YYZ Skinhead
RIP Neil Peart 9/12/1952 -- 1/7/2020
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The generic 1000w HPS claims an initial output of 130,000 lumens and costs $25.34. The Eye Hortilux 1000w HPS claims 145,000 lumens and costs $100. I have never worked with Hortilux but they supposedly have more blue spectrum light than average HPSs.
People who have worked with higher-lumen-output HPSs (and there are several brands), are they worth the initial higher price, in the long term? Do they maintain higher lumen output over a year and a half? I see used Hortilux bulbs all the time on Craigslist. If a used one puts out more lumens than a new ordinary 400w, I would buy the used Hortilux.
The generic 1000w HPS claims an initial output of 130,000 lumens and costs $25.34. The Eye Hortilux 1000w HPS claims 145,000 lumens and costs $100. I have never worked with Hortilux but they supposedly have more blue spectrum light than average HPSs.
People who have worked with higher-lumen-output HPSs (and there are several brands), are they worth the initial higher price, in the long term? Do they maintain higher lumen output over a year and a half? I see used Hortilux bulbs all the time on Craigslist. If a used one puts out more lumens than a new ordinary 400w, I would buy the used Hortilux.