Plant lighting

[Thompson]

Sorry for another plant light thread. I'm about to buy this plant light from home depot but I was wondering if it is the right kind and ok to use in my chameleons cage for my shefflera and ficus?

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

 

[bridgofaith]

You want a 6500K, that's a 2700K. The bulb I got is a GE in a light blue and white box. Got it from Wal-Mart.

 

[DGray]

longer is better...

I'm sure the tube will be fine, but you'd be much better off with a longer tube (and fixture). 18" tubes are pretty puny.

48" tubes usually cost the same or a little bit more than a short one, and they give you a lot more light for the watts used. Its OK if they hang over the ends of the cage. Put some plants outside the cage too.

 

[Thompson]

You want a 6500K, that's a 2700K. The bulb I got is a GE in a light blue and white box. Got it from Wal-Mart.

is this the one you got?
http://www.lowes.com/pd_196250-371-85154_0_?productId=1229501&Ntt=ge

 

[bridgofaith]

is this the one you got?
http://www.lowes.com/pd_196250-371-85154_0_?productId=1229501&Ntt=ge

Yep, that's the one.

 

[Thompson]

cool what type of hood did you get for it? Also does the hood have to be bigger than the light?

 

[bridgofaith]

I just got a $7 fluorescent fixture from Wal-Mart. It's the under counter type and works perfect. This is the one I got.

http://lightsofamerica.com/Products/7000.aspx

 

[tkilgour]

At Lowes, I got the brand - UTILITECH 48" T8 Fixture in black
I also got a package of 2 - 48" T8 6500k colored flourescent bulbs

Total = under $20

Then I put 1 - 48" Reptisun uvb 5.0 bulb & 1 - 6500k bulb in the UTILITECH fixture. The plants grow great and the enclosures are nice and bright.

 

[Thompson]

I just got the light and the fixture how long till my plants start showing growth?

 

[privdncr]

so im to understand that if you put one reptisun 5.0 and one plant bulbBoth floresent) that will do the trick?

 

[Thompson]

Yes it works, I've had the plant light for three days now and my ficus looks like a totally new plant.