Metal halide lights come in a variety of ranges from 250 watts to 1000 watts.
1000 watt metal halide grow bulb.
It covers a 6 square foot space and should be mount at least 12 to 31 inches over the plants.
For example a 400w mh bulb may output around 85 lumen per watt consumed while 600w bulbs output around 100 lumen per watt.
Metal halide bulbs stimulate vegetative growth in plants more efficiently than other light sources designed for growing plants.
The most commonly used sizes for indoor and supplemental lighting are 400 600 1000 watts.
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The standard 1 000 watt metal halide light grow bulb needs a 1 000 watt metal halide fixture.
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These bulbs are best for vegetative growth seed starting and cloning.
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The actual usage of the light should depend upon the type of plant being grown.
In the early 70s sylvania introduced what they call sylvania super metal halide.
There are different types of metal halide lights available in the market.
Covering a 25 square foot area a 600 watt mh grow light should be at least 10 to 27 inches above your plants.
90 000 lumens 7 200k bt37 lamp.
It produces 100 000 lumens of light.
Hanging your metal halide grow light.
These bulbs can also be used with 600 watt hps mh grow light systems.
Shop for the best metal halide mh bulbs to increase yields in your hydroponic garden and indoor grow.
With the 600 and 1000 watt bulb sizes being the most efficient ones.
For larger areas a 1000 watt metal halide grow light is a better choice.
In addition you must take care to place the light bulb carefully so as not to harm the plant by overheating.