Sun System Grow Lights - Agrotech Magnum - Single End | Metal Halide / HPS | Reflector - For Hydroponic and Greenhouse Plant Use

1000-watt double-ended HPS fixtures are the mainstay of commercial indoor growing operations, so it's easy for smaller home growers to see this, and think monkey-see monkey-do, right? Well, hold up, amigos, you could be about to waste a lot of time, energy, and money. Sure, double-ended HPS lamps are very efficient on paper, but the key issue is a practical one. Namely, commercial growing warehouses typically have feelings of 15 feet high or more, and chances are your home does not. The heat that these lamps produce can really work against you and your plants unless you have sufficient vertical space available. Remember: too much heat on your plant canopy shuts down photosynthesis, and could dramatically diminish quality in heat sensitive crops. If you still need convincing, try positioning the underside of your arm a foot, or even two feet, beneath a 1000 watt DE lamp when it's been on