Fluorescent Grow Lights
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When it comes to energy-efficient grow lights indoors, you can’t use normal home lighting. When it comes to indoor growing, you’ll need to use specific lights designed for growing plants. Keep reading to find out what lights they are and how they’re used.
Is it Worth Growing with Fluorescent Lights?
Fluorescent lighting is the best type for saplings and clones. You can use this type of lighting in grow tents up to 100x100 cm in size. For larger tents you’re better off using a HPS, LEC or LED lighting system.
What Benefits Do Fluorescent Lights Have in Grow Rooms?
- It’s the best type of light for small plants and clones.
- Low in price.
- Low heat emission.
- Can be used during the summer.
- Ideal for small or short grow tents.
What Fluorescent Light to Pick
There are two different types of fluorescent lighting that you can use.
Compact Fluorescent Tubes and CFL lighting (Compact Fluorescent Light).
We have mixed, growth and flowering lamps.
Grow lights designed for specific phases will need to be switched out when your plants change from the growth to the bloom period.
CFL
- Can use HPS and MH reflectors.
- More fragile than the tubes.
- Their folded design makes one CFL equivalent to various normal tubes.
- More expensive than tubes.
- Available in 125w, 150w, 200w and 250w.
Fluorescent Tubes
- They use special panel-like reflectors.
- Sturdier than CFL lighting.
- You need more tubes than CFL bulbs.
- They’re cheaper.
- Available in 55w kits.
What Fluorescent Light Should I Use in My Grow Tent?
Based on your grow tent:
- 60x60 cm - a 2x55W system or 125W-150W CFL.
- 80x80 cm - a 4x55W system or 200W-250W CFL.
- 100x100 cm - a 4x55W system or 250W CFL.
The Right Fluorescent Grow Light for your Grow
Our catalogue as both CFL lights as well as fluorescent tubes.
CFL for Growth
Pure Light CFL Grow by Pure Factory Grow Light
6400k colour temperature, ideal for the growth stage. Available in:
- 125w (5 parts)
- 200w (5 parts)
- 250w (5 parts)
Mixed CFL Grow Lights for the Growth and Flowering Stages
Pure Light CFL Greenpower Mixed Grow Light
2700k – 6400k colour temperature, ideal for growth and flowering, available in:
- 125w (5 parts)
- 200w (8 parts)
- 250w (8 parts)
CFL Flowering Grow Tents
2100k colour temperature, ideal for the bloom period.
- 125w (5 parts)
Pure Light CFL Bloom by Pure Factory
2700k colour temperature, designed for flowering.
- 150w (6 parts)
- 200w (8 parts)
- 250w (8 parts)
Fluorescent Tubes
The TC-L 55w Fluorescent tube is available in various different colour temperatures:
- 9500k for clones and saplings.
- 6500k for the veg (growth) stage.
- 2100k for the bloom (flowering) stage.
White Fluorescent Replacement Bulb – this is for replacing in the 2x55w and 4x55w kits, during the growth period.
Orange Fluorescent Replacement Bulb – this is for replacing in the 2x55w and 4x55w kits, during the flowering period.
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