Fluorescent Grow Lights

Fluorescent grow lights have much greater color rendering properties which most of the light emitted will be used by the plant and the grow bulbs will not produce as much heat as incandescent and HID grow lightbulbs.

This allows you to place them closer to plants in other words,within a few inches which result greatly decreasing light loss from the lamps to the plant. In normal practices, these fluorescent grow lights recommended to be placed no more than a few feet from the plants for optimal results.

You may also consider for compact fluorescent grow light bulbs which have a 75 to 90 lumens per watt, these lightbulbs are energy efficient and especially effective when used in numbers when growing your plants. Following are some selection of you may interested.

T5 2FT 4 Tube High Output Fluorescent Grow Light

Produced by Hydrofarm, this newest T5 System delivers performance, flexibility and high lumen output in any growing environment. These systems allow you to choose multiple hanging configurations to meet your garden's design. They combine German specular aluminum with energy-efficient/high-output T5 bulbs and put out double the light energy of normal fluorescent systems.

Sunleaves Sunrise Fluorescent Grow Light System TT96

Indoor gardeners can hang this lightweight fluorescent grow light system anywhere they need high-output supplemental lighting. Equipped with a dual VitaLUME PLUS TT96 fluorescent tube, the low-heat Sunrise has a color temperature of 6,500 Kelvins. The plug-in transformer connects directly to the power source and accounts for the unit'ss minimal one-and-a-half-pound weight. With dimension 36" x 3.5" x 2.5", it can be suspended horizontally or vertically and comes with a two-year manufacturer's warranty, although the replacement TT96 fluorescent tubes are available separately.

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Hydrofarm T5 High Performance Grow Light Reflector Kit

This T5 High Performance Grow Light Reflector Kit includes uniquely designed hardware that allows you to link multiple reflectors together. Now you can easily create a light configuration tailored to suit your specific growing area. The T5 High Performance Kit fits most T5 fluorescent grow lights, is available in a 2-foot and 4-foot reflector, and includes special "linking" hardware.