help with lights...

[little62]

What kind of bulb do i use in my lumatek lamp with 400w ballast for veggy and flowering stage....

 

[Metasynth]

Metal Halide(MH) for veg, High Pressure Sodium(HPS) for flower

 

[HonestJim]

MH for Veg and HPS for flower. If you can only afford one go with the HPS IMO

 

[Metasynth]

Also, they make bulbs specially designed for use in digital ballasts...But I run all magnetic ballasts, so I don't know much about those.

 

[potpimp]

Make sure your outfit can use both MH and HPS.

 

[dura72]

you can buy 2 seperate bulbs with different spectrums; one for veg and one for flower. although most bulbs now have a bit of both. basically these bulb produce the sort of light that is found during spring or summer. if u can afford it buy both. if not use 'dual spectrum' bulbs. if u want the complicated answer just ask.

 

[Metasynth]

you can buy 2 seperate bulbs with different spectrums; one for veg and one for flower. although most bulbs now have a bit of both. basically these bulb produce the sort of light that is found during spring or summer. if u can afford it buy both. if not use 'dual spectrum' bulbs. if u want the complicated answer just ask.

Wait, now I'M confused...what lights do I use in my Magnetic 400w HPS ballast?

 

[cannabineer]

My Lumatek 600W ballast is made for HPS. I am using it now with a 600 watt Ushio MH conversion bulb. Is your Lumatek a MH or HPS or switchable? cn

 

[dura72]

thats the question; is it switchable?

 

[cannabineer]

Wait, now I'M confused...what lights do I use in my Magnetic 400w HPS ballast?

Use a magnet to test your bulbs for suitability... ~grin~ cn

 

[Jombib]

Whatever you do, don't use LED for veg. they are terrible and growth is very slow. Good for flowering though

 

[Metasynth]

Use a magnet to test your bulbs for suitability... ~grin~ cn

I'm just gonna screw a mogul CFL into it and pray for the best!

 

[little62]

Metal Halide(MH) for veg, High Pressure Sodium(HPS) for flower

What is the best spectrum to use for each stage???

 

[cannabineer]

What is the best spectrum to use for each stage???

To learn more than you probably want to know about that, allow me to direct you to the "LED without LEDs" thread, which actually isn't about LED at all but using aquarium T5 fluorescents to tailor the output spectra to the plant's actual demand spectrum. cn

 

[cannabineer]

I'm just gonna screw a mogul CFL into it and pray for the best!

Ooooohhh ... pulse lighting! BOOOMMmmm... ~giggle~ cn

 

[little62]

My Lumatek 600W ballast is made for HPS. I am using it now with a 600 watt Ushio MH conversion bulb. Is your Lumatek a MH or HPS or switchable? cn

Its mh/hps

 

[potpimp]

Whatever you do, don't use LED for veg. they are terrible and growth is very slow. Good for flowering though

You've totally got that backwards my friend. LED's are great for veg but suck for flowering.

 

[cannabineer]

Then you can use any 400-watt bulb. Folks here will have their passionate opinions about brand, and I'll spare you mine. Nothing wrong with starting cheap. However Lumatek does make "digital" MH and HPS bulbs ... the electrodes are designed for the different way digital ballasts present the power to the bulb v. magnetic ballasts. cn

 

[Jombib]

You've totally got that backwards my friend. LED's are great for veg but suck for flowering.

No, not from my experience, Using a blackstar 240W led, there is practically little to no growth,

 

[Red1966]

No, not from my experience, Using a blackstar 240W led, there is practically little to no growth,

From what I've heard, LED's are mediocre at best for veg and even worse for flower.