Nov 25, 2008 by mascorrofactor | Posted in Garden & Landscape
this is for an ap bio planning lab. we wanna see how the spectrum of light affects plant growth, so we have a normal light bulb and a black (purple-ish) one. we could only afford fluorescent ones.
which plants are easy to keep alive with fluorescent lighting? we have to start with seeds, by the way.
I grow just about anything under flourescents..I will show you pictures of my set up after I answer this..When starting from seeds you want to use A SOILESS seed starting mix...do not use common dirt for it caries a bit of fungi and some diseases..start your seeds off to a good "sterile" start..You can buy a premixed seed starting mix already prepared..When growing plants from seed you want to keep the lights no further than 4 inches away from the seeds/seedlings/plants...(this is for flourescent lights only)..If you don't the sprouting plants will grow straight up and become "leggy" and fall over..I also put small fans by my seedlings to give strength to thier stems and make them strong..The breeze makes them develop a stronger plant kind of simulating a wind from outside..this also prevents them from getting "leggy"....When germinating seeds and also taking "hard or soft cuttings" from other plants the main thing is "bottom heat"..The soil should stay in between 75 to 80 degrees farenheit for proper germination and growth of roots ..To heat a whole room/greenhouse with a heater source and keep at that temperature will be very costly..if you can maintain the air in the place of growing to about 50 degrees, then use a bottom heat source for the plants soil, it will be alot cheaper..I personally bought a new electric blanket, stretched it over 2 growing tables next to each other, and then covered with 4 mil plastic, and set my plants on it for germination and growth..some might think this is dangerous, but i have done it all my life ..and many other people I know have as well..here are some pictures of my set up..Each one is relatively cheap to do...Home Depot sells the 4 foot fixtures for 8.99...no bulbs included..Then you buy a package of t 12 COOL TOUCH...not warm touch..they are 3.95 for a 2 pack at Home depot...Then I buy a T 12 plant and aquarium bulb from Home Depot for 9.95...In each fixture I put 1 cool white bulb..and one of the full spectrum plant and aquarium bulb..each set up takes around 25.00 total to set up..heres some pictures..You can grow about anything you want under these..
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Now on most the plants i showed you..they are ESTABLISHED plants alread and rooted..so I keep the lights up higher than with seed..I keep the lights about 4 inches away on seedlings for at least 6 to 8 weeks ..then switch over to the lights that are up higher..
pcbeachrat | Nov 25, 2008
From my belief, if I recall correctly, in science class (5 years ago now or so), red light is the best (for any plants), blue and purple are the next best lights, followed by other various colors.
But all plantlife that uses sunlight should react the same. So results shouldn't vary too much between different plants. Just make sure to use a control group of each plant in natural sunlight and/or regular indoor lighting, as a comparison. Don't compare one type of plant to another, as they grow at different rates anyway.
suezzle | Nov 25, 2008
Our kitchen has Fluorescent lighting, how do we upgrade & How do we make it recessed lighting instead?
May 05, 2008 by cherry7evelyn | Posted in Decorating & Remodeling
We just moved into a house built in 1993, and I would prefer to have lamp fixtures or recessed lighting instead of the ugly fluorescent light above. Can we do it ourselves or do we need to hire an electrician? Thank you for your input!!
What a good question. We just dealt with that in our kitchen.
We had fluorescents that were in a 4 x 6 recess with clear panels that made the ceiling one flat surface.
But we read that you should light your kitchen like an operating room. So, we realized that that was what we had been missing in the kitchen was good lighting.
Since we were doing a complete remodel anyway, we took out the diffuser panels, took down the existing light fixture and used the wiring coming down into the recessed ceiling to wire into the new fixture which is a light bar with 8 bulbs, bistro style.
We took down all of the rails, painted the narrow wall up to the recessed ceiling and then put up the same border paper that I had used on the top of the walls below the lower part of the ceiling. I covered the recessed ceiling with the same white tin I used on the lower ceiling, and then we put up the light fixture---what a difference.
And, a crisp new look. We put a dimmer switch on the light so we can change the brightness and it has been so useful.
