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T8 Cool White Strip Light
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I went out today to buy a 2' 6500K strip light specifically for my new Peres. I could not find a 6500K T8 light to fit The fixture so I just picked up 2 4100K cool white lights in hopes that they would get the job done and bring the heat up a bit in my container. BTW the Fixture holds 2 bulbs and I was hoping the 2 together would give me what I need to get the best growth from my peres. Did I get the right lights or should I take the bulbs back and just look for 2 6500K that will fit?

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Re: T8 Cool White Strip Light [Re: spaceman101]
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They might do ok under those tubes but you should get the 6500k ones if you can. That's the preferred rating for plant growth.


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Re: T8 Cool White Strip Light [Re: karode13]
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I guess I'll just exchange the lights and use this fixture for my new trich grow I'll start when my seeds get here. I'll have so many seeds that I'll probably have to buy another to cover all my different containers.

Does anyone know how much space a 2' 2 tube fixture like this would cover for a seedling grow?

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Re: T8 Cool White Strip Light [Re: spaceman101]
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Dude,they have four foot T8 fluorescent shop lights at wallmart for $11 dollars that are more than enough to grow hundreds of seedlings.
I have three of them,and my plants are thriving,there is also no stretch to be seen on any of my cacti whatsoever:biggrin:
I use these every single year when it's time to bring in all the plants for the winter,and they have never let me down:thumbup:
I've also noticed that all those little under cabinet strip lights and what not cost double or triple the amount that these shop lights cost,and you get way way less light.
I don't understand it:shrug:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Lights-of-America-8045E-Lights-of-America-4-Solid-State-Shop-Light-White/19759624

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Re: T8 Cool White Strip Light [Re: kactus.brand.g]
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This is probably a really dumb question, but do florescent tubes come in different color ratings like the CFLs? I use pretty much all 6500k cfls but was thinking about getting a cheap tube setup. And whats the deal with t8, t5, t12, etc.? Are those just diameters of bulb? Do they have different light outputs?  The little t8s (those are the little ones, right) are bright enough for seedlings and even larger plants, right?

Again, sry for the dumb questions, so if anyone doesnt want to answer em, maybe a link to an 'everything you need to know about florescent tubes'.
I gotta learn somewhere....


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Re: T8 Cool White Strip Light [Re: cowsRmeat]
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yes they do come in diffrent spectrums, all my flouresents are 6500k, but ive seen posts where people said they used 5500 or something like that,

i have my pereskiopsis, and sprout seeds under t8s and my grafts and seedling a couple months old are under t5s..... my t8 bulbs are four foot 32watts, and the t5 is 54watts

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Re: T8 Cool White Strip Light [Re: Johnny Dont]
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My fixtures are actually for T8's but I have 40 watt T12'running on them.
I recently found out that all these years,I've been using the wrong bulbs in these fixtures.
They still work though,and I have had no problems whatsoever.
Next year,I'll switch to the T8's.

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Re: T8 Cool White Strip Light [Re: kactus.brand.g]
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Damn this is some great info!

Thank you all for your help:wink:

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Re: T8 Cool White Strip Light [Re: spaceman101]
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Yeah, thanks :thumbup:


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