Have seen little about the effectiveness of the Wonderlights with
orchids. Have also seen claim they are short-lived. Anyone have
success with such bulbs? Do they we require a special socket or can a
standard bulb socket work? Have a 4x4 area with phals that needs more
lumens! Metal halide I am afraid would heat my small apartment.

Merrill Speeter wrote:

Have seen little about the effectiveness of the Wonderlights with
orchids. Have also seen claim they are short-lived. Anyone have
success with such bulbs? Do they we require a special socket or can a
standard bulb socket work? Have a 4x4 area with phals that needs more
lumens! Metal halide I am afraid would heat my small apartment.


Merrill,

MH light would give you less total heat than the equivalent number of
fluorescent fixtures. For supplemental light you could get a 250 or
200W MH light. Sure it gives off a little heat, but if I could figure
out a way to make light without heat, I'd be famous (and no doubt
imprisoned for fraud). MH lights aren't really that effective at space
heating.

Rob

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Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren
1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
2a. See rule 1
3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase
more orchids, obtain more credit

Rob Halgren wrote:
.................if I could figure
out a way to make light without heat, I'd be famous (and no doubt
imprisoned for fraud).............................



Hummmm... I wonder it LEDs come in wavelengths that would bloom orchids?

Steve In NY but way north of the big storm.