What Lamps are best to use?
The best lighting set up should include a balance of both light spectrums. This can be in the form of having both MH and HPS lamps or in having lamps that are designed to provide a balanced spectrum. MH lamps will provide light in the “blue” range (435nm) and HPS lamps will provide light in the “red” range (675nm). There are, however some lamps on the market like the Phillips Son-T-Agro (400w HPS) and Son-T Plus (600w HPS) that have been colour corrected so they provide some light on the “blue” range. This makes them an all round lamp, providing the long life associated with higher lumen output and adequate colour range for plant growth and flowering. MH Lamps can also be “all round” lamps. The Eye MF1000BXU is a frosted MH lamp. It has all the benefits of the “blue” range of light but it also has 20% more “red” then the standard clear MH lamps. Most frosted MH lamps provide this extra colour in the “red” range making them somewhat better for flowering as well as growing crops. The cho
