choosing an hid light system choosing an hid light system 1 determine the size of your growing area here are some guidelines for lighting coverage in your growing area you may exceed these recommendations by quite a bit you can t have too much light in your indoor garden especially hps light however you can have too much heat we recommend venting your light consider the amount of space your plants need and fill that area with light based on the diagram below 2 determine what kind of light you need if your growing area has no outside light metal halide provides the most energy to your plants if you have a strong source of natural light such as a greenhouse or sun room highpressure sodium is the best supplement special lamps can enhance and broaden spectral output and improve spectral balance enhanced metal halide lamps provide up to 38 more yellow-orange-red light while sodium can be augmented with up to 25 more light in the blue spectrum approx 3 x3 3 x4 high pressure sodium sunlea
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choosing an hid light system 3 determine the reflector style you prefer when choosing a reflector consider the area you would like to cover and the required light intensity of the plants you re growing keep in mind that a deep reflector will concentrate the light source on your garden below a shallow reflector will disperse light over a wider area but it will be less intense where it falls choose a system with vents and a tempered glass lens to eliminate heat build-up in your garden room a lens also protects the lamp from dust and water 4 choose the correct lamp lamps must match the type hps or mh and wattage of the ballast you cannot use a metal halide lamp in a sodium system or vice versa choose a conversion lamp if you want sodium light and have a metal halide system or have a sodium system but want a halide spectrum two-way ballasts use both a hps and a mh lamp just select the correct wattage see page 13 for a complete list of lamps sunleaves arcticsun reflector sas190 sunleaves au
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hid lighting by popular demand because the vented housing design of the sunleaves pulsar ballast cools operation and prolongs unit lifespan it s one of the coolest ballasts around what s more all sunleaves ballasts can be fitted with active exhaust systems using sunleaves pulsar ballast flange kit near-silent and simple to use each ballast comes completely pre-wired detail of two-way plugs into grounded 120-volt home outlets and ballast switch includes a five-year warranty sphp104 sphp163 sphp170 sphp118 spmh110 spmh129 spt100 spt120 sunleaves pulsar hps 1000w 230.00 sunleaves pulsar hps 600w 230.00 sunleaves pulsar hps 430w 194.00 sunleaves pulsar hps 400w 180.00 sunleaves pulsar mh 1000w 199.00 sunleaves pulsar mh 400w 149.00 sunleaves pulsar two-way 1000w 255.00 sunleaves pulsar two-way 400w 200.00 keep your cool with a ballast flange kit the sunleaves pulsar ballast flange kit allows you to safely vent any sunleaves pulsar ballast for even cooler operation this kit include
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aurora reflectors are out of this world get maximum coverage efficiency versatility and value with sunleaves aurora and aurora 6 reflectors developed with the serious gardener in mind these top-of-the-line reflectors have a uniquely designed aluminum interior to distribute light evenly when you set-up multiple aurora reflectors they work as a team to achieve even coverage in virtually any size room without any hot or dark spots the aurora 6 features built-in flanges and a sealed safety lens making it ready for additional units or use with supplemental co2 both auroras include hanging hardware for outstanding results aurora reflectors should be matched with sunleaves cordsets and pulsar ballasts aurora reflectors measure 17 3/4 x 13 1/4 x 11 optional aurora flange kit and lens sold separately sar190 sasr190 safk190 sal190 sunleaves aurora reflector 99.95 sunleaves aurora 6 reflector 119.95 sunleaves aurora flange kit 16.95 sunleaves aurora lens 18.50 hid lighting indoor gardeners
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elux choosing a lamp the following 600w lamps are compatible with the elux electronic ballasts eeb111 and eeb110 hid lighting item hp110 hp114 description hortilux venture watts 600 600 lumens 85,000 90,000 burning position u u price $129.95 104.95 these lamps and more can be found on page 13 consistent wattage consistent performance new the elux electronic ballasts represent the latest in horticultural lighting technology internal microprocessors replace the mechanical components found in common hid ballasts to give elux ballasts increased overall efficiency and lumen maintenance the 120-volt ballasts are fan-cooled while the low-heat 240-volt ballasts are fan-free and completely silent during operation as dependable as they are affordable elux ballasts are factory tested and guaranteed by a two-year warranty the elux ballasts include an eight-foot power cord and are compatible with our sunleaves cordsets available separately 600-watt elux ballasts weigh less than nine pounds each a
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future-brite choosing a lamp the following lamps are compatible with the future-brite electronic ballasts 400w lamps fbeb120 and fbeb121 item hp123 hp120 mhh132 mh132 description hortilux venture hortilux eye watts 400 400 400 400 lumens 55,000 50,000 39,000 36,000 burning position uuhu hid lighting price $94.95 49.95 64.95 49.95 600w lamps fbeb110 and fbeb111 fbeb110 item hp110 hp114 description hortilux venture watts 600 600 lumens 85,000 90,000 burning position u u price $129.95 104.95 1,000w lamps fbeb100 and fbeb101 fbeb120 item hp109 hp106 description hortilux venture watts 1000 1000 lumens 145,000 140,000 burning position u u price $119.95 89.95 these lamps and more can be found on page 13 got to wear shades compact quiet and lightweight these 400 600 and 1000watt future brite electronic hid ballasts reduce energy consumption and cost operating via digital circuits rather than traditional magnetic coils the versatile 400-watt ballasts fire both metal halide and high pressure
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choosing an hid lamp metal halide mh hid lamps if it s mostly vegetative growth you re after metal halide lighting is the type of hid lighting you need similar to the sun s rays in spring and summer metal halide lamps produce light which is mostly in the blue range of the light spectrum that s what you need to grow lettuce basil and other leafy greens high-pressure sodium hps if you want to encourage your plants to fruit or flower indoors you ll want to use a high pressure sodium lamp by emitting light from the red-orange region of the spectrum this sort of hid lighting simulates the sun s light in fall plants under a high pressure sodium light think it s time to finish their growing cycles so they make flowers and fruit conversion lamps get the best of both worlds by choosing a conversion lamp this allows you to burn an hps lamp with an mh ballast and vice-versa this is also the only way to have a 600w mh system as there are no 600w mh ballasts available because the conversion process
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250w430w hps lamps item hp145 hp142 hp123 hp120 hp141 hp129 description hortilux super agro hortilux venture super agro venture watts 430 430 400 400 270 250 lumens 58,000 53,000 55,000 50,000 29,500 28,000 burning position uuuuuu burning position huhhuuu burning position u burning position u u price $99.95 89.95 94.95 49.95 84.95 49.95 250w 400w lamps hid lamps 250w400w mh lamps item smh131 smhc132 mhb131 mhh132 mh132 mhb140 mh140 description sunmaster sunmaster new hortilux blue hortilux eye hortilux blue eye watts 400 400 400 400 400 250 250 lumens 38,000 30,000 29,000 39,000 36,000 18,000 21,000 price $69.95 106.95 104.95 64.95 49.95 94.95 44.95 360w mh to hps conversion lamps item hp151 description hortilux watts 360 lumens 45,000 price $94.95 400w hps to mh conversion lamps item mh153 smh150 description hortilux sunmaster watts 400 400 lumens 36,600 36,000 price $89.95 59.95 600w hps lamps 600w lamps item hp110 hp114 description hortilux venture watts 600 600 lumens 85,000 90,
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