Flowering Under 315 Cmh

[UC Quest]

Hammerhead, how does one go about getting wholesale prices on the Grower's Choice de 630 watt CMH please ?

Thanks

 

[hammerhead]

I have been using there stuff from day 1. Wholesale is for business. If you have friends at shops they can sale it for what they pay.

you can now get 630 ballast with two separate reflectors,one each side of the ballast...sunplix do a nice one,remote ,and dimmable.

I thought those where 2 315 ballast in a single enclosure. Your still using a 315w bulb. Those have been out for a while. A single Sunplix 630 ballast is 450$ way over priced IMO. If you have a Single 630 and you want to run 2 315's they have a splitter

 

[UC Quest]

Gotcha. Thanks.

 

[JMcG]

Not yet...

Hortilux has a new HPS/ CMH bulb coming out soon... next few months from what I understand. I am Not clear on wattages or ballast requirements though.

 

[JMcG]

Don't forget we dont have to hang multiple 315's anymore. My wall was filling up quick with 315 ballast. I went with 5 630 DE CMH lights.. If you can get wholesale pricing there not expensive.

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Those sound great!
What size footprint will those provide? 315's only get about 2.5x 2.5 right? Bigger would be better in this case...

 

[DemonTrich]

When they test lights, they use a specific hood to get their depth numbers from. If you use another hood, those numbers are null and void.

Something to seriously consider.

 

[JMcG]

Yeah that's what I was asking a page back or so. I am hoping my rectangular hoods will extend that to maybe 30" x 36" of good light
. I want to try to keep a mix of the hps and cmh, probably " Oreo " one 600 hps between two 315s.
Maybe a short setting on a light rail just to fill any gaps.

Shouldn't a horizontal bulb throw a difference pattern than a vertical anyway?

 

[MIMedGrower]

Hortilux has a new HPS/ CMH bulb coming out soon... next few months from what I understand. I am Not clear on wattages or ballast requirements though.

It's a 600w ceramic high pressure sodium bulb with a great flowering spectrum and a "white" looking light.

 

[JMcG]

Is this the one?

Have you seen the spectrum chart for it yet?

 

[MIMedGrower]

Is this the one?

Have you seen the spectrum chart for it yet?

 

[PharmHand]

It seems a little heavy in the red/ir range..... Id like to see a little more blue..... Hortilux is a solid company tho I'm sure they've done testing.... One of those combined w a high kelvin cmh would be killer.....

 

[Drew Wallace]

Any Advice please. I Have a flowering room 9 ×5 and have 3 sunsystem 630 cmh ac/de reflectors. With the air cooling and a chiller, ? Could I get away with no air conditioner?. Thanks Again for any advice.( sorry if I posted in the wrong place,but I am so new to cmh).Thanks again

 

[DemonTrich]

Any Advice please. I Have a flowering room 9 ×5. I want to use sunsystem 630 cmh ac/de reflectors. Would 3 of these be enough, and would anyone know how close to the plants I should go?. I a. Hoping to get away without any air conditioning. Thanks Again for any advice.

Want to run 3x630 cmh and NO ac? Lol
That's barely achievable with t5 or t8 ligting. Your gonna need an ac. Bottom line.

 

[Drew Wallace]

Thanks Again. I was using 3 Ice Boxes on 3- 600hps before,But I do not think I can use my ice boxes on the 630 ac/de reflectors without ruining the spectrum s . .Do you ?? Thanks Again

 

[DemonTrich]

Nope
Deffinately need an ac.

 

[JMcG]

Awwww sheeeit!
Got my Ilumminati 315 conversion ballast / bulb kit today! $225 with the Phillips 3100 k bulb. Everything looks quality made with a 3 yr warranty.
Love the white light. The GG4 that I hang it over is in week four of bloom so it will be killer to see how it finishes!
Saving my pennies for some sweet 420 bargains.... gonna pick up as many as I can.

 

[Legalize70]

If your goung to do it, do it right. Ive run every CMH fixture on the market, the Solis Tek hands down is the best bang for your buck. You can now get lamps in both blue and red spectrum. Im running 4 in a tent and my yeild has close to doubled. Heat can be an izsues as the hoods are not air cooled, but nothing a vortex hooked to a,carbon fikter cant fix. Get the solis tek even at the llwer cost it out preforms the more expensive brands! I have 1 brand new in the box id sell ya if i kbew yoy

 

[JMcG]

If your goung to do it, do it right. Ive run every CMH fixture on the market, the Solis Tek hands down is the best bang for your buck. You can now get lamps in both blue and red spectrum. Im running 4 in a tent and my yeild has close to doubled. Heat can be an izsues as the hoods are not air cooled, but nothing a vortex hooked to a,carbon fikter cant fix. Get the solis tek even at the llwer cost it out preforms the more expensive brands! I have 1 brand new in the box id sell ya if i kbew yoy

Yeah.
I have been running four different brands of ballasts for the last five months as this is what I have seen.
A) Solis Tech and Galaxy for the win. Good quality, dimmable, and they run cooler than the others
B) not wanting to drag anyone thru the mud but the other two ( mentioned above and in other threads )left me wanting more. No dimming feature and excessive heat from the ballast.

 

[JMcG]

I am really stoked on the CMH overall. On the third run now, using alternating HPS and CMH over the grow. On most strains I am seeing the HPS still putting on just a bit more weight. However, the CMH is never far behind, maybe 10% or so, but the quality, ohhh the quality....
Most of the CMH when harvested totally outshines the HPS. Better bud structure, greater trich concentration, and better taste and aroma.
I notice that the CMH plants seem to start a bit slower with smaller bud formation during the first 4-5 weeks but they reall pop towards the end of the cycle and catch up to the photon rich HPS.
Oh yeah, I also ditched all the UC hydro program and went 100% coco.... damn. Love it!

 

[Legalize70]

Well, solistek appears to be doing it right, they're sold out of the 315 fixtures.

Edit: never mind they're on pre orders

Savage Henry if your still looking i have a 315 SolisTek still brand new in the box, will sell it for $400 and you pay shipping. Shoot me an email. [email protected]