I've narrowed down my choices to the Phantom (Hydrofarm) and Galaxy (Sunlight Supply) ballasts.
Anybody have any opinions on which to go with? I know the phantom is newer.... but also a bit more expensive...
Solis-Tek these are the shit! Sequential Lighting and software driven.
I've been running Phantoms since they came out. I have both 1000 watt and 400 watt versions. The 1000W can be dimmed down, but I never dim bulbs, and have never used the feature on any of the ballasts I've owned. I used to have Lumatek ballasts, but never used the feature on them either.
I was told by a rep for Hydrofarm that there is a major spectrum shift when you under power bulbs. I'd have to talk to someone up on their physics, but he said the gas doesn't get as hot as it is intended to get, and while it may look similar to your eye, running 600W through a bulb designed to operate at 1000W , does not produce the spectrum that it puts out when running as intended.
This is just my opinion, but if you need to dim your bulbs, you are better off running your bulbs at full power and figuring out a new way to deal with heat.
How bout if u stuck a 600 watt bulb in the 1000 watt Galaxy & turned it down to 600 would it run normal then?
How bout if u stuck a 600 watt bulb in the 1000 watt Galaxy & turned it down to 600 would it run normal then?
I have run a hydro store for the last 4 years, here is my 2 cents
I have more Phantom returns than all other ballasts combined. I got 3 more back this week alone!!
Solis tek look good, the rep was in last week, but there newest and greatest is not on the market yet.
Lumatek is a solid brand, very good customer service on returns.
My choice is the Quantum, comes with all the cords as well, never had one come back
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