Thanks you Matthew!

Could tell me how wide is a single shoplight?
I`m thinking putting 2 together to get 4 tubes!

So, according to your experience, a mix of CoolWhite and Warm White is
better than a simple Daylight?

thanks

Claude

"Matthew Donadio" wrote in message
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| "PhalGuy" wrote in message
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| So , your saying that 2 -48` shoplight ( 4 tubes ) will be better for ma
| Phal than a 1 -48`shoplight ( 2 tubes ) .
| What about the kind of tube you`re using?
| I was thinking a mix of Cold and warm or just Daylight?
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| I grow all of my plants, mostly Phals, under 4x40W fluorescent (two shop
| lights, 4 tubes total). I used to use 40W Plant & Aquarium tubes and I
| tried Daylight tubes, and my plants did well. I recently switched to a
mix
| of Cool and Warm White bulbs for a few reasons. One, is that the specialty
| bulbs are 3x to 4x the cost of normal bulbs. Two, normal bulbs put out
| about 50% more lumens than the specialty bulbs. The third is that I have
| talked with several experienced growers, and they have have good success
| with normal bulbs.
|
| --Matt
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