Metal Halide
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
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 MARINE COLOR 250W 20K 20000K FC2 DE METAL HALIDE BULB US $19.99 |
 250W 110V METAL HALIDE ELECTRONIC Ballast AQUARIUM HQI US $69.99 |
 Lumenarc III Metal Halide Reflectors With Mogul Sockets US $125.00 |
 RADIUM 150 W HQI 20K METAL HALIDE REEF AQUARIUM BULB US $85.95 |
 Coralvue 400w Metal Halide Ballast Live Coral FREE SHIP US $149.69 |
 ARO 250 watt Metal Halide Ballast Live Coral FREE SHIP US $119.99 |
 METAL HALIDE US $25.00 |
 XM Mogul Base Metal Halide Lamp 250W 10000K US $69.95 |
 XM Mogul Base Metal Halide Lamp 250W 20000K US $69.95 |
 XM Mogul Base Metal Halide Lamp 175W 20000K US $66.95 |
 XM Mogul Base Metal Halide Lamp 400W 10000K US $73.95 |
 XM Mogul Base Metal Halide Lamp 175W 15000K US $66.95 |
 XM Double Ended HQI Metal Halide Lamp 150W 20000K US $69.95 |
 XM Mogul Base Metal Halide Lamp 400W 20000K US $73.95 |
 Ushio Double Ended HQI Metal Halide Lamp 150W 20000K US $74.95 |
 XM Mogul Base Metal Halide Lamp 250W 15000K US $69.95 |
 Ushio Double Ended HQI Metal Halide Lamp 70W 10000K US $74.95 |
 XM Double Ended HQI Metal Halide Lamp 250W 20000K US $74.95 |
 XM Double Ended HQI Metal Halide Lamp 250W 15000K US $74.95 |
 XM Double Ended HQI Metal Halide Lamp 250W 10000K US $74.95 |
 Ushio Double Ended HQI Metal Halide Lamp 150W 10000K US $65.95 |
 XM Mogul Base Metal Halide Lamp 175W 10000K US $66.95 |
 Ushio Double Ended HQI Metal Halide Lamp 150W 14000K US $68.95 |
 XM Double Ended HQI Metal Halide Lamp 150W 15000K US $69.95 |
 250 Watt 14000K Metal Halide Bulb Ushio Double Ende US $51.99 |
 70 Watt 20000K Metal Halide Bulb Ushio Double Ende US $39.99 |
 400 Watt 22000K Metal Halide Bulb Megachrome Blue M US $116.98 |
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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Kimberly Green is a girl with a green thumb in grow lights 101, sharing her insight to the wide world of grow lights and grow light systems.
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