0calli
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HERE IS SOME GREAT INFO ON FLOURECENT LIGHT SPECTRUMS COMPARED TO THE SO HIGHLY PRAISED HPS OR METAL HALIDE JUDGE FOR YOURSELF !!!
Its a Fact:
Plants just use RED and BLUE Light for Photosynthesis. Producing the other colors is a Waste! Any common encyclopedia will tell you this.
Use mainly blue bulbs in early growth phases and then switch to red for blooming. You get the exact light your plants need! Thats why our fixture gives you 3 real red and 3 real blue bulbs.
Keep your electric bill low. This fixture uses just a fraction of the Energy of hot running HID lights.
These are the Best Grow and Bloom Bulbs. Most common grow (cool) or bloom(warm) bulbs actually make about 2/3rds green light, which is reflected back by the plants. Our fixture delivers the real thing! Our fixture gives you 3 real red and 3 real blue bulbs. (The red bulbs actually do have a smidgen of blue light to keep plants growing)
These are Poor Mans LEDs
When it comes to grow lights, its hard to beat the efficiency and raw power of todays electronic fluorescent. The latest rage in grow lighting is LEDs. But these are probably best used in flashlights. LEDs have yet to reach the outputs and efficiencies claimed. At 116 watts, this electronic fluorescent beats the pants off those puny 16 watt panels with zillions of LEDs.
Get the biggest bang for the dollar!:
Bonus Application:
At 40% of rated life, 400 watt metal halide bulbs typically only make 23,400 to 26,000 lumens of light. At the same point a 400 watt HPS bulb is making 45,000 lumens. Starting plants under metal halide results in a 42% loss of light. This means plants will be smaller.
Now you dont have to comprise. You can use your HPS fixture and then just add our blue high output Fluorescent. Keep your plants growing at full throttle!
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You could Save a lot of money if you could grow plants in the DARK
When I first went into Business, the best advice I ever got was its easy to sell as long as you are in business to help people We seek to serve you in part by divulging all sorts of good accurate information.
There is confusion and misinformation about how much light different sources generate. Below is a comparison. Notice how High Output T8s make more light using less energy than the much more expensive compact fluorescent. Also notice that not all T8 fixture are the same, not withstanding that many are often labeled as high output when they are not. The amount of light that you get out of a fixture varies with the ballast used. Its not necessarily the rated output printed on the lamp.
Outrageous bulb replacement cost (claimed to equal 650w incandescent light bulb)
Come to Us for the True High Output T8s
People say they are blown away with the brightness of our high output fixtures as they are compared side by side with competing normal output designs. Our customers really like our lights because they are so amazingly bright! Based on word of mouth reference, we have shipped lights all over the country.
Our competitors often see our lights and start saying that their ordinary output fixtures that they are selling are really high output too. What a dirty trick! It has happened over and over again. I feel sorry when I meet people that feel they have been cheated. A good part of our business is making rebuild kits to upgrade lights that are too dim.
Whats worse is that there is a new kind of shop light on the market. This consumer grade fixture makes exactly 50% of the rated output of the bulb. As one of our distributors who bought one to try said : I only put one light bulb in it, because if you put in two, they will only run at half power.
Here is the difference between normal and high output T8 fixtures. The T8 bulb was first developed in Europe as a 36 watt bulb. But when it was brought over here it was called a 32 watt bulb, but a standard fixture only drives the lamp at 27 or so watts.
So what does this all mean? A standard commercial grade T8 fixture will give you only 85 to 88% of 32 watt rating. The residential grade shop lights give you only 50% to 70% of the 32 watt rating . Our high output fixtures give 120% of the 32 watt rating. Additionally, there are different grades of bulbs, for instance our sunlight simulating 5K bulb makes an additional 9.6% more bonus light than a standard daylight bulb.
Its a Fact:
Plants just use RED and BLUE Light for Photosynthesis. Producing the other colors is a Waste! Any common encyclopedia will tell you this.
