Installing higher wattage lights...

[fkshiu]

MH bulbs often take a while to "burn in" so I'd wait a week or so before declaring them defective.

Another method of easing light stress is to place a couple layers of window screen mesh material on top of eggcrate. I started with two layers and removed one each week and waited another week to remove the eggcrate when I went from 175W to 250W MH.

[MikeP]

Originally Posted by fkshiu

MH bulbs often take a while to "burn in" so I'd wait a week or so before declaring them defective.

Another method of easing light stress is to place a couple layers of window screen mesh material on top of eggcrate. I started with two layers and removed one each week and waited another week to remove the eggcrate when I went from 175W to 250W MH.

Thanks.