Mama Bear wrote:
John Hines wrote :

Mama Bear wrote:

Good idea. So now all I need is a 175 watt metal halide broad
spectrum lamp ( balanced blue and yellow ) and matched decent
quality ballast-socket combo.

Any ideas on where I can find those on the web?
http://www.altgarden.com

specifically

http://www.altgarden.com/store/cart....ct_detail&p=67

although no picture of the bulb. G

Or the fixture, ballast or anything.

Pig in a poke anyone?

Smaller bulbs, up to 250w are more common these days in industrial and
commercial lighting, it is possible to find them at home centers and
electrical supply places, just ask for daylight bulbs.

The hard part seems to be finding them with sockets and ballasts. ( and
of course in wide spectrum MH )




Just get a 3000k coated lamp and it will be wide-spectrum enough. The
coated lamps also don't fade everything in the room as much; don't ask
me how I know this.

Instead of getting a universal (U) lamp, get one that is made
specifically for the orientation you are using. (Probably HOR, or maybe
VBU, depending on the fixture)

Best regards,
Bob