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more wattage and more spectrum...yes without a doubt. The hot setup would be HIDs and LEDs in an array..costly but I think thats the hot ticket.
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The minute i got my MJ card, I ran out and bought a 150W HPS light. I quickly learned this was a waste of $$ and just opened the box to try it last night... then laughed and laughed. It was hot , but one tiny 42W CFL was sure much brighter to my eyes! What a silly light! I had hoped to use the 150HPS with some CFLs for flowering, but there is no way it will work. I have been reading and reading about lights for over 4 months and am overwhelmed!! My book has too much detailed info for larger grow areas.
Good luck with all your endeavors.
I respectfully disagree with your statements about the 150 though.
My grow used a 150 HPS in a 3x1.5 foot cabinet and got 3 OZ off my one plant.
A 42W bulb is not brighter than a 150W HPS.
Hi CJ,
You are the first person I have met that has a 150! To my eyes, the 42W is blinding and I can't look directly at it. That doesn't mean anythings for the plants... LOL How do you set up your 150? Mine is half ballast and only a bit of both plants has light on them. Do you have a photo of your flowering plants in there or a description of your set up? I have never found any photos of a 150W set up and my book starts with a 250W. If you can get that light to work for you, I'd love to know how!! My girls are only 26" high. One I trained over at an angle. The ballast takes up half the width of the light and the plant on that ballast is only 4 inches from it with no heat build up. The other plant is 1" from the bulb. I've moved the CFLs diagonally across the front and back of the area. Let me know! I'd like to make these work until I have enough info to decide on a LED or HPS. I 600W HPS sounds absurd for a 3x3 area, yet this is what most people say to get. :-(
Are LEDs working out there for anyone to flower with start to finish? Anyone else growing in baking hot CA? The vegging plants look lovely under the LED.
TY!