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What grow lights are you guys using?
I'm pricing out some 1000W metal halide, costs anywhere from $270 and up. This one goes for $316, is that reasonable for what it includes. http://www.hydrowarehouse.com/sunlig...-p-1454.htmls? Shipping is what killed the deal for me, the cheapest is $90!
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I'm very pleased with arrays of T5 "plant spectrum" lights. Unfortunately I don't have a source for you unless you are interested in a truckload.
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There is always someone selling grow lights on Craigslist
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I'm going to replace the one I have and get a 7ft canopy fluorescent and stick a couple tanning bed bulbs in it... I should be able to turn off my heater w/ the change as well as not have to worry about under-exposure.. lol
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Here's what I use - a 400 watt metal halide with a parabolic reflector and SunMaster full spectrum bulb...
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if you had a light rail mover, you could probably do the same area with one light. You should look into it, it'll pay for itself in electric savings. You don't really care if they grow, just keep them in good condition, right?
this is the one I'm using but we're using 9 feet of track with it and a 1000 mh light. Gualala Robotics Inc |
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Richard, I take it you disagree with what is said on this page of the website that Sandy linked to?
Light Rail 3.5 Light Mover - Why Move Your Light |
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1) Provides the plants with less light and total energy than if the same wattage was distributed in a fixed array above the plants in the same area of coverage 2) Stresses the plants with a moving light source 3) Costs more money to operate and more time to maintain |
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Thermodynamics, Lewis & Randall; 1st Ed. 1923. Also achieved empirically in indoor trials at Vista, CA.2) Stresses the plants with a moving light source Plant Propagation, ? Hartmann.3) Costs more money to operate and more time to maintain Arithmetic. |
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A T5 24w sun blaster. Cheap and cheerful it does a great job inside my prop as it runs quite hot so the heat matt doesnt come on as much lowering running costs :)
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It's 30'x 30'. I think the 1,000 watts are more economical in regards to per watt initial investment.
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We haven't had any maintenance on our light rail since we got it about 5 years ago, except dust the track before we start it up in the fall. It's pretty low tech. It was a factory refurb, so technically I guess something can go wrong on it, but it was fixed when we got it, and apparently they fix them well.We run it on the same timer as the light, so when the light's on, the rail is on too, not 24-7.
I don't know if it stresses the plants or not, they haven't said anything to me about it, but I do know before I got it I could only grow in about a 10x10 area satisfactorily and now we're growing in a 10X20 area down there and things are looking good. 90% of the plants I send out are started down there when they're 1-2" tall until they're 4-6 inches tall because it's the warmest place I have in the winter at 70 degrees. |
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