Hey guys, trying to get a light for a small personal closet grow and have decided to go with a 250 watt hps. IS this lamp worth $120 shipped? Just curious if anyone has tried this particular lamp or has heard anything. New 250 watt HPS GROW LIGHT electronic ballast 250w A+ - eBay (item 160432257932 end time May-14-10 16:59:23 PDT) Thanks in advance
Yeah, it looks like a cool setup for the price. I actually bid on one just to bid and ended up winning it for $100 before shipping. I just wanted to get some input before i dropped the cash. I was planning to go cfl my first grow but will do this instead.
Well the ad's claim has a problem, claiming 90,000 lumens from a 250w bulb. And the spectrum of the MH is rather too low. Best of luck.
agreed. same with the hps kelvin. im not a pro, but im pretty sure you could only do like 4 plants with that wattage.
I would be more worried about a cheap ballast than a misprint in an ad. That being said, I haven't seen more than 55,000 lumens out of one bulb 400 watts and below.
Basic Phillips HPS 250W bulb is around 2000Kelvin but its only 27,500 Lumens. 90K is for a 600W bulb. The MH is 20,000 Lumens normally and the spectrum is about right for a basic bulb. These are not grow bulbs but ones normally used in street, security, and bay lighting. They will work fine for a grow or two, but then you can get a Hortilux or Agrosun set with a better and broader spectrum as money allows.
You can get a brand new kit with both MH and HPS bulbs optimized for growing at HTGSupply-dot-com for about $170. Ballast isn't digital, though, at that price.
600w Hortilux Poot Grow Light: Basement Lighting Hydroponics and Plant Grow Lights have a look at tgese reconditioned 600w units. well worth the cash dual spetrum too!
not a deal to me.. if u go on htg supply.. u can get a 400w hps and MH with bulbs and reflector and timer shipped and everyrthing for 184