htg garden supply 400watt hps good or bad

[Castelvetro]

ive got a 150hps from them, luv it, more then impressed, but ive heard there 400s dont always go on properly , they have a weak ignitor or something, anybody own one of theese lights and have any thing to say about them, im looking to buy a 250 or a 400 real soon- thx

 

[ArcticBlast]

i've got one, its worked for at least 8 weeks

great deal for only $130
ArcticBlast

 

[Castelvetro]

8 weeks? sounds like a waste of my time. ill prob go with the 250, thx for the reply i appriciate it.

 

[ArcticBlast]

lol so far haha! i've only had it 8 weeks jeez

ArcticBlast

 

[Castelvetro]

im sorry bro , i missread you prevously.
i was reading other places they dont alwasy fire up first try, though u said it only worked for 8 weeks..


my bad, is it run hot for a 400?

 

[ToughGirl]

I've had one for a couple years now, and it still works fine. I've gone through digital 600's from good manufacturers and had them drop in under 2 years. But my old 'heavy as a brick' 400w htg lamp still fires right up. For the money, I consider it a really good buy. It's too small for me to bloom under these days, but I moved it to the vegging room and run a $30 dual arc bulb to veg smaller plants and it works perfectly. Technically, I have more faith in that little light than I do with my digitals. If memory serves me, you get a 2 year warranty on the ballast and a 1 year on the bulb, how can you go wrong for $120?

 

[Castelvetro]

great point, thx. sounds like a good buy, its only 2 bucks more then the 250

 

[GreenThumbBumb]

I have a 400 from about 2yrs ago that still works perfect and another 400 that ive had almost a yr with no problems.

 

[Castelvetro]

hows the heat outpoot? my room is 52 degrees with my 150hps on it, i need something warm but not to warm-

 

[ToughGirl]

That's hard to answer, I guess it depends on the room size. I run twin- CAN 6" blowers through a stainless steel duct system and two wall mounted vortex fans, but my room is 25'x15' with a 12' ceiling. So another 400w is negligible at best. But in a closet or a confined space, it may get pretty hot.

If heat is a huge issue, why not look into 2- 150w Led's? That's probably what I'm going to do when my 400 goes bad. It's more expensive initially, but cheaper in the long run.

 

[Castelvetro]

my rooms 52 degress , i have a cool problem not a heat one. thx for the advice guys, im prob gonna run anohter 250hps so when spring hits i can still use it. thank u thank u thank u everyone.