| Type Of Lamp (ballast in parenthesis) |
Area Light Will Cover By Itself |
Area Light Will Cover With Sublight |
Cost per
16 Hour Day
@ 5 cents
per KWH |
Light Spectrum |
Light Is Best Suited For |
| Metal Halide, MS (MH) |
| 175 Watt |
| 250 Watt |
| 400 Watt |
| 1000 Watt |
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| 2ft. x 2ft. (4 sq. ft.) |
| 3ft. x 3ft. (9 sq. ft.) |
| 5ft. x 5ft. (25 sq. ft.) |
| 8ft. x 8ft. (64 sq. ft.) |
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| |
| 3ft. x 3ft. (9 sq. ft.) |
| 5ft. x 5ft. (25 sq. ft.) |
| 8ft. x 8ft. (64 sq. ft.) |
| 12ft. x 12ft. (144 sq. ft.) |
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| Metal Halide is high in blue light, MS is also high in blue with a 30% boost in orange/red with more lumen output |
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MH: vegatative growth
MS: vegatative growth with some flowering |
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| Full Spectrum Daylight (MH) |
| 250 Watt |
| 400 Watt |
| 1000 Watt |
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| |
| 3ft. x 3ft. (9 sq. ft.) |
| 5ft. x 5ft. (25 sq. ft.) |
| 8ft. x 8ft. (64 sq. ft.) |
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| |
| 5ft. x 5ft. (25 sq. ft.) |
| 8ft. x 8ft. (64 sq. ft.) |
| 12ft. x 12ft. (144 sq. ft.) |
|
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| Very high in blue/orange/red. A full spectrum light source. |
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| Good for all stages of growth, greenhouse, and supplemental lighting. |
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| High Pressure Sodium (HPS) |
| 150 Watt |
| 250 Watt |
| 400 Watt |
| 600 Watt |
| 1000 Watt |
|
| |
| 2ft. x 2ft. (4 sq. ft.) |
| 3ft. x 3ft. (9 sq. ft.) |
| 5ft. x 5ft. (25 sq. ft.) |
| 7ft. x 7ft. (49 sq. ft.) |
| 8ft. x 8ft. (64 sq. ft.) |
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| |
| 3ft. x 3ft. (9 sq. ft.) |
| 5ft. x 5ft. (25 sq. ft.) |
| 8ft. x 8ft. (64 sq. ft.) |
| 10ft. x 10ft. (100 sq. ft.) |
| 12ft. x 12ft. (144 sq. ft.) |
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| |
| $0.12 |
| $0.20 |
| $0.32 |
| $0.48 |
| $0.80 |
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| Orange/red light. High lumen output per watt. |
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| Flowering, production, greenhouse, and supplemental lighting. |
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| Son Agro (HPS) |
| 270 Watt |
| 460 Watt |
| 1075 Watt |
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| |
| 3ft. x 3ft. (9 sq. ft.) |
| 5ft. x 5ft. (25 sq. ft.) |
| 8ft. x 8ft. (64 sq. ft.) |
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| |
| 5ft. x 5ft. (25 sq. ft.) |
| 8ft. x 8ft. (64 sq. ft.) |
| 12ft. x 12ft. (144 sq. ft.) |
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| Orange/red light, with a 30% boost in blue light over standard HPS lamps. |
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| Flowering with some vegatative; production/greenhouse supplemental lighting. |
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