fluoro tubes

[Bag O'Turnips]

Howdy

 

I'm just doing some research about setting up a subterranean (semi-cellar/concealed cupboard) arrangement for a hydro setup and due to the slightly limited height I can use, HID/Na lights seem a bit OTT for me, so I'm considering banks of fluoro tubes close together (about 500 W worth) on the walls and ceiling of this cavity (BTW, I will ventilate it). Should I use the 5500 K daylight (light blue) for the vegetative stage and should I use either the 3200 K warm white or those mauve growlights (don't know what the colour temp of those is) like the Sylvania Gro-Lux, as used in aquariums? I might also investigate the use of compact fluoros on a string of batten holders if growlights are not considered useful.

 

Any advice will be greatly appreciated

 

Cheers

 

the bag

[Tom]

HID/Na lights seem a bit OTT for me, so I'm considering banks of fluoro tubes close together (about 500 W worth)

430w of Son-T-Agro would be better and more cost effective, HID's are better at penetrating the canopy and supplying light to the lower parts of the plant, check out some of the links in my signature for more information.

 

Should I use the 5500 K daylight (light blue) for the vegetative stage and should I use either the 3200 K warm white or those mauve growlights (don't know what the colour temp of those is) like the Sylvania Gro-Lux, as used in aquariums?

A mixture of warm and cool white is best.

 

I might also investigate the use of compact fluoros on a string of batten holders if growlights are not considered useful.

These are probably the best value for money fluoro's to use.

[Gazza2001au]

go into your local bunnings store look around some shops it'll be hard to find.... but they have this little box it has 3 compartments they are running one cool white one warm white and an incandecent light bulb all next to each other there you'll see the difference ;-)