What is the highest quality 1000 watt hps ballast and good for me to start with?
I'd prefer 120v but if I must do 240v so be it.
I'm trying to grow that og kush
As a beginner, I went with a nice used magnetic ballast/ vent hood/ extra bulbs 1000w HTG setup off Craigslist. $135, works great.
It left plenty in the budget for an exhaust fan, carbon filter, ducting & all the other stuff I've needed.
Didn't know if I'd be successful or want to continue, so I tried to do it well w/o spending a lot of money. It's turned out excellent so far. Kept after it some on Craigslist to acquire a complete spare setup, $125.
I figured that having the best equipment wouldn't make me a good grower. Just having decent equipment has allowed my skills to blossom, however.
any suggestion for a nice sealed hook to go with it?
What is considered the highest quality hood?
are you using the lumatek 1000w air cooled digital ballast and the eye hortilux? i was thinking of getting both of those but i have a few questions. i was hearing hortilux bulbs have problems with a lot of them, another thing i was reading is that it has radio interference and people almost got busted for using them. are you able to put in a 600w mh in the 1000w ballast and dim it to the 600 setting or is that bad for the bulb? ive heard mixed opinions on thisI stick with Lumateks. They cost around $275 for 1000 watt dimable. Hortilux's on the bulbs.
What is the highest quality 1000 watt hps ballast and good for me to start with?
I'd prefer 120v but if I must do 240v so be it.
I'm trying to grow that og kush
The ballasts do have radio interference but no one gets busted for that. I believe that for MH bulbs you have to use the 1000 watt bulb and you can't dim it. Not sure though as I don't use MH bulbs in any of my rooms. I only dim my 1000 watt Hortilux's and I've never had 1 problems with the bulbs or ballasts ever! I switch bulbs every other crop and the bulb has about 12% loss of light at that point.are you using the lumatek 1000w air cooled digital ballast and the eye hortilux? i was thinking of getting both of those but i have a few questions. i was hearing hortilux bulbs have problems with a lot of them, another thing i was reading is that it has radio interference and people almost got busted for using them. are you able to put in a 600w mh in the 1000w ballast and dim it to the 600 setting or is that bad for the bulb? ive heard mixed opinions on this
Gavita is probably best, but it's a ballast/hood combo usually. The new Phantom ballasts are nice, no fans or moving parts.
i'm not interested in anything but a digital ballast
can anyone recommend some of the higher quality hood brands?
I run 4 raptors with 10' ceilings...don't know if I could do much better without going gavitas...
i don't understand the em concern with having the cable running to and from the ballast & light. what does the gavita benefit growing wise from placing the ballast near the bulb?