T5 Flourescent

Does anyone know if you can put a t5 bulb in a run of the mill shop light or do you need a special setup to run these $ 9.00 bulbs.

Thanks in advance

me

No they do not fit in regular shop lights.

Thanks for the reply,

What do you reccomend for a dirt cheap light option?

I have read posts for days and have seen conflicting opinions on the run of the mill flourescent tubes. I have boxes of 35 watters and I simply cant see these working. On the other hand I have read a fair amount of posts that will say that these will work.

I'm lookn at 6 to 12 of these in the form of reflective tube setups, 4 above, 4 front and 4 rear. I have a room cut into a clone/grow room and a flower room and lookn to do this on the smallest budget ever done.

Pointing in any direction is much appreciated.

Thanks all,

me

Check here

Thanks for the link,

me

These will fit a normal socket and are fairly cheap.

How many plants do you plan on?

The spectrum is what would decide if you can use what you got.

So do you know the Sprctrum/Kelvin/(day light, spring, warm)?

I'm running the $15 Phillips Aquarium and Plant 4' 40w CFLs in normal shop lights. What's the difference between that bulb and a T5?

A normal shoplight uses T12 tubes, the T5 tube is much smaller around, and can be fitted closer together. The 4 footers in T5 tubes are 52 watts, too.

I think you'll find that tubes with the most lumens are regular cool/warm white, and NOT the specialty plant or grow tubes. Plus they're cheaper.

ahhh, I've see those tiny really bright bulbs. My hydro shop thinks they're the bomb. Lots of lumens, no cooling.