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i think im going to mix one or two of these with my fiji purps in flowering(maybe remove an actinic and replace with these?!!).. i love the even DEEPER red! from what i have researched deep infra red will be very beneficial to flowering...

Could be a good bulb... however their charts seem to be suspect... if they are as represented they would be a good addition.. however i stiil have found a better far red bulb

Hey wildcajun Glad to see your thread is growing strong!!! Yes gentlemen you can flower with t5 check these out! My last grow with T5

Not even close... fuji are 660nm and have tons more blue... if i could find a cheaper better bulb i would use it! the procolors are not even on my list any more.. theyre obsolete s far as im concerned.. i have found a replacement!!! the 454 is the bulb for 450-46nm also the 75.25 is the bulb i...

The giesemann actinic plus has a waste of light in green... UVL super actinic

Not too keen on the roseate bulbs... :-/ a large waste in yellow and orange...

Start here.. and look for the bulbs listed in this forum theres plenty in the last few pages... Your local aquarium stores may have some of these bulbs as they are pretty popular. http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/54w-48in-ati-blue-plus-t5-ho-fluorescent-bulb.html...

Ive seen t5 style bulbs on alibaba.. however those led batches are what we call "Bins" as in theyre not graded... they would have to be individually tested to determing exact spectra... leds are famous for inconsistancy.. where as a t5 bulb is the same irradiane along the entire tube... not to...

t5's are 30% more efficient than t8 and last longer... Ballasts and fixtures are CHEAP... you can get a decent ballast and fixture http://www.cpesupply.com/default.aspx?page=item%20detail&itemcode=IBZT56L hell even Home Depot sells them!

Why not just get a retrofit kit and change ballasts etc?

These graphs were posted already in this forum HERE ive even posted them in my journal.. please check it out! they do not belong to me and were provided by BrainAlive Brainalive if you read this Thanks again for these great graphs to help the cause!

The more light peaks the bulb produces the less of that light it produces....... for example you must ADD the total light distribution together to get the total output... if you disperse that light over the entire spectrum you diminish the intensity of the individual peaks....therefore the...

Light travels in ALL directions.... Unless your doing a SOG and the plants are perfectly FLAT... you shouldn't have a problem... the sheer fact you can see all the bulbs 4" from your face means light is reaching your eyes telling you they exist....

Obviously you havent looked at the SPD charts for the AQUA flora... Stay away from them... These bulbs have far too much yellow in them to be efficient the blue peaks @ 400nm which is not as efficient as 420-450 their SPD charts also seems a bit suspect.... Consider instead Ati Blue+ or ATI...

T5 for you invest a few $$$ in bulbs and get a light that will make the same pretty light your Wife AND your Girls will love! 170$shipped! http://www.home-hydroponics.co/T5-2Ft-8-Tube-Designer-System-w-Bulbs-10659.htm

I must say today i smoked my first of my Kandy kush, and while she smells tame im zonked its hard to spell hard to do anything really.... and no headache! and for this reason i love love love organics! and even made a nice little ball of bubble hash which was gifted to my buddy whos never smoked...

+rep good question YES i would love to use a ballast with times however im not paying 700$ for one! that being said most lamps have one two or 4 switches and only 1 cord :( so thats not going to work.. however there are DIY retro kits i have mentioned here before that you can DIY a setup... is...

Aquarium bulbs usually are V-HO meaning they are both... that is to say that they are either underdriven VHO bulbs or overdrive capable HO bulbs any way you slice it thats they way they come! The UVL bulbs have an internal reflector series...

I know this is a long thread but a few pages ago we covered that..

good choice in bulbs thats a good mix for veg and bloom :D