can i use a 36" Fluorescent Shop Light, T12 for my first time grow???

[420swed]

I was woundering if i could use a 36" Fluorescent Shop Light, T12 for my first time grow the light is 36w for each bulb or wat ever there called and theres two so 72w for a 3x3 room to grow 3 plants???????????????????


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[camaro630hp]

yep u could start them under that but i would try 2 flower under hps if u can
u need cool white and warm white blubs

 

[camaro630hp]

good luck with ur grow

 

[420swed]

well i had the plant outside and its starting to flower now could i still use it

 

[camaro630hp]

i have b4 but if u can leave it outside i would u will b a lot happer with the harvast
all i can say is if ur at that point leave it outside

well i had the plant outside and its starting to flower now could i still use it

 

[420swed]

yeh i guess but theres only one month left to grow then frost what would i do then

 

[camaro630hp]

if u cant get a hps from homedepo or htg supply
than go with cfls u might need 2 add a few but it can b done
i hope that helps u

 

[420swed]

i can buy cft the tubes to put in the fluorescent light insted of buying a bunch of lamps would that be better?

 

[camaro630hp]

u can use any of these cfls

 

[camaro630hp]

they all work great but it is up 2 u
i would use both kind,tubes 4 top.others 4 the side of the plants

 

[420swed]

yeh i confused rite now everyone is saying that it wont work they said i need 3000k or 2700k for my plants to flower

 

[420swed]

and i dont no how many watts 3000k would be?

 

[camaro630hp]

bulbs are rated to makes 3600 real lumens, about as much light as a "65 watt (=500 watt, 8000 phony lumen) fluorex" It also produces about as much light as a standard 4’ two bulb shoplight or a 2' straight tube T5. But the output is concentrated in a much smaller area. So it's a really cheap way to start healthy, abundant plants with high intensity light. ​

High Blue Content Bulbs for Growth!They features high blue content light to promote compact bushey growth and strong plants. It's light spectrum is very close to natural skylight! Grow lights that don't make blue light produce unnatural, spindly plants. These are 5000K bulbs.

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HighRed Content Bulbsfor Blooming!
Plants are most photo synthetically receptive to red light. And our bulbs produce high ratios of deep red to red light to promote blooming​

ONE BLUB =1300-1700K DEPENDS ONE THE BLUB U BUY JUST ADD ALL THE BLUBS TOGATHER /LIKE 2 BLUBS AT 1500K+1500K=3000K​

[FONT=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Common questions about narrow spectrum fluorescents.[/FONT]
[FONT=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Q: What is the color Temperature of narrow spectrum fluorescents? [/FONT]
[FONT=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]A: Color temperature ratings don't Mean much with narrow spectrum fluorescents. They make more very deep red light than traditional low color temperature sources like HPS. While at the same time they actually make much more blue light than high color temperature sources like metal halide. What’s interesting is that the type of deep red light that is most nutritious for plants is barely perceptible by the human eye. So paradoxically, these bulbs look bluish to the eye even though they actually make more red light than blue.[/FONT]
[FONT=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Q: Do I need the daylight bulbs or a metal halide spectrum for vegetative growth and then a second set of warm (HPS -like ) bulbs for flowering?[/FONT]
[FONT=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]A: No. The narrow spectrum bulbs are the best all around bulbs for growing, fruiting, and flowering. You see, HPS lamps make lots of energy that plants need for flowering, but the defective HPS light spectrum produces lanky, stringy growth. (HPS is the same bulb used in street lights) So people will often start plants under a white light like metal halide to encourage compact growth even though metal halide bulbs are dimmer.[/FONT]
[FONT=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]But with narrow spectrum fluorescents, you don’t have to compromise. Light is generated just where plants can most effectively use it. [/FONT]
[FONT=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Q: What about FluorX spectrum? [/FONT]
[FONT=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]A: The FluorX spectrum is actually identical to our sunlight simulating 5K lamp. It can be used to provide side lighting in HPS systems which are defective in blue light. People have gone crazy over the brilliant fluorX. (I use it in most of our shop and barn lighting fixtures) But while it looks really bright to the eye, its not the best spectrum for growing plants. [/FONT]

When plants are full size, switch to the warm tone set of bulbs with extra deep red light to supply extra energy for blooming. The warm tone bulb produces a spectrum that substitutes

ALSO U SHOULD FIND THE BLUBS K ON THE BASE OF EACH BLUB REMEMBER 2 ADD + THEM TOGATHER AND THATS UR REAL K

GOOD LUCK MAN ,I REALLY HOPE THAT HELPS

 

[420swed]

alright thanks man today i bought 1 40 watt cool white ultra bright and ultra clear and i bought a 42 watt energy smart light.

 

[camaro630hp]

good deal
sounds good keep me posted on ur grow

 

[420swed]

yeh i will man heres some pics of it now

 

[TheToker]

Yeah that will work! Im using a shop light too each bulb is 40W

 

[camaro630hp]

Cool u got the lights
i would say 2 put both lights on the plant
i noticed u have 1 light facing away
good luck i b watching

yeh i will man heres some pics of it now

 

[420swed]

(the toker) how big r ur plants now?

 

[MrFishy]

You can keep that 40W shoplight all but ON your growth without burning it. The heat's in the ends.