Use mainly blue bulbs in early growth phases and then switch to red for blooming. You get the exact light your plants need! Thats why our fixture gives you 3 real red and 3 real blue bulbs.
Keep your electric bill low. This fixture uses just a fraction of the Energy of hot running HID lights.
These are the Best Grow and Bloom Bulbs. Most common grow (cool) or bloom(warm) bulbs actually make about 2/3rds green light, which is reflected back by the plants. Our fixture delivers the real thing! Our fixture gives you 3 real red and 3 real blue bulbs. (The red bulbs actually do have a smidgen of blue light to keep plants growing)
These are Poor Mans LEDs
When it comes to grow lights, its hard to beat the efficiency and raw power of todays electronic fluorescent. The latest rage in grow lighting is LEDs. But these are probably best used in flashlights. LEDs have yet to reach the outputs and efficiencies claimed. At 116 watts, this electronic fluorescent beats the pants off those puny 16 watt panels with zillions of LEDs.
Get the biggest bang for the dollar!:
By just producing the Red & Blue light that plants use, you can replace hot, high wattage HPS or Metal Halide lights.
Specifications
4 Long, Includes Power Cord
Mirror-Like Reflector Magnifies Light.
Uses 3 T8 Bulbs at a Time (includes 3 red and 3 blue bulbs)
High Output T8 Ballast delivers more light per Bulb
Its 4 times brighter than ordinary shop light!
This is a great multi-purpose light: great grow light for full scale production, cool enough for close-in lighting for starting. We also offer it with less expensive full spectrum bulbs for growing and showing, and aquarium bulbs.4 Long, Includes Power Cord
Mirror-Like Reflector Magnifies Light.
Uses 3 T8 Bulbs at a Time (includes 3 red and 3 blue bulbs)
High Output T8 Ballast delivers more light per Bulb
Its 4 times brighter than ordinary shop light!
Fixture Shown with Alternate Bulbs
Bonus Application:
Adding Blue Light to HPS (High Pressure Sodium) Makes Plants Grow at Full Throttle
HPS is the work horse of most grow light systems. It produces the highest light flux using the least amount of energy. It has one main disadvantage: the dismal production of blue light. Blue light provides a critical signal that produces lush compact growth. It gets the plant through the vegetative phase with maximum growth.
Blue light activates crypto chrome pigments that stimulate correct vegetative growth. It decreases the spacing between leaves so you get compact, bushy plants. Take a look at the photo and see how lack of blue light stunts plant growth!
For this reason, growers often start plants under metal halide lights which have higher blue content. Later they switch to HPS to take advantage to its higher light energy content. The problem with using metal halide bulbs is that you sacrifice light output. Metal halide bulbs start out dimmer and lose output fast.
For this reason, growers often start plants under metal halide lights which have higher blue content. Later they switch to HPS to take advantage to its higher light energy content. The problem with using metal halide bulbs is that you sacrifice light output. Metal halide bulbs start out dimmer and lose output fast.
At 40% of rated life, 400 watt metal halide bulbs typically only make 23,400 to 26,000 lumens of light. At the same point a 400 watt HPS bulb is making 45,000 lumens. Starting plants under metal halide results in a 42% loss of light. This means plants will be smaller.
Now you dont have to comprise. You can use your HPS fixture and then just add our blue high output Fluorescent. Keep your plants growing at full throttle!
Blue Enhanced HPS Bulbs are Not the Answer
To over come the deficiencies of HPS bulbs, some manufacturers adulter bulbs with blue light emitting metals. These bulbs still make trivial amounts of blue light. Sure, they are often bragged up as making "30% more blue light", but 30% of nothing is still nothing!
To over come the deficiencies of HPS bulbs, some manufacturers adulter bulbs with blue light emitting metals. These bulbs still make trivial amounts of blue light. Sure, they are often bragged up as making "30% more blue light", but 30% of nothing is still nothing!
