HPS Bulbs, Does price/brand diff = perf diff?

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AgentX

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You've all scrolled through the plethora of different bulbs and seen their various claims about performance. Who's tried what and how did it work out for you? Any recommendations?
 
OregonMeds

OregonMeds

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I grow more than I need anyway most of the time so I just go with the cheap bulbs like sylvania. I guess if you're growing for profit or can barely grow enough already a hortilux might make sense but it's been over 10 years since I ran one and couldn't honestly say if there was a difference after all this time.
 
Yota

Yota

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there are some good bulbs better or on par with hortilux. But id def use a better bulb, such as a hortilux, they emit more lumens, more lumens means more light, more light means more yield and health.
 
toiletmint

toiletmint

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A friend of mine uses the son agro hps bulb and it has 30 watts of blue in it that give a little kick to the grow.
 
mane2008

mane2008

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I have a son argo bulb
and reg htgsupply bulbs, dont know da brand off top if there is one.
 
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bleorg

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I've got a 400 watt system with a Hortilux and a 600 watt system with a cheaper Sunleaves Optilume(or something like that). I'm usually using one or the other but a while back I had both going in seperate rooms, and the 400 was getting at least the same or better results. It was also in a cheaper reflector and slightly larger space. Definitely don't go cheap on the bulb, my upgrade to 600 watts turned out to be a downgrade because of the cheaper bulb.
 
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AgentX

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bleorg said:
I've got a 400 watt system with a Hortilux and a 600 watt system with a cheaper Sunleaves Optilume(or something like that). I'm usually using one or the other but a while back I had both going in seperate rooms, and the 400 was getting at least the same or better results. It was also in a cheaper reflector and slightly larger space. Definitely don't go cheap on the bulb, my upgrade to 600 watts turned out to be a downgrade because of the cheaper bulb.
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Thanks, great feedback. Just what I'm looking for.
 
camaro630hp

camaro630hp

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great info rep+4u
bleorg said:
I've got a 400 watt system with a Hortilux and a 600 watt system with a cheaper Sunleaves Optilume(or something like that). I'm usually using one or the other but a while back I had both going in seperate rooms, and the 400 was getting at least the same or better results. It was also in a cheaper reflector and slightly larger space. Definitely don't go cheap on the bulb, my upgrade to 600 watts turned out to be a downgrade because of the cheaper bulb.
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