Yeah everyones just use to yielding alot from using 1000w. However a legit LED can yield about the same using half the energy at the wall as well as using very very little energy for temp control.I use mag ballasts,switchable 1k watt MH/HPS. It is well know what they do,you just have to figure out when and at what combination works best for you.Nobody has ever shown me anything that would want me to switch. JK
i think you summed it up, throw in a 1000w dual arc and watch all the benefits of both spectrums at the same time. tight nugs and healthy plants from start to finish.IMO i relate it to how you feed your plants, if you go to all the lengths to feed with a "balanced and complete" blend of N-P-K and trace elements, etc why would you only go for a specific spectrum like hps or mh when you could give em a full spectrum…. you know.. like the sun.So what’s the breakdown on HID lamps as of 2014? I’ve seen a decade of pseudoscience on the matter and I think results speak for themselves. I have used many of the brands of HPS and MH sold in retail stores. Different brands make different claims about spectrum and longevity, etc. From my understanding sodium emits strongly in the yellow, there’s no way around that. They can filter out those wavelengths, but not change them - for this you’d literally need to stretch space time with gravity. But MH lacks the intensity and is less efficient per watt. I’ve done experiments of various 1K MH brands vs. various 1K ups brands, and the same with 600s. Always get heavier yield from HPS, tighter nugs from MH. I’ve never noted any significant difference between brands when globes were the same age.
Yes and no... Veg and Bloom require different ratios of nutrition to achieve optimum results, much like lighting. Yes the plant will benefit from BOTH spectrum's but the RED tells the plant to flower as the BLUE tells the plant to veg, why confuse it?i think you summed it up, throw in a 1000w dual arc and watch all the benefits of both spectrums at the same time. tight nugs and healthy plants from start to finish.IMO i relate it to how you feed your plants, if you go to all the lengths to feed with a "balanced and complete" blend of N-P-K and trace elements, etc why would you only go for a specific spectrum like hps or mh when you could give em a full spectrum…. you know.. like the sun.
Having an hps and a mh all the time is not equal to having higher percentages of one then change to a higher percentage of the other. JK
I use mag ballasts,switchable 1k watt MH/HPS. It is well know what they do,you just have to figure out when and at what combination works best for you.Nobody has ever shown me anything that would want me to switch. JK
What about intensity? Constant throughout or increase and then decrease?Having an hps and a mh all the time is not equal to having higher percentages of one then change to a higher percentage of the other. JK
i have yet to see an out door plant that was confused by the suns full spectrum, just sayin give it a whirl if you haven't. trying new things is fun and informative.
Proof?
going by MSRP
Apache Tech AT600
$2,500
1 K ballast (Sunlight brand) + 1K HPS lumatek bulb
$327.90
It costs approximately $50-100/month to power and cool 1 bulb.
The cost of running an LED light and cooling? I'm guessing south of $20-50/month
It'll be a while once you break even.
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