150 watt hps light question

[mr. mad max]

i was wondering if there is only one one kind of 150 watt hps light bulb or are there many different kinds and if so what are the best and what is the difference between them also if you have a link can you post it? right now i have the 150 watt sun system that came with a light bulb but i was just wondering if there was another buld that would grow my plants faster and stronger also is there special 150 watt hps bulbs that i can use for the veg period and different ones that are meant only for the flowering stage thanks for the info

 

[BigBudBalls]

Haven't seen any. All the horticultural bulbs seem to start at the 400W range.
HPS can cause a bit of stretching in veg (though I never had any)
Roll with it, you will do fine.

i was wondering if there is only one one kind of 150 watt hps light bulb or are there many different kinds and if so what are the best and what is the difference between them also if you have a link can you post it? right now i have the 150 watt sun system that came with a light bulb but i was just wondering if there was another buld that would grow my plants faster and stronger also is there special 150 watt hps bulbs that i can use for the veg period and different ones that are meant only for the flowering stage thanks for the info

 

[EverythingHydro.com]

Happy New Year, Mad Max!

I'm not sure I really understand your question. Are you talking different brands or what? A 150w HPS bulb is a 150w HPS bulb. The differences might be how many par watts they produce, heat, longevity, etc. Here is an article I wrote for this forum.

When you want a bulb to grow your plants faster you have to take into consideration how much the plant can process at any given time. You could use a higher watt bulb but then you have to place the light farther away (because of heat) which, in turn, produces less usable light for your plant. Without being technical and all that, it comes down to math.

Secondly, in order for a light to make a plant grow faster, ALL of your other conditions have to be optimal. For example, if you have a light that will grow your plants faster but you've overwatered your plant, the light won't do a bit of good. In other words, you just wasted money on a 'better' light because a better light won't overcome overwatering. If your nutrition isn't optimal, what good does a better light have? I think you get the idea.

I'm curious...is your bulb an Ultra Sun? They are very new, claim to be up to par with more expensive lights and cost less than $20. Just curious.

-Everythinghydro.com & Cmysig

 

[mr. mad max]

Happy New Year, Mad Max!

I'm not sure I really understand your question. Are you talking different brands or what? A 150w HPS bulb is a 150w HPS bulb. The differences might be how many par watts they produce, heat, longevity, etc. Here is an article I wrote for this forum.

When you want a bulb to grow your plants faster you have to take into consideration how much the plant can process at any given time. You could use a higher watt bulb but then you have to place the light farther away (because of heat) which, in turn, produces less usable light for your plant. Without being technical and all that, it comes down to math.

Secondly, in order for a light to make a plant grow faster, ALL of your other conditions have to be optimal. For example, if you have a light that will grow your plants faster but you've overwatered your plant, the light won't do a bit of good. In other words, you just wasted money on a 'better' light because a better light won't overcome overwatering. If your nutrition isn't optimal, what good does a better light have? I think you get the idea.

I'm curious...is your bulb an Ultra Sun? They are very new, claim to be up to par with more expensive lights and cost less than $20. Just curious.

-Everythinghydro.com & Cmysig

hey happy new years to you to!! my question was if there is a 150 hps bulb that gives off different kinds of light but from what you said i guess there all the same but to answer you question im not sure what kind of light i have it came with the grow fixture which i bought at www.hydroempire.com its the sun system 150 watt but as far as being a ULTRA SUN im really not sure but ill look it up maybe ill buy it all i know is that my light i have puts out 16,000 lumins but thanks to both of you for you answers