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Bugler Boy
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What light will be better? (need advice)
#15692619 - 01/20/12 12:21 PM (12 years, 5 months ago) |
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For my 2 tubs electricity isn't an option to be run to the tubs for lighting, so instead I will have to use battery powered lights. I did some shopping and came up with these two options, what one will be more sufficient? I was thinking getting two packages of either one and but either (2 fluorescent lights per tub, or 1 LED light per tub). And I will make a waterproof container to be attached over these lights and onto the bottom of the lid.
Also I have rechargeable batteries available so the run time will not matter too much.

The bulb is F4T5, cool white light. Each run off of 4 AA batteries

This light has 18 LED's, and runs off of 3 AA batteries
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Re: What light will be better? (need advice) [Re: Bugler Boy]
#15692689 - 01/20/12 12:38 PM (12 years, 5 months ago) |
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Go with the fluorescent because it's labeled 'cool white'. A lamp labeled a 'night light' is going to have a warm white color, whether LED or fluorescent. RR
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Re: What light will be better? (need advice) [Re: Bugler Boy]
#15692698 - 01/20/12 12:41 PM (12 years, 5 months ago) |
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If you can find the mini floros in the 6500K spectrum I'd use those. If not, go w/ the LEDs. Just put them on top of your monotub or SGFC, not inside. They won't get hot enough to damage the plastic.
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Bugler Boy
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Thanks for the responses, I will go with the fluorescent ones. So a cool white light is more leaning towards the 6500k spectrum?
@TL, my lids are not translucent so inside is the only option. I have some old shallow tupperware's laying around so was going to cut out the bottom and put a layer of clear wrap in its place, and then securing the tupperware to the top of the lid, providing the light with a waterproof chamber. I suppose the light inside would not give off enough heat to worry about it given that I provide at least a few inches of air space on all sides of the light.
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Re: What light will be better? (need advice) [Re: Bugler Boy]
#15692945 - 01/20/12 01:36 PM (12 years, 5 months ago) |
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Make sure they're 6500K, which is blue-white lighting. Here's what they look like on.

Kinda like walking around in wally world or slowes...
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Bugler Boy
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Okay great thanks for the pic...Since they are battery powered I will bring my own batteries and try em out at the store before I finalize my purchase lol
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Re: What light will be better? (need advice) [Re: Bugler Boy]
#15692979 - 01/20/12 01:44 PM (12 years, 5 months ago) |
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The LEDs will definitely work.
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Bugler Boy
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Okay, well the consensus so far is that both will work, if you had to pick one, which would it be?
Both are within a dollar of costing the same, and in the package I would get either 1 LED or 2 fluoro's. Would putting 1 fluoro on each side of the lid as opposed to the single LED in the middle be a better approach? LED's seem to put out more of a direct light as opposed to ambient light.
-------------------- The mushroom speaks: '"I am old, older than thought in your species, which is itself fifty times older than your history. Though I have been on earth for ages I am from the stars. My home is no one planet, for many worlds scattered through the shining disc of the galaxy have conditions which allow my spores an opportunity for life... How the hypercommunication mode operates is a secret which will not be lightly given to man. But the means should be obvious: it is the occurrence of psilocybin and psilocin in the biosynthetic pathways of my living body that opens for me and my symbiots the vision screens to many worlds"
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Re: What light will be better? (need advice) [Re: Bugler Boy]
#15693086 - 01/20/12 02:06 PM (12 years, 5 months ago) |
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You want the most direct intense lighting you can get for fruiting. That's why I use shop lights w/ 2 floros that are 4' & 1.5" in diameter for fruiting.
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      How I Do EVERYTHING      "Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart…. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."- Carl Jung "Anything that can be done chemically can be done by other means."- William S. Burroughs "You are as dead now as you will ever be" - Seth
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Bugler Boy
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Sounds great, thanks for the lesson Your help is GREATLY appreciated ;)
+5 shrooms for you
-------------------- The mushroom speaks: '"I am old, older than thought in your species, which is itself fifty times older than your history. Though I have been on earth for ages I am from the stars. My home is no one planet, for many worlds scattered through the shining disc of the galaxy have conditions which allow my spores an opportunity for life... How the hypercommunication mode operates is a secret which will not be lightly given to man. But the means should be obvious: it is the occurrence of psilocybin and psilocin in the biosynthetic pathways of my living body that opens for me and my symbiots the vision screens to many worlds"
Edited by Bugler Boy (01/20/12 02:14 PM)
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Re: What light will be better? (need advice) [Re: Bugler Boy]
#15693678 - 01/20/12 04:02 PM (12 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
Bugler Boy said: Okay, well the consensus so far is that both will work, if you had to pick one, which would it be?
I suppose by 'consensus' you mean everyone but me? I explained why that LED is not suitable, even though I use the correct spectrum LED light in my commercial mushroom farm. RR
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