SOWtheSEED
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simple math I know but could be different in this situation?
serious6 said:want to explain how 600w is stronger then 1000w?
200w bulbs = i was thinking CFL not HID as your right no HPS in hid
10 plants = get a switchable digital ballast H.I.D. 1000w
flower up to 12 plants and if you get a dimmer version you could run the new 750 HPS. very versatile
According to the sunlight catalog:
Eye Hortilux bulbs
600w=88,000 lumens (146.66 lumens /Watt)
1000w=145,000 lumens (145 lumens /Watt)
Which is more. But hardly. An extra 960 lumens out of a 600w that puts out 88,000 any way. That's a 1% gain.
If you put your 1000w on light rails at $300 a piece you're looking at a minimum of an extra $900 worth of light rails (assuming you hang two bulbs from each one) up to $1800 worth of light rails (if you ran each bulb on its own rail).Consider the MSRP. 600w=$125. 1000w=$130; if your using extra 600's and you change the bulb once or twice a year any electric savings would be lost in bulbs.
10x600's @ $125=$1,250
6x1000's @ $130=$780
If you change bulbs often the 1000's should save more money.
But you say the 600's are more points of light. Well I say 1000's on movers are more points of light.
my 600w HORTILUX HPS bulb says 85,000 lumans?
500w is not enough to flower 10 plants bud, you need 80w per or your yeild will suffer badly
then 2 500watt will do right?