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[kirkinpattaya]

has anyone tried using high pressure mercury lighting instead of sodium?? if so what were the results?

[gotlost]

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 by gotlost, 2010-10-19 12:57:47.

[kirkinpattaya]

gotlost, on 2010-10-19 12:56:40, said:

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

[mojo80]

kirkinpattaya, on 2010-10-19 18:19:03, said:

gotlost, on 2010-10-19 12:56:40, said:

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!

[kirkinpattaya]

mojo80, on 2010-10-19 18:44:04, said:

kirkinpattaya, on 2010-10-19 18:19:03, said:

gotlost, on 2010-10-19 12:56:40, said:

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

[teletiger]

mojo80, on 2010-10-19 18:44:04, said:

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.

[kirkinpattaya]

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.

[kirkinpattaya]

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.

[edgarfriendly]

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

[gotlost]

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....wiki/Grow_light

[kirkinpattaya]

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 by kirkinpattaya, 2010-10-28 09:50:27.

[gotlost]

kirkinpattaya, on 2010-10-28 09:37:45, said:

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.

[yotspeed]

kirkinpattaya, on 2010-10-28 09:37:45, said:

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.

[steve28]

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

[Scoop1]

kirkinpattaya, on 2010-10-28 09:37:45, said:

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

[DieterWiehe]

Try Windows let the natural light in.