[bnoc450]

lol more luminens are for feggsss

growin on 3 17watt 24" fluroecent purple tubes with at 7800k

hah total cost 20$.. lol

probably why you dont get much out of your crops

 

[KaliKitsune]

Umm, you'd be better off just having two of the 140,000 lamps.

Just an expert opinion from the photography aspect. I won't bother going into the growing aspect, as I'm too busy responding to a bunch of other threads to go into details!

 

[BCtrippin]

The fact is a 145 bulb IS better then a 140 bulb. Weather its worth the extra money or not is a different issue. The 145 bulbs usually have a slightly better spectrum. All it will really do is cover your area better, I doubt you would notice a massively noticeable difference.

If money is an issue a regular 1000w 140000lumens will be perfect.

 

[KaliKitsune]

Seriously, double the pricetag for a measly 5,000 lumen extra? If you can, just buy two of the 140s if you want extra light and can justify the expense.

 

[dazed76]

have both 145 last longer twice as long little dif spectrum little bit more yellow for short term like 6 months no prob but if u gona use for a while hortilux last about 1 year

 

[BCtrippin]

Seriously, double the pricetag for a measly 5,000 lumen extra? If you can, just buy two of the 140s if you want extra light and can justify the expense.

Running 2 lights is a whole different issue, you need a second ballast, and possibly reflector, then theres the whole power issue. With a bulb upgrade you get more lumens and a better spectrum for the same amount of power and no additional cost for equipment other then the bulb.

 

[KaliKitsune]

You know what we need before we can answer this?

Links to the bulbs, please. Full spec sheets and all.

 

[BCtrippin]

google it...theres not much more to answer. The 145 is better, despite the price, but not worth the extra money unless you can afford it.

 

[KaliKitsune]

Yea, it's better, for nearly double the price.

I'd rather buy two 140s and have 280K combined than pay the same for a single 145.

 

[Madg420]

Just get the 140k bulb and stick a few cfl's in there for the extra 5k