kirkinpattaya Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 has anyone tried using high pressure mercury lighting instead of sodium?? if so what were the results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotlost Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 (edited) The last time I tried this was withe HPS. McMurdo Station Antarctica, 1991 winter. Could not lite the town for three weeks till we found replacements for the street light. They were all in doors. Hydroponics and Miracle-Gro. Amount was unreal but the quality sucked. the shyt look fantastic. Edited October 19, 2010 by gotlost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkinpattaya Posted October 19, 2010 Author Share Posted October 19, 2010 The last time I tried this was withe HPS. McMurdo Station Antarctica, 1991 winter. Could not lite the town for three weeks till we found replacements for the street light. They were all in doors. Hydroponics and Miracle-Gro. Amount was unreal but the quality sucked. the shyt look fantastic. i want to grow lettuce chiles and tomatos for salads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo80 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 The last time I tried this was withe HPS. McMurdo Station Antarctica, 1991 winter. Could not lite the town for three weeks till we found replacements for the street light. They were all in doors. Hydroponics and Miracle-Gro. Amount was unreal but the quality sucked. the shyt look fantastic. i want to grow lettuce chiles and tomatos for salads Sure you do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkinpattaya Posted October 19, 2010 Author Share Posted October 19, 2010 The last time I tried this was withe HPS. McMurdo Station Antarctica, 1991 winter. Could not lite the town for three weeks till we found replacements for the street light. They were all in doors. Hydroponics and Miracle-Gro. Amount was unreal but the quality sucked. the shyt look fantastic. i want to grow lettuce chiles and tomatos for salads Sure you do! you are entitled to your opinion...............im not interested in growing that other shat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teletiger Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Sure you do! Cut the guy some slack there Mojo. It can get pretty dark in Pattaya in the Winter don't 'ya know. Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkinpattaya Posted October 24, 2010 Author Share Posted October 24, 2010 i want to try indoor growing due to the fact that outside growing ive had alot of problems with pests and disease.i dont want to use pesticides on my crops. i think with a controlled growing environment i can avoid these problems. so if anyone has some USEFUL info i would appreciate it. for those who dont please stay out of my thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkinpattaya Posted October 24, 2010 Author Share Posted October 24, 2010 i havent been able to find any high pressure sodium lights in the pattaya area, only high pressure mercury thats why i was curious to know if this would be a good light spectrum to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgarfriendly Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 high pressure mercury?? do u mean metal halide? mh gives a white 'summertime' light not sure what mercury does, not seen them since schooldays ef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotlost Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Mercury Vapor is still in use but Metal Halide would be number 1 and HPS number 2 withe MV at number 3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grow_light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkinpattaya Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 (edited) well does anyone know where in the pattaya or surrounding areas i can find metal halide and high pressure sodium lights, ive checked every lighting store in town and they dont have anything like that at all.... only high pressure mercury if thats a metal halide light as im not sure Edited October 28, 2010 by kirkinpattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotlost Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 well does anyone know where in the pattaya or surrounding areas i can find metal halide and high pressure sodium lights, ive checked every lighting store in town and they dont have anything like that at all Look for an electrical parts store. Some kind of store the caters to electrical construction. Also check Home Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotspeed Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 well does anyone know where in the pattaya or surrounding areas i can find metal halide and high pressure sodium lights, ive checked every lighting store in town and they dont have anything like that at all.... only high pressure mercury if thats a metal halide light as im not sure Just ran a quick Google for MH lights in Thailand and came up with this company ENDO Lighting They are showing MH lights on their products list and located in Samut Prakarn, but I'm sure they would deliver (although not that far from Pattaya). We get plenty of goods sent down here to the south in Suratthani, so it's not too difficult. As GotLost also recommends,try HomePro the one here in Surat has. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve28 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Hi, Have you thought about temperture control if you plan to use MH and grow indoors. If the reason is pests, I beleive fine netting may be the answer. steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop1 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 well does anyone know where in the pattaya or surrounding areas i can find metal halide and high pressure sodium lights, ive checked every lighting store in town and they dont have anything like that at all.... only high pressure mercury if thats a metal halide light as im not sure Hi, kirkinpattaya, my advice to you is, High Pressure Sodium! is the best colour spectrum, the others are of a cooler colour spectrum and although they will work, they are not as good for flowering ,they are not as balanced as the HPS, pm me if you need any more help Cheers Scoop1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieterWiehe Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Try Windows let the natural light in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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