Dang it! Another question about (T5) light.

[justjill3]

Ok, so, I went out and bought the light meter from the hydro guy. It does not require a battery and uses the sensor attached by a wire to the meter. The sensor looks like a pickle with a hula hoop all in plastic.

I'm sittin' here with the instructions opened up . . . and I still don't get it! I noticed that the instructions take into account whether or not the light source is solar or HID; or flour. However, the flourescent grid is calibrated from 0-1000 footcandles. With 4 T5s, I KNOW I will have more than 1000 footcandles.

I think I know the answer! Because the "flourescent" scale cannot accommodate a rating higher than 1000, I HAVE TO move to the sun/HID scale. This device was probably designed before the intro. of the T5 tube. HIDs were. Soooo, the instructions have been updated to account for HIDs, but NOT for the newer T5s.

Quick! Someone tell me if I understand how this thing works or not.

The bottom line is I have 4 48 ft. T5s with a reflector. I have phals., oncidiums, a den. big.; and catts. How close does everyone have to be to the light?

Rooosssssssss!!! Help me!