RasJeph said:

This is very relevant to my interests. I was wondering this myself, in a sorta different way. I was wondering if using 1 HPS and 1 MH all the way through flowering would be good. So, kinda the same question, but a little bit different of an approach

I'm interested to see what the pros say

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Spency said:Apparently, the best lighting for your plant is using an HPS MH combo, with a 2:1 watt ratio. So basically, 1000watt HPS and 400watt MH is ideal for flowering.

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Ah shit, the way I was looking at setting it up, it'd be opposite that. Got some free MH lights...

Harry_Ba11sach said:

I think it just makes sense to give them a full spectrum of light similar to what the sun produces. I'm not really on board with the whole PAR bandwagon.

Check out sunpulse bulbs, that's basically their entire mission statement

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Spency said:

Hi,

Is there any benefit to using an MH bulb for the first few weeks of flowering?

My understanding is it will greatly reduce the stretching, but may extend the flowering period.

I've also read that flowering with an MH all the way through won't give you very large buds but will give you "higher quality buds." So, if I switch to my HPS after 3 weeks, would this affect my yield very much?

Any other information would be great.

Thanks guys.

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This will work fine.

The MG will just keep the plants shorter, and bud sites tighter.

These were done 4 weeks MH and then 4 weeks HPS.

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The EYE SUPER BLUE lamp features the extraordinary power of Super HPS and the balanced spectrum of Hortilux Blue in one bulb!
The benefits of Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium together: vigorous growth, accelerated development, and hearty flowering!
The lamp’s unmatched energy spectrum provides the optimum light for plant growth through the entire growth cycle.

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