question about bulbs

[dman1234]

hello, i have a 400w ballast that will take mh and hps bulbs, the question is when i buy a replacement bulb can i buy any hps or mh buld and more importantly, does anyone have a suggestion on a specific bulb i will need to veg and flower with this i heard somthing like Agro???? any ideas.

 

[Hick]

Buy the cheapest "new" one you can find. Look st electrical supply houses..
IMO.. th "specialty" bulbs are not worth the extra cash.

 

[4u2sm0ke]

Yeah that^^^^....also get Back up bulbs..you dont want them to go out...then have to locate bulbs..trust me on this one my friend..



420

 

[IllusionalFate]

The only thing I'd be wary about when purchasing from electrical supply houses is lack of detailed information on the bulb. A lot of Metal Halides can have less-than-ideal color temperatures, so if you go that route look for a Metal Halide between 5500 and 6500K, and an HPS that's 2000-3000K.

The Son Agro bulbs you are talking about are 430W, I have heard they work fine on 400W ballasts and I've also heard they might need a 430W ballast (neither sounds possible to me!) but I really don't know, as I have never used one and just the idea of a horticultural MH bulb being a bastardly number such as 430W makes my head spin.

I have used Sunmaster Cool Deluxe MH bulbs (MH conversion actually), and Hortilux Super HPS bulbs. I love both.

 

[dman1234]

thanks for the feedback i have heard good things of the bulbs you mentioned, (Sunmaster Cool Deluxe MH bulbs and Hortilux Super HPS bulbs) ill prob go with them in a month or 2 Thanks again