halogen has a bad rap

rollinronan

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well to begin with i was using CFLs (combined 50w) and the girls didn seem to be getting anywhere
and with a lack of stores that sell MH or HPS i looked into alternative options
and i found halogen has a broader spectrum than HPS while still giving the red light that i was after although almost no blue light for grow
yes before its mentioned it does get very hot, but i control the heat with a fan and i'v never seen it above 88 and seems to hold around 79 so its quite adequate
the halogen light i am using is 150W and my plants love it
their just on their 6th day of 12/12 and 2 of the plants are showing pistils
nutes are on the way so for now im using biobizz topmax and some molasses
ill get some pics up as soon as i can
just want to know if theres anyone else using halogen??
 

doc111

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well to begin with i was using CFLs (combined 50w) and the girls didn seem to be getting anywhere
and with a lack of stores that sell MH or HPS i looked into alternative options
and i found halogen has a broader spectrum than HPS while still giving the red light that i was after although almost no blue light for grow
yes before its mentioned it does get very hot, but i control the heat with a fan and i'v never seen it above 88 and seems to hold around 79 so its quite adequate
the halogen light i am using is 150W and my plants love it
their just on their 6th day of 12/12 and 2 of the plants are showing pistils
nutes are on the way so for now im using biobizz topmax and some molasses
ill get some pics up as soon as i can
just want to know if theres anyone else using halogen??
Halogen gets a bad rap because it's not near as efficient as HID or even fluorescent lighting. What I mean by that is you will get more useable light to the plants with less heat per watt consumed. Yes, HID's get hot but they are still the most efficient lights currently available for growing. Other types of lighting will work for growing, even incandescents will work. They just don't work as well as HID lighting. Happy growing!:weed:
 

Medi 1

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shit this guys temps hit 80 soemthing under a 150...imagine the heat under a 1k...why bother. youd spend more on venting than its worth.
 
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