"OrchidKitty" wrote in
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high-intensity flourescent light

Hi
I also looked into the 40 watt high-intensity fluorescent lights and
found that it is only the groove in the tube design that increases the
light output. Also the small amount of light gain does not equal the
excessive cost. I use 40 2 bulb fluorescent strip lamps placed side by
side to give me 8 lamps across on shelf 28 inches wide. I've grown &
bloomed catts, Phals, and dens under these lights although I have burnt
a few catt leaf tips when they touched the lights.

Note: I have seen some fluorescent lamps in the Farmtek catalog but they
are also too pricy for me to try. Note; do not try the cheap shop
lights, 1. you cant place them close enough I.e. side by side. 2. They
seem to eat lamps in a short time.

Grow well and bloom magnificently
dusty