To start off, my bud has the green thumb but no computer, so that makes me the tech and tool guy.
So I go to Home Depot to get some supplies to rig up a better light bracket for his CFL's than those flimsy clamp on dome lights. I pass the discount bin and find one 70w HPS marked from $65 to $18 (still in the box) and one just like it (not in box) marked from $75 to $54. I ask the sales guy what gives, they both have the same code number. I tell him I will take both if they are $18. He prints up a tag and I get them both for $18 a piece. Good find?
The questions I have are:
1. I realize they are good for flowering, but should we hook them up now and use them for veg also?
2. Should I leave the glass protector on or not?
3. Should I leave them in the housing or make some sort of new hood/reflector?
4. What sort of lumens do these things put out?
5. Can I add different wattage lights like a 100 or 150 on that ballast?
So I go to Home Depot to get some supplies to rig up a better light bracket for his CFL's than those flimsy clamp on dome lights. I pass the discount bin and find one 70w HPS marked from $65 to $18 (still in the box) and one just like it (not in box) marked from $75 to $54. I ask the sales guy what gives, they both have the same code number. I tell him I will take both if they are $18. He prints up a tag and I get them both for $18 a piece. Good find?
The questions I have are:
1. I realize they are good for flowering, but should we hook them up now and use them for veg also?
2. Should I leave the glass protector on or not?
3. Should I leave them in the housing or make some sort of new hood/reflector?
4. What sort of lumens do these things put out?
5. Can I add different wattage lights like a 100 or 150 on that ballast?