Question About bulb selection

oregon boy

Member
I am new to all of this indoor growing and recently bought a used setup from a guy. My question is what bulbs do I want to use and when? I have a 1000 watt Sunmaster bulb, the number on the bulb itself is SL1000W.U25.VRD, I'm running it with a Budget Gro 1000 HPS ballast. Is this a high pressure sodium bulb? The guy I bought it from said he used this as his bud light and the ones he used for veg lights were T12 GE ECOLUX Chroma 50 40w (F40 C50-ECO) and a SP65 40W (F40 SP65-40W). As far as I can tell these aren't grow lights, but will they work? Thanks in advance.
 

spliffbazz

Well-Known Member
ask the guy who you bought it from what kind of results he was getting with the flourecents during veg.............and yes that is a proper hps bulb
 

oregon boy

Member
If I was to just get a different bulb that I can just swap with my 1000 watt for a veg light what would I want to get?
 

Himself

Member
I am pretty sure the HPS ballast should only be used with HPS lights. So if you are replacing bulbs make sure you use an HPS bulb for the replacement.

From teh google;

SUNMASTER Cool Deluxe Grow Lamps emit light from 5000 to 6500 Kelvin, imitating the natural look of daylight. They are an ideal light source for the seedling and vegetative stages of plant growth, while still emitting a wide spectral distribution.

 
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