Plant lighting

Sorry for another plant light thread. I'm about to buy this plant light from home depot but I was wondering if it is the right kind and ok to use in my chameleons cage for my shefflera and ficus?

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

You want a 6500K, that's a 2700K. The bulb I got is a GE in a light blue and white box. Got it from Wal-Mart.

longer is better...

I'm sure the tube will be fine, but you'd be much better off with a longer tube (and fixture). 18" tubes are pretty puny.

48" tubes usually cost the same or a little bit more than a short one, and they give you a lot more light for the watts used. Its OK if they hang over the ends of the cage. Put some plants outside the cage too.

bridgofaith said:

You want a 6500K, that's a 2700K. The bulb I got is a GE in a light blue and white box. Got it from Wal-Mart.

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is this the one you got?
http://www.lowes.com/pd_196250-371-85154_0_?productId=1229501&Ntt=ge

Thompson said:

is this the one you got?
http://www.lowes.com/pd_196250-371-85154_0_?productId=1229501&Ntt=ge

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Yep, that's the one.

cool what type of hood did you get for it? Also does the hood have to be bigger than the light?

I just got a $7 fluorescent fixture from Wal-Mart. It's the under counter type and works perfect. This is the one I got.

http://lightsofamerica.com/Products/7000.aspx

At Lowes, I got the brand - UTILITECH 48" T8 Fixture in black
I also got a package of 2 - 48" T8 6500k colored flourescent bulbs

Total = under $20

Then I put 1 - 48" Reptisun uvb 5.0 bulb & 1 - 6500k bulb in the UTILITECH fixture. The plants grow great and the enclosures are nice and bright.

I just got the light and the fixture how long till my plants start showing growth?

so im to understand that if you put one reptisun 5.0 and one plant bulbBoth floresent) that will do the trick?

Yes it works, I've had the plant light for three days now and my ficus looks like a totally new plant.