uva booster

so have herd about uva helping increase strength so was thinking can i buy 'booster' lights or will i havr to make my own?!?!

I use a T5 fixture fitted with full spectrum plus UV bulbs. Hortiluxe makes a whole line of these with different spectrums but I find Agromax bulbs hold their brightness longer than the hortiluxe. Has both UV A & B plus full spectrum. I put four of these alongside a 600w hps which really puts the frost on them.

cheers rich, sweet i got 4 gavita pro 750 on rails but need something for corners and sides!!

nutter film technique said:

cheers rich, sweet i got 4 gavita pro 750 on rails but need something for corners and sides!!

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Even a short fixture will make a difference. I'm impressed with how adding UV expands the footprint of your light without adding much heat or using much power.

would it be advisable to get a veg with uvb/a or just uvb/a leds?! or led's?!?cheers again

nutter film technique said:

so have herd about uva helping increase strength so was thinking can i buy 'booster' lights or will i havr to make my own?!?!

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It's UV-B NOT UV-A that does that..... 280 to 315 nm band range....
Keep in mind that not all UVb bulbs work well, as they have a very limited penetration depth.

Example: Reptile bulbs and fixtures - Only have about 18 inch's of actual effective distance from the bulb...

Isawthelight said:

Rapid LED has a new UVA booster puck for $32.

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That's $32 bucks they stole from you....