Q:
Will the 400w CMH bulb work with a 430w HPS ballast?
whats better for flowering hps or cmh? does one run hotter then the other? penetrate farther? what other pros and cons? I did search but cant find much.
Not to start an argument, just curious as to why so many people use Hortilux and the sort. I tossed out 4 brand new 400w Hortilux bulbs after my first run with te Phillips MasterColor Retro-White 400w CMH bulbs. It has been 3 1/2yrs since and some other curators that I know can't believe the difference in node spacing, taste yield and quality between mine and theirs. I get the Phillips for 38.00 dollars US. It has been a great lesson in Lumens meaning nothing! Spectrum is first, output is secondary to PAR/Spectrum. I know that the Phillips has a shorter life (15,000hrs or so) but so what. It is like having a hortilux blue + extra red output for cheap and it runs on an HPS ballast (low frequency only).
Again this is my experience and not wanting a pissing match. If I was more internet savy I would post a link to the Phillips web page and tech info.
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cool! subscribed.They TASTE better? lol
I'm flowering the same stain in separate cabs, one under HPS one under CHM - day 10 so far . . .
Has anyone ever seen a CMH bulb in a grow shop?