Fresh from the design engineers at Sunlight Supply comes the Master Blaster 1500, a remote electronic ballast that pumps out an incredible 206,000 lumens (HPS). Here’s what they have to say:

Sunlight Supply is doing a very limited release of a brand new technology! This 1500 watt HPS/MH electronic ballast is an engineering prototype. Our initial release is limited to just 350 ballasts. We have tested this product thoroughly in our lighting test center and it has performed better than our expectations. We are now ready to move into Phase 2 of our development process. This is a release to the industry of small quantities for testing in a variety of different growing conditions. Please be aware that this ballast will only operate on 240 volt power.

If you choose to purchase this product, we would appreciate your feedback on its performance via email at info@sunlightsupply.com

Rest assured, if this product prematurely fails we will warranty it through the authorized dealer where you purchased it. Your purchase price will be refunded or the product will be replaced free of charge. This product carries a two year factory warranty.

Thank you for the support of Sunlight Supply and your interest in helping us test the latest lighting technology in indoor gardening.

This is a cool opportunity to participate in the testing of a new product. And we know that YOUR garden is the ultimate testing ground!

If that piques your interest come by the Santa Rosa warehouse to purchase one. We have a very limited supply!

Hey guys, its been a cold winter, and it looks like spring has come a little early. It feels so good too! It also feels great to let everyone know that our end of year inventory is over and we are again fully stocked with all the essentials you need for your grow room. We are also gearing up for what is anticipated as the biggest grow season ever. Viva 2010, with outdoor and indoor projects being taken on in extremely aggressive levels, its super exciting for us to be able to provide for all the Sonoma County growers and beyond who are getting involved. We have -

• Traditional soils, organic blends, soilless blends, rockwool, and coco pots ready to go.
• Grow lights, electronic ballasts, magnetic ballasts, reflectors, high output fluorescent systems, LED Grow lights, replacement bulbs.
• Hydro trays, containers, smart pots, complete hydro setups.
• Complete organic and hydroponic nutrient lines – General Hydroponics, General Organics, House and Garden, Cutting Edge, Technaflora and tons of grow and bloom enhancers and accelerators.
• Carbon filters of every size and shape
• Wall, pedestal and exhaust fans and blowers of every shape and size
• Ducting, clamps, foil tape, flanges, reducers, extenders, splitters, splicers
• Co2 generators, controllers and parts
• Organic and chemical pest control products
• Master light controllers, Environmental controllers, High temp. shut off devices
• Water purification systems, accessories and replacement filters
• Ready to grow, self contained Darkrooms
• Valves, elbows, tees, custom hydro fittings, replacement sprayers and misters
• Full service repair dept. complete with loaner ballasts
• Full time accredited botanist

We love to serve and provide the best advice and products available in the indoor/hydroponic/organic gardening industry, give our friendly grow experts a call today and let us know how we can help you. 1-866-PGS-GROW

Marigolds and Pepper seedlings growing under a LED Grow light at PGS

Hey guys, so we get a ton of people asking lately about LED grow lights. It has been a topic I have purposely stayed away from just because I honestly have not believed in the technology. That is until recently. A company named Lumigrow has made a 330 watt unit that has performed surprisingly well under our test conditions. We planted a few Marigold and Pepper seeds in our cold and industrial warehouse and the plants have grown big and green in a relatively short time even here at our non ideal environment of a retail store. I thought for sure that the cold and dust and the low wattage of the LED unit would equate into slow growing, struggling plants. Actually guys these seedlings loved the no heat scenario and have really taken off fast. Everyone was super impressed and surprised around here, and it definitely made us all think twice about the potential of LED grow lights.

I strongly encourage all of you to check out their website and then come on down to our warehouse location @ 3715 Santa Rosa Ave. and see for yourself how nice these plants look. We have the newest Lumigrow LED grow lights for sale and available right now.

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Ok, so you have grown a few crops and now your ready to maybe “kick it up” a little. Sounds good, we all get to that point, and building an indoor hydroponic, or container garden from scratch can not only be fun, but incredibly rewarding as well. Instead of mapping out different systems for you guys, and explaining features, I going to work from the premise that you guys are familiar with the equipment we will be featuring today. I want to show you how PGS has everything necessary to help you design your dream grow room.

Galaxy Electronic HID Ballast

Lets start with the foundation of any indoor garden, lighting…First thing is first, electronic ballast, or magnetic ballast. We have both types stocked in 600 and 1000 watt varieties.