"Blue" Metal Halides are not really Blue
Other venders promote the so called "blue" metal halide bulbs. If you study these super expensive bulbs, you will find that they are not a blue bulb at all. They are more of a 5500K to 6500K "daylight" bulb.
Only a portion of the power of the metal halide lamp is actually blue as shown below
Blue Fluorescents are the most Energy Efficient!
The best way to make blue light is with fluorescents! HID bulbs are just not very good at making blue light.
Just with standard daylight 6500K or 5000K bulbs, our fixture makes 76% of the average lumens of a 250 watt hortilux blue. But it only uses 40% of the energy to do it!-- Thats 90% more light for the money.
Its gets even better when you switch to the blue fluorescentbulbs. You get the most blue light for the least amount of money!
Other venders promote the so called "blue" metal halide bulbs. If you study these super expensive bulbs, you will find that they are not a blue bulb at all. They are more of a 5500K to 6500K "daylight" bulb.
Only a portion of the power of the metal halide lamp is actually blue as shown below
Blue Fluorescents are the most Energy Efficient!
The best way to make blue light is with fluorescents! HID bulbs are just not very good at making blue light.
Just with standard daylight 6500K or 5000K bulbs, our fixture makes 76% of the average lumens of a 250 watt hortilux blue. But it only uses 40% of the energy to do it!-- Thats 90% more light for the money.
Its gets even better when you switch to the blue fluorescentbulbs. You get the most blue light for the least amount of money!
.
You could Save a lot of money if you could grow plants in the DARK
When I first went into Business, the best advice I ever got was its easy to sell as long as you are in business to help people We seek to serve you in part by divulging all sorts of good accurate information.
There is confusion and misinformation about how much light different sources generate. Below is a comparison. Notice how High Output T8s make more light using less energy than the much more expensive compact fluorescent. Also notice that not all T8 fixture are the same, not withstanding that many are often labeled as high output when they are not. The amount of light that you get out of a fixture varies with the ballast used. Its not necessarily the rated output printed on the lamp.
Fixture
Watts
Initial Lumens
Notes
Our 3 Lamp T8 High Output
116
10980
More Light, Less Energy
150 watt compact fluorescent
150
9200
Watts
Initial Lumens
Notes
Our 3 Lamp T8 High Output
116
10980
More Light, Less Energy
150 watt compact fluorescent
150
9200
Outrageous bulb replacement cost (claimed to equal 650w incandescent light bulb)
2 lamp F54T5/HO
117
10000
117
10000
Phony 2 Lamp T8 Shop Light
35?
2850
35?
2850
Commercial Grade 2 Lamp T8
62
5016
Standard Normal Output
62
5016
Standard Normal Output
Come to Us for the True High Output T8s
People say they are blown away with the brightness of our high output fixtures as they are compared side by side with competing normal output designs. Our customers really like our lights because they are so amazingly bright! Based on word of mouth reference, we have shipped lights all over the country.
Our competitors often see our lights and start saying that their ordinary output fixtures that they are selling are really high output too. What a dirty trick! It has happened over and over again. I feel sorry when I meet people that feel they have been cheated. A good part of our business is making rebuild kits to upgrade lights that are too dim.
Whats worse is that there is a new kind of shop light on the market. This consumer grade fixture makes exactly 50% of the rated output of the bulb. As one of our distributors who bought one to try said : I only put one light bulb in it, because if you put in two, they will only run at half power.
Here is the difference between normal and high output T8 fixtures. The T8 bulb was first developed in Europe as a 36 watt bulb. But when it was brought over here it was called a 32 watt bulb, but a standard fixture only drives the lamp at 27 or so watts.
So what does this all mean? A standard commercial grade T8 fixture will give you only 85 to 88% of 32 watt rating. The residential grade shop lights give you only 50% to 70% of the 32 watt rating . Our high output fixtures give 120% of the 32 watt rating. Additionally, there are different grades of bulbs, for instance our sunlight simulating 5K bulb makes an additional 9.6% more bonus light than a standard daylight bulb.
