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 maxDamnage
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 will these bulbs be ok? 
#582713 - 09/01/11 10:41 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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hello, though i am a long time member at the shroomery under a different name, i am a semi-noob at growing "tomato's"
i am building a stealth box using this as a cab
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_021W682528110001P.
My boss was doing fall cleaning, and gave me 2 of these bulbs still in the box
lumalux ET18 400w HPS
http://www.atlantalightbulbs.com/ecart/nw012104/SYLVANIALUMALUXS51LU400.htm
if i use a cool tube, or cooled system, will these bulbs work?
I am trying to make this cab as cheaply as possible, so if i dont have to buy new lighting its a plus
again, im sorry about the noob question 
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Re: will these bulbs be ok? [Re: maxDamnage]
#582720 - 09/01/11 11:10 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Stoneth
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Re: will these bulbs be ok? (moved) [Re: maxDamnage]
#582722 - 09/01/11 11:12 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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 This thread was moved from Product & Equipment Reviews.
Reason:
Moving thread to get more attention.
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maxDamnage
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Re: will these bulbs be ok? (moved) [Re: Stoneth]
#582739 - 09/01/11 12:12 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Thx for moving the thread, and the link, that is a great price, now to unload the pair of bulbs to get the $$$ for the bulbs ya suggested lol
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Re: will these bulbs be ok? (moved) [Re: maxDamnage]
#582760 - 09/01/11 01:36 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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You'll be happy you did in the long run 
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Re: will these bulbs be ok? (moved) [Re: Magash]
#582770 - 09/01/11 02:40 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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The bulbs he gave you will work just fine - but obviously there are better options out there, such as the one linked.
Are you using a digital or magnetic ballast? Some bulbs (including hortilux) have issues igniting and make weird noises when ran on certain digital ballasts. For my digital ballast I like Ushio HiLux bulbs. For magnetic 400w ballast, I'd probably pick up some CMH bulbs, but that's personal preference.
Not sure if you're planning on running 800w in that area - that might be a bit overkill and... difficult to control the temps.
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maxDamnage
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Re: will these bulbs be ok? (moved) [Re: SmokinErb]
#582877 - 09/01/11 09:50 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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i'll be using a magnetic ballast, and i only plan on running 1 400w bulb, the boss lady just happened to give me 2.. even if i buy the linked bulbed, i will prolly buy 2, always good to have a spare for those unseen events
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Re: will these bulbs be ok? (moved) [Re: maxDamnage]
#582890 - 09/01/11 10:14 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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I absolutely loved these when I was running a magnetic ballast -
http://advancedtechlighting.com/cdmed18.htm
They're about $50-$55 each and they give you a free cheap HPS lamp as well. It's a full spectrum lamp, if you scroll all the way down to the bottom there's light spectrum charts you can take a look at.
If you're strapped for cash, the bulbs you have will work just fine. If you've got money to blow, and feel like investing in a better bulb, then you can't go wrong with Ushio or Hortilux. Or even those CMH bulbs if you feel like giving those a shot.
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maxDamnage
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Re: will these bulbs be ok? (moved) [Re: SmokinErb]
#582905 - 09/01/11 10:23 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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if i am buying a new bulb set up ( which i feel im gonna ) do you think i could squeeze a 600w in that cab, with air cooling? though i may change cab, if i get approved for a sears card.. if i do, i am changing to this cab so i can have a mother and clone area
http://www.ameriwood.com/eng/Products/Storage/Details/268-009129-3-Drawer-3-Door-Wardrobe
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Re: will these bulbs be ok? (moved) [Re: maxDamnage]
#582915 - 09/01/11 10:35 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Might be a tight squeeze on that 600. With a cool tube and a 6" inline and some cool ambient temps, you might be able to pull it off.
I wanted to run 600's in my cabs which are both 2.5' x 3.5' x 5' - I made some DIY cool tubes from a bake-a-round. I have a 6" inline fan with a Y-split on it dedicated to the cool tubes, and a 4" vortex with a phresh filter venting/filtering both cabs - the filter is in a sealed box with 2 lengths of ducting running to each cab from that box.
I'm only running 400's currently and my temps are 82-85f. That's with 68f ambient temps. Gonna try a 6" filter and try switching fans - running the 400 dedicated to the cool tubes and the 6" venting the cabs. Hopefully that'll allow me to run 600's.
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