Aquarium lights?

[stingray]

I used to have fish tank, would any fish tank lights work excluding metal halide... I have like 18'' 15w T5 light bulbs...

 

[T@ll T33]

if its one light if wont be close but yes it can germinate or veg marijuana

 

[stingray]

if its one light if wont be close but yes it can germinate or veg marijuana

I can use two, its only until i can up and move everything outside...

If i get two, could you possibly recommend the best one i could get for use in an aquarium light fixture?

 

[TeaTreeOil]

Yea, aquarium lights are perfect. They're designed to penetrate water, I'm sure air will be no problem.

 

[T@ll T33]

dylight 6500k bulbs/tubes for veg.......... then flower out side right???

 

[stingray]

Yea, aquarium lights are perfect. They're designed to penetrate water, I'm sure air will be no problem.

Yeah, i just thought it would not be enough watts, its only 15w? I'm not sure how many lumens or what part of the spectrum its in... All the lights i have now don't work, what color should i get? I could mix two different lights too...

 

[T@ll T33]

yes but for veg is not recommend for flowering yes i suggest getting a few daylight 42w cfls 6500k

 

[stingray]

dylight 6500k bulbs/tubes for veg.......... then flower out side right???

Yeah, 6500k lights? Can you get those at hardware stores? I can only veg them until like 1- 1.5 feet tall? Should i do 12/12 lighting or just 24 because i don't have a timer. All in time though i guess?

 

[TeaTreeOil]

Sounds like a good idea. Just watch out for BUGS! They can devastate a plant in a day(especially leaf eaters like grasshoppers!).

I still kill every grasshopper I see to this day for eating the STEMS off 4 plants(with leafs mostly intact). Karma is a BITCH! lol

 

[stingray]

Sounds like a good idea. Just watch out for BUGS! They can devastate a plant in a day(especially leaf eaters like grasshoppers!).

I still kill every grasshopper I see to this day for eating the STEMS off 4 plants(with leafs mostly intact). Karma is a BITCH! lol

Whats a good idea? 12/12 lighting from the get go or 24? I'd like a quick grow as opposed to a good yielding grow.

 

[TeaTreeOil]

I'd go with tried and true 18/6 or 20/4. I'm personally using 12/4(16 hour periods) just for fun.

15w will sprout and grow a plant for maybe 6". I'd go CFL, if I were you, for ease and cost reasons. 26w Ge Daylight packs at Walmart are cheap. 2 can grow several plants to about 1 foot with a reflector.

 

[ejf1676]

so these are fish tank light s that i mounted to the sides then

so then i put these lights on the top with a homemade reflector that goes in the top and this works great --put the lights at 12/12 right from the beginning for fast grow