Anyone using this style of Hortilux 1000?

[ISO2BWELL]

Seems interesting that they combine a 600W MH with a 400HPS in the same lamp. Anyone using one of these critters?

http://goldcoasthydro.com/shopsite_s...product64.html


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[SHAMAN]

I have seen these they look real cool. What kind of ballast does it use though.

uses a 1k hps ballast; i'm getting one of those for christmas, but solarmax, not hortilux :p

kp solarmax have ultrahigh failure rate. ask my retailer! every bulb he sold was returned within 8 weeks some in 3 days!

[ISO2BWELL]

Originally Posted by TheGanjaGod

kp solarmax have ultrahigh failure rate. ask my retailer! every bulb he sold was returned within 8 weeks some in 3 days!

As Scooby would say..."Ruh Roh!"

I've got one of the Solarmax in my 1k now...been doing fine but only a few days old. I bought from a hydro store that I know would not sell a product to anyone if they had a high failure rate on it...my only thinking is I have a different version, or it hasen't taken a dump yet. Sounds like a good idea for me to pick up another lamp asap, just in case.

Think I'll go with the 1k Hortilux Blue instead...

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[tokecrazy]

keep us posted on this blub.what kind of ballast are you using with it.PEACE

[FilthyFletch]

If they made 600 watt bulbs Id be getting me some but wha cha gonna do as Im using 600 watt digital ballast now and have retired my 1000 watt magnetic setup

[btdt]

Those lamps will not fire in a digital ballast from my understanding.

Looks like a nightmare waiting to happen, IMO. There's 2x the crap inside that lamp to fug up over a standard lamp.

Hortilux is supposedly making a 600 hps as we speak. Not sure when it'll hit the market...etc. Until then, the 600 conversion lamps are AOK with me and I think they work very well.

good luck with whatever ya use.... btdt

Nope BTDT i am burning them in the lumitek! been on line for 39 days no problems so far.. at lot less lumens

[btdt]

good to know, gg. I just saw the statement a few days ago on a site selling the Lumies (or lamps..was looking at both and don't remember which it was)..so I dunno what is up with that....just went by what they said.

why are they always confusin us? LOL. Fuggers!

[dursky]

I have been using the solarmax1 for three grows and i love it as the plants do.
I switch to a 1000hps for the last 5 weeks.
Very kool bulb

hortilux already makes a 600 HPS...whats more there is a 600w dual ballast that runs 2 hoods...your retailer should have them...the ballast is a SUN SYSTEM GRO-PRO DUAL REMOTE BALLAST...hopr this helped