I am very pleased to be finally replacing my shop light set-up with a bonafide lighting system! I want to grow my favorite salad veggies in a 4′ x 4′ space and who knows what else. The shop lights with the florescent grow lights were adequate for leafy greens and herbs but I wanted to be able to grow flowering or fruiting plants too, like ripe from the vine tomatoes in January!
The Sun System 7 comes with capacity to have both metal halide and high sodium pressure bulbs for full spectrum lighting. This will serve for both vegetative and flowering plants, so the complete picture. Later on, I will decide on my actual growing units. I may put together a home made setup like I had last year or perhaps get a packaged set such as the Water farm set or maybe the Eurogrower. Haven’t decided yet.
You know the sun system 7 looks great! But it needs the 800 or 1000 watt ballasts to run both lights at the same time. when you run both light at the same time it is very hot and need to be vented. It dose not come with the air cooled fitting they cost more. If you want to get something that will work as good with less cost and heat.
If you get a chances take a look a this set up, It will be cost less
Yield Master II from Sun System (comes ready to vent) #904382
Galaxy Elec Ballast HPS/MH 400 watt runs on 120 or 240 #902480
Hortilux-Blue 400 watt bulb #901792
Hortilux SUPER HPS 400 watt #901545
This will let you just change the buld when you change from vegitation to flower. This way you can just buy one more hood & ballast later to have two light sets.
Comment by tim@somocohydro — June 8, 2008 @ 9:29 pm |