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Post by vraev on Jun 6, 2008 0:08:26 GMT -5
Can't give specific details as I am not at home right now...but I am using one of those 4 foot lighting fixtures. If I recall correctly they may be a 2xT12 with a combo of like a plant/aquarium light and a full spectrum light. Which ones do you use for your plants?
I have learnt that the plant spectrum lights can be like a sniper rifle in accuracy and really help produce efficient light. Infact that is the same light (GE gro & sho) that I use for my neps. The 4 foots are higher wattage than the 2 foots and can produce high intensity of PAR.
EDIT:: Just checked the lights on plants. Neps grow under the above mentioned combo of lights. VFTs grow under those full spectrum natural sunshine brand of lights.
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Post by dvg on Jun 6, 2008 0:27:01 GMT -5
Are those the lights that are real pinkish in color? I use 2 32w 4' T8's daylight bulbs @ 6500k spectrum. I also have some T12 6500k 4's, but the 32w T8's put out a lot more lumens than the 40w T12's. To look at the T8's next to the T12's with the naked eye, the T8's appear to be twice as bright. The T5 bulb which is now replacing metal halides in commercial lighting applications, is even much brighter than the T8, but hasn't quite reached mainstream popularity yet. I'd say in a couple of years, it will be more common in Home Depot, will be mass produced and will be more affordable as another lighting option.
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Post by vraev on Jun 6, 2008 3:03:44 GMT -5
I agree.... I would go for the T5's if it was available commonly. For instance...at this hydroponics store I found a single tube T5 for like 40$. it is totally insane. Yeah....the plant one is the purple looking one. hence thats why the full spectrum light....it gives the full color while the plant one is useful for plants. Its just a matter of preference I guess. I do agree...I do doctor the pics a bit to make the contrast higher....but not to the point that i paint in red color. lol! ;p Also a couple of filters can be used to change the way the lighting apperas in pictures to be more neutral.
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Post by dvg on Jun 11, 2008 19:12:38 GMT -5
Hey Varun, thanks for the pm with the pictures comparing your original pics and the enhanced ones. You're absolutely right; the originals are dull and bland looking, as if they are being viewed through a grimy grey filter. Once you 'enhanced' them they look as if a cataract had been removed from the lens to restore 'full eyesight' back to the pictures. The pictures are not only sharper and brighter, but the colors are also more vivid and real, as if I were looking at my own vft's under lights. Thanks again for the comparison photos. And another thing that surprised me was your photo of the Nepenthes under the aquarium/plant and full spectrum combo lights. Although it was an 'original' photo, and definitely could have used some enhancing to brighten it up some, I couldn't tell that it was under those pinkish red aquarium lights, from that photo. So maybe the photos do distort the image a little, compared to what our unaided eye sees. Hope to see some more of those cool pics soon!
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Post by PingKing on Jun 12, 2008 3:29:20 GMT -5
Nice plants and pics Varun.
cheers
Xavier
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Post by vraev on Jun 12, 2008 14:02:33 GMT -5
thanks for the feedback guys.
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Post by coldtearsp on Jun 25, 2008 22:34:24 GMT -5
how come your VF's stems are so short? Mine are LONG!!! Am i doing anything wrong, mine is so unpleasnt to look at.
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