T12 Instant Sun Natural Spectrum Light - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T19:35:15Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/t12-instant-sun-natural-spectrum-light?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A532961&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noMickey;
I have been usin…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-12-03:4778851:Comment:5329612013-12-03T12:39:11.991ZJohn McCawhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnMcCaw
<p>Mickey;</p>
<p> I have been using T8's with no problems growing. Yes, the T5's are better, but my lettuce, broc, peppers and carrotts are all doing just fine with the T8 lighting. I purchased the 3-bulb shop lights at Lowes, and hung them using small chain and hooks, which allows me to raise and lower them as needed. I hang them about an inch or so above the highest plant in the growing area. The lettuce "reaches" for the light some if to high, and I just let it fill out before…</p>
<p>Mickey;</p>
<p> I have been using T8's with no problems growing. Yes, the T5's are better, but my lettuce, broc, peppers and carrotts are all doing just fine with the T8 lighting. I purchased the 3-bulb shop lights at Lowes, and hung them using small chain and hooks, which allows me to raise and lower them as needed. I hang them about an inch or so above the highest plant in the growing area. The lettuce "reaches" for the light some if to high, and I just let it fill out before harvesting it. I also bought the smaller 2-bulb shop lights, but they had black back ground, and so the reflection down was not as bright as the 3bulb that are reflective.</p>
<p>John</p> Thanks for your info. I had…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-11-22:4778851:Comment:5313782013-11-22T19:48:46.230ZMickey https://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Mickey
<p>Thanks for your info. I had bought this light</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003U51E8E/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003U51E8E/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1</a></p>
<p>but now I will return it for this one.…</p>
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<p>Thanks for your info. I had bought this light</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003U51E8E/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003U51E8E/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1</a></p>
<p>but now I will return it for this one.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009GU4RMC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AGHGL81LFL69F">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009GU4RMC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AGHGL81LFL69F</a></p> T8s are definitely better tha…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-11-22:4778851:Comment:5310862013-11-22T19:38:26.211ZSteve Rhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/steveraisner
<p>T8s are definitely better than t12s Its still going to be a major limiting factor in your plant growth tho. Yes the light out put of a T8 is higher than that of a t12 and a t5 has better light out put than a t8. A few years ago congress passed a law to phase out high mercury bulbs so first to get outlawed was t12 then t8s to move them all to t5s which use the least amount of power for the most amount of light. </p>
<p>T8s are definitely better than t12s Its still going to be a major limiting factor in your plant growth tho. Yes the light out put of a T8 is higher than that of a t12 and a t5 has better light out put than a t8. A few years ago congress passed a law to phase out high mercury bulbs so first to get outlawed was t12 then t8s to move them all to t5s which use the least amount of power for the most amount of light. </p> The light I bought will take…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-11-22:4778851:Comment:5313742013-11-22T19:21:01.733ZMickey https://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Mickey
<p>The light I bought will take T8's as well I know they wouldn't be as good as T5's but would they be better then T12's? Also I thought the only difference between all of them was the energy efficiency of each. Am I wrong and T5's and T8's accually put out more better light as well?</p>
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<p>The light I bought will take T8's as well I know they wouldn't be as good as T5's but would they be better then T12's? Also I thought the only difference between all of them was the energy efficiency of each. Am I wrong and T5's and T8's accually put out more better light as well?</p>
<p> </p> T12 is technology that is on…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-11-22:4778851:Comment:5313692013-11-22T18:36:15.723ZSteve Rhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/steveraisner
<p>T12 is technology that is on its way out and i thought was now illegal to produce new for retail. It also provides very little light for plants. It will grow something but they will be hurting for light bad you really need t5s if your going to grow anything indoors and t5s are on the low end of what is out there. </p>
<p>T12 is technology that is on its way out and i thought was now illegal to produce new for retail. It also provides very little light for plants. It will grow something but they will be hurting for light bad you really need t5s if your going to grow anything indoors and t5s are on the low end of what is out there. </p>