Cougra
Well-Known Member
I thought I would give fellow Canadians here a heads up on a site with affordable MH lighting setups! It's a hydroponics site that's based in Toronto. I've been to one of the outlets called Father Natures Hydroponics at Finch and Dufferin and was impressed with the customer service. They don't normally carry the higher rating metal halide bulbs however he was willing to order the bulbs in if the suppler makes them when he orders other bulbs for the hydroponics customers. The site isn't the easiest one to navigate but here it is:
www.hydroponics.com
Here is the link to the price listing for the halide ballast costing:
http://www.hydroponics.com/light/price_light_hydrosun.htm#Bare
Here are samples of the costing of the setups (All prices in Canadian Dollars!):
Deluxe Lighting System
includes CSA approved ballast, pre-wired lamps assembly
(reflector and bulb extra)
MH 100 Watt 209.00
MH 175 Watt 140.00
MH 250 Watt 155.00
MH 400 Watt 169.00
MH 1000 Watt 214.00
HPS 250 Watt 190.00
HPS 400/430 Watt 196.00
HPS 1000 Watt 281.00
LPS 180 Watt Deluxe 241.00
Lighting Systems - Bare Bones
Includes bulb, bare ballast, mogul socket, wire and hardware
MH 175 Watt 135.00
MH 250 Watt 150.00
MH 400 Watt 158.00
MH 1000 Watt 261.00
HPS 250 Watt 215.00
HPS 400 Watt 241.00
HPS 600 Watt 358.00
HPS 1000 Watt 388.00
LPS 180 Watt 338.00
Reflectors
Small White Horizontal 50.00
Large White Horizontal 55.00
Small Hammertone Horizontal 65.00
Large Hammertone Hoizontal 75.00
27" Dish White 40.00
36" Dish White 60.00
48" Dish White 90.00
36" Dish Hammertone 110.00
Air Cooled Horizontal (Botanical Touch, reflector only) 175.00
Air Cooled Horizontal (Botanical Touch, Deluxe with ballast) 375.00
Large Air Cooled 450.00
Closed 'M' 90.00
Integral 250 Watt MH 235.00 (comes with prewired reflector and balast)
Integral 400 Watt MH 260.00 (comes with prewired reflector and balast)
LPS 48" x 12" 60.00
Also for those of you with planted tanks, they have a good selection of fertilizers such as KNO3, tace elements, MgSO4, and K2SO4 that are very inexpensive so you can mix up your own fertilizers at a fraction of the cost of the ferts you get from the LFS. For under $20 I now have enough ferts to last me a couple years!!
www.hydroponics.com
Here is the link to the price listing for the halide ballast costing:
http://www.hydroponics.com/light/price_light_hydrosun.htm#Bare
Here are samples of the costing of the setups (All prices in Canadian Dollars!):
Deluxe Lighting System
includes CSA approved ballast, pre-wired lamps assembly
(reflector and bulb extra)
MH 100 Watt 209.00
MH 175 Watt 140.00
MH 250 Watt 155.00
MH 400 Watt 169.00
MH 1000 Watt 214.00
HPS 250 Watt 190.00
HPS 400/430 Watt 196.00
HPS 1000 Watt 281.00
LPS 180 Watt Deluxe 241.00
Lighting Systems - Bare Bones
Includes bulb, bare ballast, mogul socket, wire and hardware
MH 175 Watt 135.00
MH 250 Watt 150.00
MH 400 Watt 158.00
MH 1000 Watt 261.00
HPS 250 Watt 215.00
HPS 400 Watt 241.00
HPS 600 Watt 358.00
HPS 1000 Watt 388.00
LPS 180 Watt 338.00
Reflectors
Small White Horizontal 50.00
Large White Horizontal 55.00
Small Hammertone Horizontal 65.00
Large Hammertone Hoizontal 75.00
27" Dish White 40.00
36" Dish White 60.00
48" Dish White 90.00
36" Dish Hammertone 110.00
Air Cooled Horizontal (Botanical Touch, reflector only) 175.00
Air Cooled Horizontal (Botanical Touch, Deluxe with ballast) 375.00
Large Air Cooled 450.00
Closed 'M' 90.00
Integral 250 Watt MH 235.00 (comes with prewired reflector and balast)
Integral 400 Watt MH 260.00 (comes with prewired reflector and balast)
LPS 48" x 12" 60.00
Also for those of you with planted tanks, they have a good selection of fertilizers such as KNO3, tace elements, MgSO4, and K2SO4 that are very inexpensive so you can mix up your own fertilizers at a fraction of the cost of the ferts you get from the LFS. For under $20 I now have enough ferts to last me a couple years!!
