Metal Halide
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 250 Watt 10000K Metal Halide Bulb Ushio Double Ende US $64.99 |
 250W 12K Reeflux HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $65.95 |
 70 Watt Double Ended HQI Metal Halide Retrofit Kit US $99.95 |
 175W Hamilton 10K Single Ended Metal Halide Bulb US $59.95 |
 175W Hamilton 14K Single Ended Metal Halide Bulb US $64.95 |
 175W Hamilton 20K Single Ended Metal Halide Bulb US $59.95 |
 175W Hamilton 6500K Single Ended Metal Halide Bulb US $58.95 |
 400W XM 15000K Daylight Metal Halide Aquarium Light US $75.00 |
 175W 10000K XM Single Ended Metal Halide bulb US $65.00 |
 175W 15000K XM Single Ended Metal Halide bulb US $65.00 |
 250W Hamilton 14K Single Ended Metal Halide Bulb New US $64.95 |
 175W 20000K Reeflux Single Ended Metal Halide bulb US $58.95 |
 150 175W Metal Halide Retrofit Kit Electronic lights US $125.00 |
 175W 20000K XM Single Ended Metal Halide bulb US $65.00 |
 175W 15000K Iwasaki Single Ended Metal Halide bulb US $79.95 |
 250W 20000K Reeflux Single Ended Metal Halide bulb US $62.95 |
 250W 20K XM XDE HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $80.00 |
 150W 10K XM HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $70.00 |
 150W 12K Reeflux HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $62.95 |
 150W 14K CoralVue HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $56.95 |
 400W XM 10000K Daylight Metal Halide Aquarium Light US $75.00 |
 150W 14K Hamilton HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $54.95 |
 150W 20K CoralVue HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $56.95 |
 150W 14K Ushio HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $59.95 |
 150W 20K Aqualine AB HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $79.95 |
 150W 20K Hamilton HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $54.95 |
 150W 20K Iwasaki HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $69.95 |
 250W 10000K Reeflux Metal Halide Aquarium Light Bulb US $62.95 |
 70W 10K Ushio HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $49.95 |
 70W 14K Ushio HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $59.95 |
 70W 10K Aqualine AB HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $89.00 |
 150W 20K Ushio HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $64.95 |
 150W 20K XM HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $70.00 |
 Ushio 175 Watt 20K Metal Halide Reef Mogul Aqualite SE US $54.95 |
 150W 65K Iwasaki HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $79.00 |
 Jebo Metal Halide 150w 10k Bulb NEW Odyssea Lights US $39.99 |
 70W 20K Ushio HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $59.95 |
 Aquarium Metal Halide HQI Bulb 150 Watt 12K UV Stop US $20.78 |
 70W 20K Aqualine AB HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $119.00 |
 150W 10K Aqualine AB HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $79.95 |
 150W 10K Hamilton HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $58.95 |
 150W 10K CoralVue HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $56.95 |
 150W 10K Reeflux HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $62.95 |
 150W 10K Ushio HQI Double Ended Metal Halide lamp US $59.95 |
 Coralife Metal Halide 150 Watt Tank Mount Light for Aquarium US $112.50 |
 Mounting Legs Bracket Odyssea Metal Halide MH Light US $12.95 |
 Aquarium Metal Halide HQI Lighting Bulb 150W 10000K US $9.50 |
 Aquarium Metal Halide HQI Lighting Bulb 150W 14000K US $9.50 |
Will a High Pressure Sodium lamp work with a Metal Halide lamp ballast as well?
I purchased a metal halide lamp. I purchased a ballast for it as well. The lamp is 400 watts. I am wondering if a high pressure sodium lamp would work with it as well.
The question is, what wattage has the sodium lamp. As I know, both lamps have extra ignition circuit, so after they are ignited, the only thing the ballast does is to limit the current. So if both lamps are for the same voltage ant wattage, it should work without problem.
From Fluorescent to High Pressure Sodium and Metal Halide, Grow Lights Help You Flex Your Flower Power
If growing plants indoors is something that interests you, then you'll most likely need grow lights to help accomplish the job. A grow light provides the special lighting and light spectrum that plants need to grow and thrive, and there are two types of lights that accomplish this: high intensity discharge lights, and fluorescent lights. High intensity discharge grow lights come in two varieties -- the metal halide grow light (often referred to as MH), and the high pressure sodium grow light (often referred to as HPS). The metal halide light is designed to nurture plants during their growing cycle. The growing cycle applies to pants that are non-fruiting and/or non-blooming.
The high pressure sodium lights are designed for those plants that are in the fruiting or blooming processes. The HPS grow lights come enhanced with the blue spectrum (this is used for vegetative growth) or the red spectrum (this is used for the flowering growth). The nice thing about these types of grow lights is that they can be used throughout the entire growing, fruiting and blooming process for most plants. Fluorescent grow lights do not emit as much light as the other types of grow lights that are available on the market, and so they are not intended to be used during the plant cycle, since the lack of a bright light will yield only small growth results. Instead, fluorescent grow lights should have its softer and gentler light used to help seedlings and cuttings begin to generate growth. Fluorescent lighting is best used to help nurture young plants and blooms.
No matter what type of grow light systems you have, it will use some kind of ballast system which enables the bulb or tube to generate enough energy to strike and give off light. Typically, metal halide grow lights and HPS grow lights run from remote ballasts. A remote ballast is a special configuration in which external boxes contain the electronics and wiring needed to pre-heat the lamp, and then keep it running. Why should you use grow lights? Well, look at a plant as if it is a factory that manufactures goods from raw materials and products. Factors need energy to run, and so do plans. The energy source that enables them to grow comes from grow lights (hence the name). Usually, it is natural sunlight that is used to feed plants with the energy they need, but grow lights can be a reliable and suitable substitution.
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