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I am experimenting trying to germinate some Drosera seeds under a Fluorescent light that isn't that strong. Where can I find a fixture that can fit a heavy duty, higher wattage and more color temperature bulb? I don't need it for this time around but it would be good to know. Thanks!

dantt99 wrote:I am experimenting trying to germinate some Drosera seeds under a Fluorescent light that isn't that strong. Where can I find a fixture that can fit a heavy duty, higher wattage and more color temperature bulb? I don't need it for this time around but it would be good to know. Thanks!

I have something similar to this and i'm very happy with it .

http://cgi.ebay.com/T5-FLORO-2-ft-two-l ... 1c13bf670d

Those look cool, I might have to look into one for Christmas xD

I can't decide which cfl to put on my terrarium, I got a 5000k, 1750 lumen, daylight cfl, and a 6500k, 1600 lumen, daylight cfl. Which one is better? Should I put both?

i think the 6500k is better from what ive read,and you could put both in if you wanted

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fluorescent-Eff ... 983&sr=1-2


Do ypu reckon this would work well as a grow light?

I bet that would work fine . Did you ever get your LED?

Nah but i am now (again) I just realized that that fluoro has to be wired into the wall

What do you meean? Oh now I get it.

You should look at mine

Hydrofarm T5 2 foot

search that on Google and you will find it .

I can't be bothered to pay postage for US to UK i'll just try the LED and if it doesn't work then i'll try something else

Okay, I still don't understand why you like LED.

For those in the US Walmart has single bulb 2ft t5 fixtures w/bulb for $10. They are the linkable kind. You can connect up to 5 fixtures. I bought one and I like it a lot. The bulb is a 4200k though.

The reason i like LED is because it's energy saving so my mum wont kill me every month when she recieves the energy bill

squirtoman wrote:The reason i like LED is because it's energy saving so my mum wont kill me every month when she recieves the energy bill

It's not that bad. Trust me, not more than a couple bucks extra.

Dionae wrote:For those in the US Walmart has single bulb 2ft t5 fixtures w/bulb for $10. They are the linkable kind. You can connect up to 5 fixtures. I bought one and I like it a lot. The bulb is a 4200k though.

You can get a better bulb for it at http://www.hydroponics.net/ here is the bulb I use.

I find it very good and bright, if you want to replace your current one.