these lights any good???

[Docter.GreenThumb]

hey guys well today while i was out i saw a T8 18,000 k 15w flurencent tube.i was wondering if a few of these would be good to chuck in with some other 23w 6500k clfs?.cheers for info in advance.

 

[riddleme]

Sounds like some kind of aquarium bulb, not much wattage but should work for side lighting, I would be more inclined to stay near MJ's fav spectrums with more wattage/lumens though

 

[chronik4lyfe]

yeah what kind of lumens do these bulbs have , the light temp sounds pretty good

 

[oregon024]

Not worth hanging unless you don't have a strong light.,Spend your money on smart pots!

 

[doc111]

hey guys well today while i was out i saw a T8 18,000 k 15w flurencent tube.i was wondering if a few of these would be good to chuck in with some other 23w 6500k clfs?.cheers for info in advance.

Your best bet is to go with the cfl's. Linear fluorescents work well for seedlings and rooting clones. They can work well for supplemental lighting too but not great as the primary light source. Best of luck my friend.

 

[Docter.GreenThumb]

Your best bet is to go with the cfl's. Linear fluorescents work well for seedlings and rooting clones. They can work well for supplemental lighting too but not great as the primary light source. Best of luck my friend.

aiight man cheers.yea i was only gonna use is as a suplement light.just thought that i would be good seen as it is high in the blue spectrum.but i was just on ebay.thinking of getting a 600w hps.cheers for the info guys

 

[doc111]

aiight man cheers.yea i was only gonna use is as a suplement light.just thought that i would be good seen as it is high in the blue spectrum.but i was just on ebay.thinking of getting a 600w hps.cheers for the info guys

I always recommend HID lighting over fluoros. They are way more efficient than fluoros.

 

[Docter.GreenThumb]

I always recommend HID lighting over fluoros. They are way more efficient than fluoros.

is it true HID lights have a lot of heat output?