I found a nice T5 fixture and bulb 20.00 4 foot

AZPsyclops

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What kind of bulb did it come with?
I like the price though I could hang those as supplementals in my flower room.
 

navyfighter04

Active Member
What kind of bulb did it come with?
I like the price though I could hang those as supplementals in my flower room.
Honestly man. Save some money and use t-8 bulbs instead. Ive used both and honestly t-8 is better. Especially for price reasons. Here is what i use:
http://menards.com/main/lighting-fans/indoor-lights/fluorescent/2-light-48-fluorescent-shoplight/p-1848411-c-7495.htm

They are 4 foot 2 bulb T-8 light fixtures. They are only 10 bucks and with the bulbs its about $16 for the bulbs and fixture together. This gives you a 4' fixture and bulbs for under 20 bucks. I have like 15 of these. I use them for Veg, Cloning, and my Mothers. Then put my plants under HPS for flower. Just a thought but figured id spread this out there... With the 2 bulb t-8, it gives you up to 6000 lumens for $16. Where the T-5 1 bulb fixture with bullb is $31 after shipping. The t-5 is 5000 lumens for $31. Double the price. If you got 2 of the T-8 fixtures with bulbs it would cost the same as one t-5. 1 T-5 Bulb=5000 lumens, 4 t-8 bulbs=11,000 lumens. Same cost....Tell me whats better....
 

whocares100

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I have not tried t8 bulbs, I can only speak for t5, But this is a good deal, very nicely made, got mine 2 days ago, no real heat given off, so good for hot summer vegging.
 
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