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I'm really curious here. Has anyone here used the screw in light socket LED downlights? Either this one: Or this: The obvious advantage is that a custom power supply is not necessary. I have a good number of these bulbs coming in from China, where they really are very inexpensive. I...

I don't know about you, but those CFLs get awfully hot to the touch where there are several in close proximity. Aren't you worried about the paper catching fire eventually? Sounds a bit dangerous to me.

Obviously you are into this for more than just personal use. :bigjoint:

The growlight I made from scratch in my basement, is situated between my overhead rafters. The gap between the rafters is just over 14" wide, and the light is 48 inches long. Inside the grow light are 16 - 23w CFL bulbs I bought "on the cheap". I live in the Raleigh/Durham area, and Duke...

Where did you get the snakeskin metal reflector? One of my grow lights has that, but I would like to experiment with it.

When I first got into this 'growing' thing about three months ago, I purchased two different grow lights. I did this in order to evaluate two different lights. One was a HydroGrow, 6 bulb unit. It was more expensive, heavier and came with two broken bulbs. The other was the same as yours...

Well, you are automatically going to get the 6500k greening bulbs. But if you go to Hydro Crunch right here, you can see that they also sell the flowering bulbs, which are 2800k. Funny thing is that they rate the 2ft bulbs at 2700. If you contact them, you can get them to substitute some of...

They do. But you have to contact the shipper and make arrangements for customizing them. They should be happy to do so. Different bulb makers work at different ratings. Some make 2700k, and others 3100k, etc. The shipper will probably only have one brand, but you can custom order...

With free shipping, and bulbs, that's a pretty good price. I paid that much for my 6 bulb HydroGrow light. I presume you can contact the shipper and custom order your choice of bulbs, since all eight bulbs by default 6500K. Oh, also be prepared of the possibility of one or more broken...

Thanks RD. I think I am going to stick with the white LEDs, and play with different combinations. They appear to be overall more practical. And they are easier to obtain too. I still need to wade through this thread. Sigh.........

But you are stating two contradictory things here. First you point me to that article to read and understand. And now you are saying they are not related to what you are doing here. But overall, flowering plants really do have needs just as do marijuana plants. If you can easily grow one...

I'm talking about the late Liberty Lounge. The fellow there had your avatar, and your language as well.

Ok, here's one of the things I picked up regarding the white leds vs the dedicated colors. And since we would be inside, who needs the white, correct? But still....my light is going to be downstairs in the basement, and not locked up. So I'll be able to see it, and white seems to be easier...

You may be right, but I'll tell you something. After watching that fiasco in New Yawk, where the Black fellow, selling a cigarette was restrained to the point of dying of a heart attack, I've come to a conclusion regarding what is more important to the bureaucrats. If there is a choice of...

That's an interesting coincidence. In the "grow-lights-we-like" the number one choice is the FLT24. I just happen to have the larger model, the FLT46, with 6 bulbs, and it seems to work well. The only problem with it was the shipping. Two of the T5 bulbs were broken, and I found that the way...

Sounds like a Capital Idea racerboy. But I have to confess that I am at a disadvantage, since I just joined this lovely forum today, and I purchased my grow lights back in September. But if you have your time machine close by, perhaps I can borrow it and go back before my purchase date, so as...

Hi everybody. I'm just starting to read this thread, which is very long, and from what I can see has a great deal of information. But I wanted to ask this question that has me confused. I'm currently using T5s and some homemade CFLs. And all of them give off light that is in the white...

I followed your link to the ebay site, and saw the opening price. My first impression was "My G-d, that's cheap"! It proves that first impressions are not always what they appear. I have a new grow station that I have only had for a few weeks. There are two grow lights, both T5s. The...

Not really a marijuana grower, but I've discovered that this is the best place to go in order to get help on making and using indoor lighting systems. And I can use all the help I can get. Thanks up front for everything. John PS: I note that my avatar has appeared without putting one in...

You look like somebody I know from another forum, but under a different name. Say it Ain't so, Joe.