Added a high bay light

[RJSquirrel]

the storage closet is going to become my little grow closet now. didnt know how to go about what I wanted to do with it..Its small 6 ft wide 2.5 ft deep and 8ft high..

found an 8 lamp T5 and half a case of 5000k spectrum lights..at a RESALE shop..they had a little tablesaw and forget about the tablesaw when I saw the light

25 bucks plus tax..

and Wow the light is blazing with 8 5000k lamps in it..a lot warmer than I thought also...raised temp from 77 to 86 in a few hours and stabilized there...Put a fan on them and temp dropped back to 79.8 which is more acceptable


shot from the floor...


you see I have mixed now 3000k and 5000k lamps, much better. I dont think Im going to need the 6500k lamps afterall. Im going to install a switch that lets me choose 5000k or 3000k or all lights as the ballast are wired for using 2 lights in each bank or all 4 of them..sounds easy hey? should see the wires stuffed in this like a snakeden...

I dont know but this light is pretty intense. way underestimated the light output of it completely..plants on top shelf are about 20 inches off light and might be too close but the leaves after a few hours were not hot but I could feel the heat at that point...hmmm...right now I dont need the heat but when it gets colder I will bec I dont have heat in my home..I don't like heated air as it makes people sick and its hard to breathe.

going to line the closet with Cedar and work on getting the light permanently installed after that...might have to put AC in it now too ..already have a hole cut in the wall for a fan

[johnblagg]

Ok now thats just wrong ....what resell shop ? I am sending in my personal shoppers....

But seriously good find

[RJSquirrel]

heh I thought so too and really wasnt prepared for that

cant wait to get back home and turn em on...Looks like I have a sky light in there Hope my plants like it as Ive noticed already that the sun and light are dwindling fast in my few windows and this will be my 1st wintering with more than 2 orchids..So Im in for another experience no doubt and I dont want it to be negative one

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[johnblagg]

Houston is a terribly gloomy place weather wise in full winter for sure ...I lived in Houston several years myself ---I

[DelawareJim]

Great find! Are they normal output T-5's or high output T-5's?

I know what I'm doing this weekend.

Cheers.
Jim

[RJSquirrel]

yes john gloomy it can be indeed as you know

HO 830 philips T5
HO 850 philips T5
with dual electronic HO ballasts..
Its a 1st class light all the way

[johnblagg]

Originally Posted by RJSquirrel

yes john gloomy it can be indeed as you know

HO 830 philips T5
HO 850 philips T5
with dual electronic HO ballasts..
Its a 1st class light all the way

wow it just gets better ...now give up the name of the resell shop....

I laike to go to that huge trade fair place when I in Houston....can remember the name of the road its on now BUt It also got a big Hydrponics shop in it...Aldine hydroponics I think it the name

wow I was asleep when I wrote that

[RJSquirrel]

okey here it is you might have one in your area or close...they have lots of good stuff pretty cheap if thats what you need..Its not perfect stuff but it works fine

ReStore resale outlets -- Habitat for Humanity Int'l

and its a good cause too

the places are a mess so dont let the nicely stacked stuff on the web page fool you. Got to dig some, so dont wear ya sunday best if you find one to check out.

I see stuff I need everywhere and I didn't even know I needed it yet