Ott-lite

I was giving a pair of these little bad boys
and on the lite itself it reads "natural light supplement"
It doesnt say anything about for plant life in link...
OTT-LITE Technology: Product Detail

Anyone know about using these for growing?

I'd like to use them for seedlings.

it says used for indoor plants, the true color anyways.

Hmm, i may just stop by hobby lobby today and check them out!

newbie grower said:

it says used for indoor plants, the true color anyways.

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what kind of reply is that, dude?
Yeah, I'd like to use my lites INDOORS.
My question was could I use?
I did more checking and found my info out, yeah they are ok for plant life.
thanks anyways.

you using the 17watt bulb? even if they are good for plants ur gunna need hella more than 2 of em

hossfield said:

you using the 17watt bulb? even if they are good for plants ur gunna need hella more than 2 of em

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I have two 400watt MH/HSP
these ott lites were just giving to me out of the blue
I think they are worthless, but I was looking to put em
to some kind of use.
They will workout just fine for my lil seedlings before
the 24/7 MH party starts.

joepro said:

what kind of reply is that, dude?
Yeah, I'd like to use my lites INDOORS.
My question was could I use?
I did more checking and found my info out, yeah they are ok for plant life.
thanks anyways.

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Did you refuse his info because of his user name or were you just being rude?...

seriously his reply made more sense than your rebuttal.... +1 newbie grower for being a better man

charlesiii said:

Did you refuse his info because of his user name or were you just being rude?...

seriously his reply made more sense than your rebuttal.... +1 newbie grower for being a better man

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I miss read what he said, thought he said I can use the lites inside.
I pm him.....now what?
Being the better man?
I hope that one day, I'll be that man

I grew a monster with 2 17w OttLite bulbs worked awsomely and are currently working awsomely for my new plants.
I have 2 of these:
http://www.ott-lite.com/p-148-17-watt-plant-growth-bulb.aspx
But what I really came here for was to find out if the 17w bulbs or the 20w bulbs are better? The 17w bulbs have the protective sheild which allows me to put them pretty close to the plant, were as the 20w bulbs dont.
http://www.ott-lite.com/p-153-20-watt-plant-growth-bulb.aspx

Protecive shield for a 17-20watt tube? Hardly. I use these to root clones. Nothing works faster IMO, and they make nice healthy babies. Beyond that and they are just like every other low intensity fluorescent, which is to say they are not the right tool for the job of flowering.

Landragon said:

Protecive shield for a 17-20watt tube? Hardly. I use these to root clones. Nothing works faster IMO, and they make nice healthy babies. Beyond that and they are just like every other low intensity fluorescent, which is to say they are not the right tool for the job of flowering.

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its not tube its a cfl style bube I posted a link so you could see on the original post

I am in week 12 of veg useing two 17 W ott lights. For any grower looking to yeild and spend less then 50 bones in total germination-harvest!!!!! So far has been amazing. Dont have anything to compar it too but seems to work fine. I am thinking of adding two more ott lights or getting some other source....any tips i am in a closet so i can do pretty much anything just dont want to spend ton money.

dude get more OTT lites

Yeah think i am if i dont get the hps for this round of flowering im def goin to purchus few more ott lights.

Well, old thread, but might as well as say so:
I've got 2 Ott lites of 20W each, and both work great. They really make just about no heat and work wonders on ze plants.

My wife uses those for scrapbooking.......I wouldn't grow with one, but thats just me.

I believe they are a full spectrum light, so colors look the way they are suppose without any color distortion that a yellowish or blueish light may give you.

spandy said:

My wife uses those for scrapbooking.......I wouldn't grow with one, but thats just me.

I believe they are a full spectrum light, so colors look the way they are suppose without any color distortion that a yellowish or blueish light may give you.

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We're talking about the Ott-lite made specifically for growing, not any old OTT bulb.

And I'm saying that it works, because for the past 3 weeks, my plants haven't died yet. I'd guess that'd be a good pointer towards it being at least somewhat effective.