2 bulb 4' t5 seedling bench

[anti]

does a 4 foot 2 bulb t5 fixture with 6500k bulbs sound good for getting seedlings going or is only one bulb necessary? thxx!!

 

[caperfarmer902]

thats all i use, 2 t5 4ft bulbs, im plannin on gettin the hydrofarm 4ft light stand aspecially for t5 lights 2 bulbs.. but yes your answer, this is more then enough for seedling to get going, as long as its only about 2 to 3 inches above the seelding tops.. heres a little info on some fluros and their lumans..

- The average lumen output of a 40-watt T12 is 2800 lumens, about 68 lumens per watt,
- A 32-Watt T8 bulb yeilds 100 lumens per watt and cracks out 100 average lumens,
- A 54-watt t5 throws 5000 average lumens, which means it produces 92 lumens per watt,

Hope This helps,
Good Luck,

 

[Cartoon Head]

A guy I know uses one for seedlings and plants vegging all the way up to flower.He got his from ebay for about 30 or 40 uk pounds.Type into the ebay search box "cuttings lamp" to see it.