Harvest Pro Magnetic HID Ballast

Next thing to consider….Light Reflector. We carry a HUGE line of options, priced competitively. We can help you determine the optimal reflector for your situation based on 20+ years of experience.

HID Reflectors Stocked and Ready

Moving on to…. grow method. If your a die hard organic soil or soil-less fanatic, or a hydroponic scientist, we have a complete stock of containers, hydroponic mediums, and complete systems to meet anyone’s needs.

Next Step… Ventilation.
Anyone serious about growing indoors knows that ventilation is one of the most important things to take seriously. PGS has got you covered. Dampers, Filters, Extenders, Fans, Clamps, Reducers, Controllers and more….

Lets continue on to CO2 Enrichment… Tired of small yields and airy product? Increase your yields and overall structure with CO2 enrichment. We carry a large line generators, tanks, regulators, and controllers.

Little things that make the difference between bumper crops and bogus results.

Keep your plants happy and healthy through the entire bloom cycle!

Now lets address Environmental Control….
Now that you have a great room in the making, don’t let the environment go to shit with neglect! Dial in the perfect temperatures, humidity levels and your electricity to run flawlessly at all times. PGS has any kind of controller for your environment you can imagine.

Get Notified While Your Gone If You Have a Fire or a Breakin

Onto… Propagation What good is all of this without clones and cuttings to get your future crops ensured? PGS carries popular aero clone machines, as well as tradition Oasis, and Rockwool cubes, clone solutions, gels, and powders, modern T5 fluorescent systems and more…..

The key to success over a long period of time, is an intelligent, planned out nursery program, that includes all the things you would address in your bloom or vegetative environment. Temperature, co2 levels, relative humidity etc… Your future crops are only as good as the plants your nursery produces! Take the extra time to really create a perfect nursery and you will enjoy years of massive crops and prosperity!

T5 Fluorescent Grow Lights - Perfect For Vegetative Growth and Propagation

Let’s not forget the staple of ALL gardens.. Nutrients

Ah… what to say about nutrients? Take the time to learn what works best for your particular situation. We can help, we have just about every major plant nutrient product that is available today, AND we know how to use them.

Perhaps you want a ready to go Growroom? There are some really great ready to go grow rooms that are easy to assemble, and easy to break down. They make alot of sense for even the most experience growers in some situations. They come in every size for any project… Including massive Mammoth size ones for epic projects.

Don’t let garden pest ruin all your have built!… Pest Management.

After all your doing to build this dream room, don’t let bugs ruin this scenario! PGS has a full arsenal of organic and non-organic forms of pest management.

PGS Pest Managment Station

Did we almost forget Water Quality? Hell NO!

Without healthy, clean water as a basis, you will NEVER have a bumper crop. PGS has simple pacific sands filters, to full on huge RO systems.

Ok, I could go on and on about all the rest of the odds and ends, but the point is WE HAVE IT, from white plastic, Mylar, timers and fittings. Above all we offer a smile, and countless years of combined experience. Call us for prices and tell them Pete from the blog said to give you a deal!!! 1-866-PGS-GROW

Hello PGS gardeners and blog readers. How is your horticultural passion coming along? I hope with as much vigor as the healthiest plant in your garden! Today we are going to discuss the differences between traditional magnetic HID ballasts and modern electronic HID ballasts.

• Which one is right for you?
• Which one is better?
• What are the differences?

I found a really great PDF from EYE Hortilux on the topic and It’s an eye opener indeed. I strongly encourage everyone to read this article and stop the guess work! Whats great is EYE says they are “setting the record straight” with this publication. If you have been wondering what the real differences are, what benefits (if any) one can gain from using an electronic ballast, and what the technical specifications are for each, this will explain it all to you. After you understand that there are huge differences in the two, you can now address the bulb you use with more of an educated approach. Bulbs respond and perform exactly accordingly to the ballast that is firing them.

Galaxy Electronic HID Ballast

Harvest Pro Magnetic HID Ballast

EYE Hortilux Ballast Comparison PDF

Safety and reliability are not words to be thrown around lightly when it comes to our indoor gardens! We all must make it our first priority to protect ourselves, our families, and the houses and/or apartments we live in whenever we setup any indoor garden. This is an amazing instant upgrade of your current situation, if you worry in any way about your electricity, I strongly suggest you get one of these and put your mind to rest. With 8 240v outlets and 2 120v outlets, you have enough power to safely operate up to 8 1000 watt HIDs, all your ventilation, and even your CO2. Using 50 amps, this power house of a controller will last for years and deliver up rock solid reliability and peace of mind. Anyone still running their grow rooms with 120v circuits needs to man up and get with the program. This unit plugs right into a 50 amp range outlet. There is also a 30 amp model (below) that plugs right into your dryer outlet. Easy to use, and more rugged and reliable then other timer boxes, this is a seriously great innovation for growers who use a ton of power and don’t want to ever worry about over heating and/or failure!

