Any one used Ceramic HPS from Hortilux

[Apalchen]

It's about time for me to replace my bulbs in my gavita de 1k. A while back I saw hortilux came out with a ceramic HPS bulb in addition to their regular de bulbs. I'm thinking about trying them out but want opinions or feedback from anyone who has used them. I posted the spectrum below as well as their spectrum for hps. One thing that confuses me is that they list their umol output for hps but not the ceramic hps.

 

[CBDbear]

that's interesting!
would the less time needed to end becouse of loads of far ad deep reds,
would be more desiderable than the increase in thc in consequence of more UV a+b?

 

[halfbreed421]

I think you'll need a new ballast for ceramic

 

[Apalchen]

Nah these bulbs are designed to use with regular de hps ballast I checked the website for compatibility. But so far I can't find info from anyone who has used them.

 

[Rurumo]

Some people were excited by them a few years back, but CMH overshadowed them for whatever reason, and now with the rise of LED...

 

[GrownAtHighAltitude]

I tried using Hortilux's CMH 315 bulbs for my last grow and I got some nice flowers.

This grow I switched out that bulb for a true Phillips Agro 315 about 2 1/2 weeks into flower and I noticed an immediate response in bud growth rate. It was 3 different strains so I don't think it was just coincidental but I guess one never knows. I do like the light output from the Phillips over the Hortilux though.

 

[Herb & Suds]

I always get a boosted harvest with fresh bulbs

 

[GrownAtHighAltitude]

I always get a boosted harvest with fresh bulbs

Yes, but I had only used the Horti for one other grow, and I flower on an 8/16 schedule. The actual output is different. CMH are designed with a different overall service life profile than other lamp technologies. This was one of the original selling points. It might just be Phillips lamps...

 

[GrownAtHighAltitude]

None of my comments really apply here anyway since 315's are way different than 1k DE lamps anyway.

 

[p0opstlnksal0t]

These are nice and not your typical double 500w or triple 315w arc tube frankenstein bulbs. I have 4xxx series phantoms so I can run them but I'd sure like to try if I upgraded to compatibile fixtures

 

[hillbill]

Philips 315 seems just a little better everywhere according to growers here as well as a few tests I know of. They do make a lot of bulbs.

 

[Renfro]

Nah these bulbs are designed to use with regular de hps ballast I checked the website for compatibility. But so far I can't find info from anyone who has used them.

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Thats what stopped me from giving them a go.

 

[Apalchen]

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Thats what stopped me from giving them a go.

Yeah I saw the 600 watt bulb says that but the de bulb has a list of compatible ballast and it says they will work on gavita fixtures.

 

[Apalchen]

Philips 315 seems just a little better everywhere according to growers here as well as a few tests I know of. They do make a lot of bulbs.

I love the Phillips 315s, but these are quite a bit different. They are ceramic hps instead of ceramic mh.

 

[Apalchen]

 

[Apalchen]

These are nice and not your typical double 500w or triple 315w arc tube frankenstein bulbs. I have 4xxx series phantoms so I can run them but I'd sure like to try if I upgraded to compatibile fixtures

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Thats what stopped me from giving them a go.

I think both you guys run phantom ballast or sunsystem ballast right? They are both on the list of being compatible on hortilux website. I posted as above.

 

[p0opstlnksal0t]

I think both you guys run phantom ballast or sunsystem ballast right? They are both on the list of being compatible on hortilux website. I posted as above.

Unfortunately only the 50 series I have 40 series phantoms lol