Re: cheapo metal halides

["Susan Welenofsky" <welenofsky@comcast.net>]

I got a halide bulb and fixture. Not sure what Kate got. But, I have noticed 
more plant growth with another type of light, those bluish Reveal Bulbs.

Susan
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Erik Olson 
  To: gsas-member@thekrib.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 1:01 PM
  Subject: Re: cheapo metal halides


  Just checking: Did she get metal halide, or "Halogen " bulbs? 

  http://www.thekrib.com/Lights/halogen.html

  The "under $20" makes me think the latter, but one never knows.

    - Erik

  On Tue, 15 Jun 2004, Kate Breimayer wrote:

  > Well, what my friend bought was under $20 so she is quite interested in 
  > hearing if it will work. She doesn't have $150 for lighting. They got a 
  > 180 liter tank with stand for $15 at a garage sale and thought they 
  > would be able to get bargains on all the other equipment... The tank is 
  > often the cheapest piece of equipment we buy. If the industrial bulbs 
  > did work she would be really really happy. :)
  > Kate
  > 
  > welenofsky@comcast.net wrote:
  > 
  > >Hi Kate:
  > >
  > >I got my light and bulb for $150 delivered. It's a 5500 K. I haven't set 
it up yet. You can get bulbs cheap on eBay.
  > >
  > >Susan
  > >
  > >
  > >  
  > >
  > >>Hi,
  > >>Has anyone ever experimented with the industrial grade metal halides 
  > >>sold at Lowes or Home Despot? I have toyed with the idea of using them 
  > >>with T-5 actinics for balance, and a friend actually bought a bunch... 
  > >>she might return them though. So much cheaper than the ones sold for us 
  > >>hobbyists but I bet the temp is down in the 3200 K region.
  > >>If anyone has used them, what results did they get? Algae? Growth? 
  > >>Enquiring minds want to know :)
  > >>Thanks,
  > >>Kate
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