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LOL rip off. Cheap florescent lights are the best light you can use for seedlings.Ok, so usually I just use a fluorescent shop light to start my seeds... but my circumstances have changed and the space I have available does not accommodate my 4 ft shop light. I have a light that will fit, but I'm worried it may be too much for them. It is a light therapy light box and I will post some pics. It claims 10000 Lux at 24 inches, which is high for seedlings right? Would it be OK if I put it up a bit higher, like 3 feet? Or should I just try to find a fluorescent that will fit in my closet? I'm already behind schedule and my seeds are soaking as I type so need to get this sorted. Thanks for any help. Gonna tag some of y'all in hopes of more attention@Aqua Man @GNick55 Thanks guys!
Yeah I know it's for people. I'm just wanting to use it for a week or so until they can go under the grow light, I don't want to fry them. I used that light in addition to my MarsHydro last year once the girls got bigger, they loved it... but on seedlings I've always used fluorescent for about a week because it's so easy to fry seedlings. I guess if I raise that up high enough it's the same difference, the Mars I mean... bud led is so strong for delicate babies.That appears to be for people not plants. In that price range and size, I went with a Mars TS1000 to grow young plants. On a side note the Mars did wonders for my depression and mood disorders, if you get my drift.
I know... that's what I usually do, but my space does not accommodate the fluorescent I have. I didn't buy that btw, it was given to me, and it actually helps the seasonal affective disorder, I close my eyes and imagine I'm somewhere warm and sunny lol. I'm just wanting to use it for babies then switch to my actual grow light cause I don't wanna burn em... probably just try to find a short fluorescent, but my town is lame lol. Trying to work with what I've got.LOL rip off. Cheap florescent lights are the best light you can use for seedlings.
a week? ok than really any light that the plant can sense for day time hours is good enough for a week only!! and keep it high, seedlings shouldn’t stretch if temp is 75.,Yeah I know it's for people. I'm just wanting to use it for a week or so until they can go under the grow light, I don't want to fry them. I used that light in addition to my MarsHydro last year once the girls got bigger, they loved it... but on seedlings I've always used fluorescent for about a week because it's so easy to fry seedlings. I guess if I raise that up high enough it's the same difference, the Mars I mean... bud led is so strong for delicate babies.
Yeah... it's just scary to use the grow light in a small space for seedlings... I fear they will fry.a week? ok than really any light that the plant can sense for day time hours is good enough for a week only!! and keep it high, seedlings shouldn’t stretch if temp is 75.,
t5’s come as a single light or as 4 in 2 ft or 4 ft lengths.. great for seedlings also..Yeah... it's just scary to use the grow light in a small space for seedlings... I fear they will fry.
Yeah I was thinking that, I've done that for clones.t5’s come as a single light or as 4 in 2 ft or 4 ft lengths.. great for seedlings also..
if you do put in grow area early than obviously light as high as it goes and maybe put some sort of shading material between seedlings and light for even a few hours a day.. that type of thing also
Spiral cfl work perfect.I know... that's what I usually do, but my space does not accommodate the fluorescent I have. I didn't buy that btw, it was given to me, and it actually helps the seasonal affective disorder, I close my eyes and imagine I'm somewhere warm and sunny lol. I'm just wanting to use it for babies then switch to my actual grow light cause I don't wanna burn em... probably just try to find a short fluorescent, but my town is lame lol. Trying to work with what I've got.
Hps is the worst light for seedlings, and those $10 bulbs still need a $40 fixture/ballast. 150w hps for $70 is a much better deal, but they suck for seedlings too.Go to the electrical supply store. Grab a 70 watt HPS. Tiny foot print. Lots of light. 10 bucks.
It's a standard E26 base. Just need 110. No Ballast. Use a ceramic socket. Or spend a few bucks more and get a compact CFL. The HPS isn't the best. Just the cheapest option I can think of.Hps is the worst light for seedlings, and those $10 bulbs still need a $40 fixture/ballast. 150w hps for $70 is a much better deal, but they suck for seedlings too.
Are you sure? My 70w hps E26 needs a ballast. I'm pretty sure they all do. I never even heard of one that didn't.It's a standard E26 base. Just need 110. No Ballast. Use a ceramic socket. Or spend a few bucks more and get a compact CFL. The HPS isn't the best. Just the cheapest option I can think of.
Globe Electric 04682 70W High Intensity Discharge (HID) Sodium Light Bulb, E26 Base, Soft White https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00C6WL9T6/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_F6W662KA0WPHW9PVSE4Z?psc=1Are you sure? My 70w hps E26 needs a ballast. I'm pretty sure they all do. I never even heard of one that didn't.
Post a link to a self ballasted hps
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