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The Kessil fixture is like 2" by 3". It's the size of a flashlight as far as I know. My T5 fixture is about 10" off my canopy as you recommended. :) I'm going to shine the Kessils from the side on a downward angle(maybe with a coat-hanger or some kind of wire with loops, or velcro). I'm only...

Re-read my post, I said HPS pushes the red side, if only it was the RIGHT wavelength (660nm) etc. Yellow is on the red side. That's why plants can utilize.

The 5w, 660nm LED's are about $4 a piece. I figure I would need at least 250w of 660nm, so that would put it at $200 just for the LEDs. That's a lot to spend to try an experiment! I am going to stick with the Kessil for now to see if it even does anything! If it seems to make some...

I'm tempted to do some do it yourself LEDs for some extra 660nm after I see if they work or not. If these Kessil's show worthiness, then I may look into getting some 3w or 5w ledengine LEDs and do some custom work. I was thinking of making my own fixture that holds T5's and incorporate some...

I found another site that said they can run on a T5 fixture with an adapter, but yeah it says the LED ballast is built into the bulb so you need to re-wire the fixture so that the power comes directly from the wall and not through the ballast. In other words, they do not run off the floro...

I highly doubt these LEDs run in typical T8 fixtures. I've looked into these types of lights before and they have them for T5's as well. But again, they need a special fixture I'm sure. LEDs don't run off the same power as floros. I could be wrong, that would be cool.

HOLY SHIT MAN! The power of hydro! Looks like you got a little Mg deficiency. That's awesome that you are using those extra tough rubbermaid type containers, I picked up a few of those exact same containers a couple years ago to make an aeroponics machine out of them. It worked really well...

The overall appearance of the Midday's is a bright yellow/gold. The Red Suns are pure red which makes it important to blend the light before it reaches the plants. The Midday's may be more user friendly, but again these are only a 1:1 red/blue ratio. Yeah, the price on the Kessil LEDs is a...

I really like both of these bulbs. The Midday has a good range of red and the actinic plus is a great blue bulb. It seems like you could get away with these 2 bulbs plus the Flora Suns and Red Suns as a good flower mixture. When I get my 660nm LEDs I might pull the red suns, but I'm not sure...

I'm still in experimentation mode myself! For sure I would replace the 75/25 with a Midday because it is not needed. The 75/25 is a big green spike with some blue in it. The midday has the same green spike, has the blue, but it also has the 630nm red. Also, keep in mind that the graph online...

What was your final bulb mixture that you liked best? I can't find where you list the names and order of the lights in the fixture. Your buds look real nice, it doesn't look like you did anything wrong to me! I've been playing with bulb mixtures for some time now, and there is for sure an...

NOW THAT'S USIN YOUR HEAD!! The haz-waste place here doesn't charge for normal household crap, such as light bulbs. For paint and shit like that I think they do charge.

I eat them, Or I take them to the hazardous waste recycling center.

Update, I got some new bulbs to try out, the Giesemann Midday and the Actinic Plus. They are both REALLY nice. The Midday is high in the 630nm range, the graph online is wrong. The graph on the package is correct. They have a golden type of appearance. The Actinic Plus covers the entire...

They don't look that pink in person, I think it's the camera making them look redder. UC can you post a photo of your aquamedic plantgrow next to a flora sun when you get those? I will get on another photo of these.

Right, he didn't want everyone to know that he is selling a p.o.s. bulb for premium prices! That's the little secret! some people

My fixture is way blue heavy, I have to add these Red Suns back in or get some Kessil 150. I'm not going to worry about what the leaves do anymore. 3 Flora Sun, 3 Red Sun, 2 Coral Wave

Flora Suns are considered a 5500k bulb. A 50/50 Flora/Bloom3000k would be a good setup although high in yellow.

Tropic Lighting has single bulb Sun Blazes with reflector for a reasonable price.

That is right. Since all of these bulbs are meant to be used over water they are all at the most 50/50 red/blue. Adding the Red Sun is the only way to bring the ratio up to a 70/30 unless you add some LED to the mix.