What are the color of the bulbs on the size 48 inch version. I am looking for something that will stimulate plant growth.
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The colormax tubes will stimulate plant growth. But even Aqueon has said a fixture that had all three tubes installed with one standard and two colormax is only enough for low light plants. If you are really wanting to do plants another fixture would be a better choice. I would look at some of the Finnex LED's instead. The colormax tube does throw out a lot of red and you will also notice more algae growth.
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Colors on all sizes are the white, the blue, and the colormax. This particular fixture and any color lamps will not stimulate plant growth. Minimal Kelvin value and the 48 inch lamps output 7w each. I had the 48"fixture with one of each lamp, low light plants did fine but fluorescent bulbs created more growth. Hope this answers your question.
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Not really for growth but does bring out colors in fish. I have two regular LEDs and this one. Our aquarium gets enough natural light. Do like the leds
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It offers another part of the spectrum, more reds than the full spectrum daylight, so the color looks kinda pink. Aqueon doesn't yet sell a Floramax bulb in LEDs yet, but the Colormax does aid in growth a bit...
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These bulbs are 5850K which will work great for tomato seedlings and growth. Exposure to full spectrum light in the 3000K range is usually required for blooming plant phases. These would be good for the plant to mature then switch to the cooler one for blooming. I am growing peppers and letting my plants get pretty established before I switch to the cooler color. Ive heard that you can grow a tomato plant through the entire life cycle with the cooler 2700-3100K bulb but I get best results for vegetation with these bulbs. Then switch to the cooler for blooming. Then back to the warmer color for the rest of the life cycle. These bulbs are 5850K which will work great for tomato seedlings and growth. Exposure to full spectrum light in the 3000K range is usually required for blooming plant phases. These would be good for the plant to mature then switch to the cooler one for blooming. I am growing peppers and letting my plants get pretty established before I switch to the cooler color. Ive heard that you can grow a tomato plant through the entire life cycle with the cooler 2700-3100K bulb but I get best results for vegetation with these bulbs. Then switch to the cooler for blooming. Then back to the warmer color... » Read More These bulbs are 5850K which will work great for tomato seedlings and growth. Exposure to full spectrum light in the 3000K range is usually required for blooming plant phases. These would be good for the plant to mature then switch to the cooler one for blooming. I am growing peppers and letting my plants get pretty established before I switch to the cooler color. Ive heard that you can grow a tomato plant through the entire life cycle with the cooler 2700-3100K bulb but I get best results for vegetation with these bulbs. Then switch to the cooler for blooming. Then back to the warmer color for the rest of the life cycle. « Show Less
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I have mine about 10" above seedlings, and honestly the light does not spread much past the 12x12 frame. But they are growing like crazy!
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I've tried these bulbs in several different fixtures, including the fixture from the company. 6 bulbs in 8 months. Last replacement bulbs, one busted. Gave up. I now use plant bulbs from Walmart that are great. Plants thrive under them. The city you live in might have a nursery that carries them. Agrolite can provide you a location. Me; I'm sticking with what I'm using now. They last! Hope this helps my friend. Also; their fixtures are weak. Ballasts burn out quick. They sent me a replacement fixture that was not shown on their ad. The " new" fixture had "shop lamp" marked on it. So I paid close to $40 for it. Same fixture at Walmart, Home Depot had same fixture for 19.99. Buyer beware!
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This light bulbs are original set as indicated in manu. It is a bit of bright for my garden (about 1000 square feet) but it will attract more bugs to fly around. Unde the light about 1-2 feet, it is more efficent if put a waterbowl of water to collect bugs. Attention, prevent from the light drop to water!
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This would be a good bulb for rooting and growing clones or seedlings. A flowering plant would prefer a color temperature of under 3000k. To provide enough light to a 2'x2' space, I would recommend 4 of these. That is, if you are trying to maximize plant development.
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Hi Kenneth, they do a really good job lighting up my entire back yard. I'm currently utilizing a 65 watt bulb and I'm pretty happy with the amount of brightness. I plan on replacing the bulbs with a 70 watt, when they eventually go out. I'm really happy with the product! I went through two motion lights from Home Depot and they both failed on me in less than a year. You won't be disappointed.
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Bulbs are a dark Blue/Black. They appear Blue when in use to attract insects.
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I have not seen 36" bulbs, I use 18" and 12" I use only one bulb in place of two as they provide better light. They also reduce the amount of energy used which is great when dry camping. I have been using these bulbs almost 4 years now. LED lighting though somewhat expensive upfront will save you money over time.
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You'd do a lot better with a dedicated LED grow light - these have mostly red and a few blue LED's, and are geared specifically at the wavelengths that plants need.
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This is an 18" LED bulb, not 36". My Rv has 2- fixtures with 18" and 1 fixture with 12" bulbs. I replaced all 6 bulbs with this brand of bulbs through Amazon. I am very impress with the light output. Too early to tell how long they will last. Amazon has 36" bulbs if you run a search.
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Yes, one of the better options for doing so. For vegetative growth I recommend you have full spectrum or "blue" spectrum bulbs. 5400 Kelvin? That's from memory. If that's off the answers are a Google search away
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Hello, will this light be good for live plants. I see you can add two more led bulbs. Is this true.
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I prefer the 8 bulb units. The 4 bulb are good for starting and very small seedlings but things like tomatoes require more light.
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Hello! I bought one awhile back and it seems to be a medium fast grower...not slow, but not fast either... Its definitely worth waiting for. They are BEAUTIFUL! ENJOY:-)
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the whole light together works all around as bloom lighting i use it as a secondary source for growth.have not figured out yet what the particular colors function best for all around growth. for seed starting it works as well as a regular grow light it does however induce blooming quite quickly
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I see your confusion, but yes these are 4' (48") bulbs. The shipping size as the actual size is slightly less than a full 48". The wattage, 54W, is the same as all other 48" T5HO bulbs. 24" high output bulbs use 24W per bulb while the 48" normal output bulbs use 28W. Plus a google search of FLT5464 in the name pulls up multiple other websites also saying they are 4'. Just make sure your fixture is high output.