Kristoph91
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Hi guys, just wondering if I should buy new bulbs for my luminaire from a pet shop, or are the DIY shops the same ?
Are T5's readily available in DIY shops?
Thanks
Are T5's readily available in DIY shops?
Thanks
This is not true at all. Who cares whether you have a bulb in the 6000-6500K range at all? The Kelvin rating of a bulb is the most useless and ridiculous parameter in the history of botany, and has absolutely nothing to do with plant health or growth. Buy your bulb from wherever you like. The only thing you need to worry about if you buy from a hardware shop is whether or not you will like the color it produces in your tank.HarryRobinson said:Best get them from your LFS, DIY shops tend to only sell bulbs out of the 6000-6500k range and are normally not t5HO which is what you need
ceg4048 said:This is not true at all. Who cares whether you have a bulb in the 6000-6500K range at all? The Kelvin rating of a bulb is the most useless and ridiculous parameter in the history of botany, and has absolutely nothing to do with plant health or growth. Buy your bulb from wherever you like. The only thing you need to worry about if you buy from a hardware shop is whether or not you will like the color it produces in your tank.HarryRobinson said:Best get them from your LFS, DIY shops tend to only sell bulbs out of the 6000-6500k range and are normally not t5HO which is what you need
Plants grown with bulbs purchased at a DIY hardware shop + bulbs stolen from a hallway lighting fixture at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Gilroy, California (Garlic capital of the world).
Cheers,
JenCliBee said:Homebase is where i usually purchase my bulbs mate, if the wattage is the same as the ones your removing then it's usually the same bulb... but you obviously need to buy T5 if it's a T5 unit or T8's if it's a T8 but thats pretty self explanatory..... the only reason it wouldn't be suitable would be colour temp as Clive mentioned.... as aesthetically thats all that really matters
MisterB said:postage from lamspecs is no more than any other online retailer you would buy from, ive bought 2, 3, and 5 bulbs and postage is always just a few quid.
id recommend lamspecs to anyone, great prices, why pay £26.99 for a bulb when they sell the same one for £2.75?
as for which bulb is best you listed, any, its down to you, as ceg4048 said, it really is just down to the colour the bulb gives off, and if you like that or not.
ive got 1x4000 and 2x6500k on my 6foot, as i like the tinted look.
most of my other tanks have 6500k, one has a 7000k, one has a 10000k and one has a 7500/14000k mixed bulb.
plants grow under them all.
if you can get trade prices at your local DIY store just get the product codes of the bulbs and he should be able to order them in for you.
MisterB said:indeed prices are much better.
ive only used them for around a year so maybe i missed any changes!
i bought 4x 58w 5foot tubes recently for about £3.60. and i think the last LFS bulb i got was a 15 watt 18" for £26.99. lamspecs was a great website to find