I understand these lights are good for veg, but is there any light bulbs i could purchase that are more of a red spectrume that would fit this system? if so send me a link to it. I wanna have a good flowering stage light as well as a veg.
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yeah just look for 3000k warm bulbs thats the red. personally i'm a huge fan of dual arc technology so 1 6400k the rest 3000 during flower :) but as far as brands go plantmax is an ok brand cant seem to find any on amazon. check your local hydro shop or even home depot for the 24 watt 3000k bulbs.
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I use CFL mini lights for veg. and a 400 watt HPS light for flower. With a cycle of 18/ 6 hours on and off for veg. and 12/12 for flower.
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I use it for veg. On early plants. You can flower if u change bulbs, but I wouldn't.
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Yes, one of the better options for doing so. For vegetative growth I recommend you have full spectrum or "blue" spectrum bulbs. 5400 Kelvin? That's from memory. If that's off the answers are a Google search away
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Im not sure. Ive recently switched to led for vegg. The 8 bulb fixture raised the temps almost 15 degrees and sucked out every bit of moisture. If u have a very large space its not a problem. It was for me tho.
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I recommend a full spectrum unit (not just blue and white bulbs). The model i bought from TaoTronics (the TT-AL12) is no longer for sale, but it had red and green bulbs, as well as two different 'white' bulbs. This seems to be the trend of the higher-end manufactures like Eco-Tech as well.
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Dear Shane Fulmer: The ALZO full spectrum CFL bulbs I use as a light source for my large tropical plants that I maintain in a garage over the winter. The plants actually thrive under these light because they match quite closely the spectrum of natural light, so for your purposes of photo editing I would image that they would be the correct bulb for your application. On thing you must keep in mind is that being compact fluorescent lights they take a minute or two to warm up and achieve their full intensity. I hope this note helps.Lew Killmer
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This is a great light in my opinion, but I use only artificial plants in my 30-gallon tank. I believe you WILL need a second light with a "grow" bulb for live plants.
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These are 3000 kelvin color. If you do not understand that, please do yourself a favor and go to a local lighting store to see them in person. Any light that produces 3000 kelvin will look the same with varying degrees of intensity.And as others have said, they are not good for plants. You can buy LED growlights, but they are only good in that they use very little power. And it is probably better to get a HPS bulb and ballast than to even think of LEDs.
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In my opinion - - expect around the 4200k area. Unless something has changed lately. I will also say that they still perform very well with the addition of Foliar feeding during Veg, (very nice), dark period will need to be increased. cheers
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Hi Tim ~We have mostly regular plants and herbs, which seem to love this light, but my husband says he doesn't really think this is the right light for flowering plants. He thinks Dan's recommendation is the correct one. Good luck!
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It offers another part of the spectrum, more reds than the full spectrum daylight, so the color looks kinda pink. Aqueon doesn't yet sell a Floramax bulb in LEDs yet, but the Colormax does aid in growth a bit...
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My unit came with an Agrobrite 6400 K color temp T5 lamp. You can put in what ever you want. T5 bulbs are available in a variety of color temperatures.
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No. The CFL you need is a 2700-3000k this either a soft or warm light you get more of the red spectrum which a plant uses to flower. These CFL's have more of the blue spectrum which is good for the vegetative stage.
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Hello, These fixtures were designed for agricultural purposes and come with 6500k lamps. Not sure how well they do or don't work in regard to aquariums. Wish I could help more. Thanks & please remember to shop with Healthy Harvest Florida!
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Yep! Been there done that! Great for vegetative state! ;) not as good as the more expensive grow lights. But, my plants did what they were suppose to do!
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Find one with a higher wattage equivalent, they work but not as bright as i would like.I also need to keep one of the original bulbs in the circut. (7) LED & (1) regular filament bulb.If I didn't bulbs would constantly flash. Has to do with Malibu transformer voltage regulator.