Hi. I now this is a simple question with a very technical and difficult reply but the reason I ask is the following: we have seen in videos from BRS that 8 bulb T5 fixtures from ATI produce a ton of PAR, more than is actually needed. They tested it using 24w bulb fixtures.
Now the question is, if instead of an 8 bulb we would use a hybrid 4 bulb T5 plus a 150w MH, which would produce the higher par...?
Understand there are reflectors and other bits at play here, but from a pure wattage perspective we would be “replacing” 4 24w T5 bulbs (or 96w) by a 150w MH, so a 50% increase in wattage.
However, from what I have read and understand a lot of the watts in MH are transformed into heat rather than actual lighting (surely the gurus will walk all over this statements but anyway) so at the end of the day, theoretically at least, how many watts of MH would I need to replace 96 w of T5.
Would love to hear your thoughts and please, no LED comparison as really I want to keep it between MH and T5.
Now the question is, if instead of an 8 bulb we would use a hybrid 4 bulb T5 plus a 150w MH, which would produce the higher par...?
Understand there are reflectors and other bits at play here, but from a pure wattage perspective we would be “replacing” 4 24w T5 bulbs (or 96w) by a 150w MH, so a 50% increase in wattage.
However, from what I have read and understand a lot of the watts in MH are transformed into heat rather than actual lighting (surely the gurus will walk all over this statements but anyway) so at the end of the day, theoretically at least, how many watts of MH would I need to replace 96 w of T5.
Would love to hear your thoughts and please, no LED comparison as really I want to keep it between MH and T5.