DonPendleton
Active Member
Yeah, I know everyone posts their own thread asking if their light is ok and its really annoying...Sorry 'bout that gents.
I've got a 2x96 watt 6500k CF light I was using on my 125 gallon planted aquarium that I wired up into a custom canopy for the tank. Now Im wondering if I can take the ballast and bulbs out and fit them on a piece of 3/4" ply to fit my closet and use them for gro lights? (the 6 foot light box its in now its 2 freaking inches too long to fit my closet!) I am thinking 5-6 plants.
I have about a million other lights I used to use on my tanks that I was thinking of just screwing to the ply along the sides of the big CF to add some other temps...
Here is a pic of my light. I got it as a retrofit kit and it was pretty pricey so I really want to re-use it.
Here is a pic of the light it puts out.
So, I was thinking mount it on ply then hang it on an adjustable chain and see what happens? Can I get away with this for the full growth of the plant?
I've got a 2x96 watt 6500k CF light I was using on my 125 gallon planted aquarium that I wired up into a custom canopy for the tank. Now Im wondering if I can take the ballast and bulbs out and fit them on a piece of 3/4" ply to fit my closet and use them for gro lights? (the 6 foot light box its in now its 2 freaking inches too long to fit my closet!) I am thinking 5-6 plants.
I have about a million other lights I used to use on my tanks that I was thinking of just screwing to the ply along the sides of the big CF to add some other temps...
Here is a pic of my light. I got it as a retrofit kit and it was pretty pricey so I really want to re-use it.
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Here is a pic of the light it puts out.
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So, I was thinking mount it on ply then hang it on an adjustable chain and see what happens? Can I get away with this for the full growth of the plant?