Growlight + Plant Racks - Page 3

Vespertino · February 8, 2014

Has anyone used LED lights for their grow trays? Or are CFL's the way to go? I have a metroware shelf I'm going to be using, but I'm still figuring out how I'm going to have my lights set up.

lefolly · February 8, 2014

I bought a 135 watt UFO style led grow light off ebay last year, and that thing did great starting seeds, but for the price I would probably stick with T5 HO fixtures.

akgardengirl · February 8, 2014

I bought a 4 bulb T5 fixture but only need to use 2 bulbs to start seeds. I hope I am not ruining the fixture by taking 2 of the bulbs out for the time being. Does anyone know?
Sue B.

rnewste · February 8, 2014

Sue,

Your 4 bulb sockets are in "parallel" so you've got 110 volts going to all 4 bulbs independently - no worries with powering just 2 bulbs at a time.

Raybo

Worth1 · February 8, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by rnewste

Sue,

Your 4 bulb sockets are in "parallel" so you've got 110 volts going to all 4 bulbs independently - no worries with powering just 2 bulbs at a time.

Raybo

Agreed no worries.

Worth

akgardengirl · February 8, 2014

Thanks Raybo and Worth

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February 8, 2014	#31
Vespertino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 743	Has anyone used LED lights for their grow trays? Or are CFL's the way to go? I have a metroware shelf I'm going to be using, but I'm still figuring out how I'm going to have my lights set up.

February 8, 2014	#32
lefolly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Washington, Z8b Posts: 25	I bought a 135 watt UFO style led grow light off ebay last year, and that thing did great starting seeds, but for the price I would probably stick with T5 HO fixtures.

February 8, 2014	#33
akgardengirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anchorage, AK zone 3/4 Posts: 1,410	I bought a 4 bulb T5 fixture but only need to use 2 bulbs to start seeds. I hope I am not ruining the fixture by taking 2 of the bulbs out for the time being. Does anyone know? Sue B.

February 8, 2014	#34
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Sue, Your 4 bulb sockets are in "parallel" so you've got 110 volts going to all 4 bulbs independently - no worries with powering just 2 bulbs at a time. Raybo