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Old 10-31-2008, 04:42 PM
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first posting...
**i'll try to keep this as short as possible**
Hello
i have read most of the other postings, that i thought might help me answer some on my confusion over growing indoors under lights ( i live in a poorly lite basement suite)
and yes, money/ cost of buying lights is an issue.

i have grown orchids ( mostly cool to warm) ones in the past, with little success, which i do believe i now know why.
i find the winter months in the lower mainland of BC, to be very wet and somewhat dark, thus i am trying to grow some orchids again,
i recently went to an orchid show, here in Langley, BC. and bought several healthy affordable orchids.
I asked a lot of questions, and got several different answers to the same question, which was..
Will these cool growing orchids grow under 2, Philips F40T12/ Plant & Aquarium (40w) ? ( these are 48' tubes)
most sellers said, "why yes, ofcourse, just keep the base "leafs" close to the lights ( 3" to 5" ) by base leaves i mean, the leaves of a phal, and let the flowers stems go up past the light.
So with that short life story told, lets get down to the "nitty-gritty"..

so what i have read so far about growing orchids under lights is that, 2, Philips F40T12/ Plant & Aquarium (40w) don't do squat..

so now i have gotten myself all "tangled up" in words like "Kelvin Temperature (K), Color Temperature (CT),Color Rendering Index (CRI) and on and on"

so let me tell you what i have and what i am thinking of buying ( affordability wise)

I have:
-48" T12 lighting box for 2 tubes
-3 Philips Daylight 42w, which i believe has 82 CRI and 6500K each, CT unknown(?) each bulb $ 13
I don't have:
- light metre reader, and no camera

what i was thinking of purchasing either/or:
- 2, T5 Sunblaster 24" ( although i think i need three, but at 29 bones a piece+tax, that's not in my budget) $ 87 plus tax
- 8, CFL 13w Sunblasters, CRI 80, 6500K, LM 800, at 32 bones in total ( fixtures not included) so add 15 to 20 bones $ 55 ruffly
-4, CFL 26w Sunblasters, CRI 80, 6500K, LM 1400 , at 43 bones in total ( fixtures not included) so add 15 to 20 bones $ 65 ruffly

i have materials for reflecting the light and i am good at fabrication and wiring.

Can i mix the Daylights, with the CFL Sunblaster's, and hope for the best?
what would you do?

the pix i have added, is how i am set-up now.
thank you
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