Then your going to need some serious reliability when it comes to turning all those lights on and off. We strongly suggest the MLC-24 Lighting Relay. If your looking for rock solid manufacturing and a product made by people who back up their products with quality control that means something, you will be super stoked with this solution. 1-866-PGS-GROW

The MLC-24X represents the latest in large scale lighting control. It is the best device for controlling up to 24 lights from one time-clock or controller. You run 120 (MLC-24X) amp power to the MLC, and all of the outlets are controlled by one 120 volt trigger cable. You can plug the trigger cable into a standard 24 hour timer or lighting controller. The MLC-24X feature a 120/240 volt style outlets, which allows for running your ballasts at 120/240 volts without having to change out your ballast power cords. The MLC-24X contains 6 banks of 4 lights. Dual trigger cables are also available to split 2 series of 4 lights. Each bank of 4 lights is protected by a 20 amp circuit breaker. The MLC-24X’s are rated for 120 amps @ 120/240 volts.

We are Proud to announce the live opening of our Online shop – Now you can get “Sonoma County’s One Stop Grow Shop” Online. Get all the great, quality products you have come to expect from PGS right from home, online. We will ship right to your door. Need some advice before you place your order? No problem, give us a call @ 1-866-PGS-GROW. We offer all the friendly and expert advice to our online customers as we have here at the retail shops for the last 6 years. Browse through our definitive selection of indoor and outdoor grow supplies and grab what you need today.

Click here for the best hydroponic, indoor, outdoor, organic and biodynamic online store around..PGS ONLINE SHOP

Lets face it, we all need more time to live our lives, perfect our grow rooms, and develop our passions. Trying to manage every detail of your grow room can be more then time consuming, it can more like ALL consuming. If I had to call it a name, I would say it’s a full time job that yields an exact amount proportionate to what you put into it. That is to say, you reap what you sew. With that concept in mind, let me introduce you to CAP. CAP stands for Custom Automated Products and they are leading the way in environmental and electric automation. From temperature and humidity control, to complete 240 volt, 20 light controller trigger boxes, CAP has it all!
Their Fuzzy Logic CO2 controller is one of the finest CO2 PPM meters in the industry!

So what I am trying to say is, take a load off your mind and start to create the garden of your dreams with CAP products. Human error is one of the biggest problems we indoor gardeners face. Eliminate the chance of forgetting to turn a pump off or on, or letting your room get to dangerous heat levels. Optimize every detail of your indoor garden with the exact vision of perfection you desire to create. You deserve the best grow room possible and its within reach with PGS and CAP! Give us a call or come into any of our locations to get CAP products automating your room today. Don’t hesitate to call with any questions you might have. 1-866-PGS-GROW

Still growing with 120v outlets? Do you want to upgrade your efficiency and safety, while saving a ton on your next electric bill? Of Course you do, and we can help you achieve this today. By running your grow system on 240v outlets you are saving a huge wad of cash every month. Here is how you can understand why. Lets take your average 1000watt light ballast. On a 120v outlet, a 1000 watt ballast will draw 9.5 amps of electricity. The same 1000 watt ballast, running on a 240v outlet draws 4.8 amps of electricity. So, in other words, on a 240v line, you can run twice the amount of lights you are currently using for the same price, or you can cut you bill in half. Either way, this is a win win situation for indoor growers. Don’t wait any longer, with a 30amp timer box from PGS, you can use your clothes dryer plug, already in place and start saving now. We have helped countless numbers of growers install this money saving system and everyone who has converted from 120v is so happy, they don’t understand why they spent so many years paying double what they could be paying……

	Features POWER CORD: 1 – 30 Amp Dryer Cord BREAKERS: 1 – 20 Amp Breaker 240 volt 1 – 10 Amp Breaker 120 volt RECEPTACLES: 4 – 240 volt Receptacles (supplies up to 4 – 1000 watt light systems) 2 – 120 volt Receptacles (supplies accessories such as fans or light movers) DIGITAL TIMER: 7-Day Digital Timer 42 Weekly ON/OFF Settings 6 Daily ON/OFF Settings Manual Override Battery Back-up