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 Sp33dfreak
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 Hortilux? 
#611360 - 03/03/12 05:30 AM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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Has anyone here tried those Hortilux bulbs that have the hps and mh in one bulb? I been curious about how well they do. Its a 1k watt,400mh and 600hps. Pretty pricey,I think around $260. Any input is appreciated.
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Hawksresurrection
Registered: 12/04/08
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Tried em once. Went back to straight HPS.
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Dude she isn't as young as she use to be.
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Sp33dfreak
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Thanks Hawk. Ill just keep using what works for me....straight hps. And since this is a post about bulbs,Ill mention that Ive used Digilux,Optilume,Sunmaster, and Hortilux. I think hands down Hortilux is the best,with Optilume being a complete waste and Digilux not very good either. Sunmaster is ok,if your in a pinch and cant afford a Hortilux lamp. Also I switch out bulbs every 3 months for best perfomance.
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Stoneth
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Ultrasun has great bulbs, imo much better than Hortilux. The plants seem to grow just as well and the bulbs tend to hold on to their lums much longer.
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Hawksresurrection
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Re: Hortilux? [Re: Stoneth]
#611481 - 03/04/12 01:53 PM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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So have you actually been measuring the lumen output?? Seems like a bold statement unless your actually measuring with an instrument.
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Stoneth
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Yes I measure and monitor my bulbs regularly.
Being visually impaired, I don't trust my eyes to do such.
I've had a 400 unltrasun last 8 months with only a lose of a 1000 lums.
Another note I've seen in most cases is unltrasun seems to have a higher starting lum as well my last hor bulb started at 88000 lums, the ultrasun I replaced it with tested 93000 out of the box. These were 600 watt tests of course.
I forget the name brand, but I use a cheap little 35 dollar meter that you can pick up at any hydro, or photo shop.
99% of my bulbs get replaced long before they blow.
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Hawksresurrection
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Re: Hortilux? [Re: Stoneth]
#611496 - 03/04/12 03:09 PM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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Nice, I was visiting a friend who's been blowing it up pretty big lately. Turns out he's not even replacing his bulbs, with no diminish in yield or quality. Going on 2 years with the same bulbs.
Not saying I'm gonna start doing this, considering bulbs really aren't that expensive. But I still like my Hortilux!
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Dude she isn't as young as she use to be.
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Sp33dfreak
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Re: Hortilux? [Re: Stoneth]
#611607 - 03/05/12 08:33 AM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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Ultrasun? Im not sure Ive seen that brand bulb at the grow store I frequent. Maybe Ill give one of those a try if they carry it. Im due for a new mh bulb for my mother/veg room. I just know Ill never use anything else for hps other than hortilux. I dont know,and this is just my opinion probablly,but when I consider bulb for flowering,lumens take a backseat to spectrum. And hortilux hps has the best red spectrum. Anyways,thanks for the input Stoneth.
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Stoneth
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Hortilux eye run at 2100 K.
Ultrasun run at 2000 K.
Such a small difference that plants don't even react differently.
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Hawksresurrection
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Re: Hortilux? [Re: Stoneth]
#613851 - 03/21/12 11:59 PM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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I still like my Hortilux damnit.
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Dude she isn't as young as she use to be.
-niteowl
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coda
Registered: 04/20/08
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I'm another ultrasun fanboy, been using them exclusively for years now. Going to try out lumateks bulbs though in the near future. I try to replace my bulbs every 2 runs just because it's inexpensive, but i've gone at least four runs on one bulb before I ran out to replace it.
Hortilux makes great bulbs, but to me ultrasun matches their quality for 1/2 the price. 
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