I don't know what your size of recess is but it is very easy to accomplish. My husband helped me because it took two people to hold the new fixture up and to get the old one down, but we just used wire nuts to marry the fixture wires to the existing wires.
Our other choice was to put up track lighting with movable directional lights, which is also very easy.
Good luck
Bromeliad | May 05, 2008
How to look a little more attractive under fluorescent lighting?
Sep 17, 2007 by Morgaine | Posted in Other - Beauty & Style
How do you manage to look okay under fluorescent lighting? I don't expect to look like a goddess under it, but I want to look alive?
1) Use a tinted moisturizer & concealer where needed to even out your complexion.
2) Avoid any makeup w/ a metallic sheen. Metallics change more noticeably under different lighting conditions. Also avoid colors w/ a yellow undertone, gray which can drain color or purple/lavender which can look splotchy.
3) Stick w/ basic colors: deep brown or black eyeliner, black or brown/black mascara, neutral matte shadows (e.g. taupe or soft brown, your lips but better lip color and basic blush.
Treadstone | Sep 18, 2007
What causes plants to grow better under fluorescent lighting instead of incandescent or UV(blacklight)?
Feb 03, 2008 by marykat500 | Posted in Botany
I've been working with three plants under three different light settings. When I finished my experiment, the fluorescent lighting caused the plants to flourish while the other two types of bulbs caused the plants to look unhealthy. Yet, I've been searching to find out what is in the fluorescent lighting that caused it to grow the plant best and can't come up with any solid answers..help?
Plants use red light and blue light. Plants do well when you use cool white and warm white in equal proportions.
Ralph | Feb 03, 2008
Will a cactus live under fluorescent lighting?
Sep 09, 2007 by Patrick | Posted in Other - Home & Garden
I have a small cactus in a small pot on my desk at work. I am not near a window with sunlight. But, there are fluorescent lights everywhere that are always on. Will this lighting be sufficient for the cactus to live? If so, how often do I water it?
I want to emphasize there is no natural sunlight around my desk, only artificial light.
Depending on the cactus some live quite happily under flourescent lighting.
Water less frequently than you normally would. Let soil completely dry out before you water.
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Lithonia Lighting C 240 120 MBE 2INKO Two-Light T12 Fluorescent Ceiling Fixture, White
List Price: $27.99
Price: $30.63
Product Details
Four-foot section
120-volt residential spellbinding ballast
Uses (2) 40-watt T12 lamps.
Product Description
1 or 2 inconsiderable fluorescent luminaries suitable for a wide range of covering and suspended applications. UL listed. No. S115120LPF: Trigger start ballast, all-inclusive length 1 1 2', recommended lamp pattern No. F15T12, (1) 15W bulb No. S120120LPF: Trigger start bal
Customer Reviews
Good quality utility fixture
This is not a fancey homowner fixture. It is a basic industrial light source. They are much better built (thicker metal) than the cheaper made in Ch*** junk of similar design. Even though the listing states the unit comes with a T-12 magnetic ballast, the 4 I bought (and 3 a friend bought) came with combination T-12 & T-8 electronic ballasts, makeing them an exceptional deal.
2008-12-20
(USA) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5
Merchandise so shoddy it is dangerous and should not be sold anywhere
This lighting fixture is of such shoddy quality, it is not even safe. My superintendent begged me not to install it, as it would probably fall apart when I needed to change the bulb. The plastic ends holding the bulb were so flimsy he was worried. As we were packing it up, I cut my hand on the thin, improperly finished razor-sharp metal that the whole thing is made of. I was still bleeding as I called Amazon to complain. This item should not be sold to the public by any responsible retailer.
List Price: $44.99
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Product Details
backed by a 1-year restrictive manufacturer's warranty
Critical-on ballast eliminates flickering and humming
Hinged structure allows easy cleaning; energy economic to reduce energy costs
Product Description
This wraparound Lithonia Lighting 4-foot-unstinting two-light T8 fluorescent ceiling fixture exudes a spaced out light level suitable for storage rooms, offices, or retail applications. Its hinged delineate allows easy cleaning and the instant-on ballast eliminates annoying flickering and humming. This fitment features a diffuser with side prisms to control brightness and bottom prisms to limit lamp images. To help the environment, it is energy thrifty, and it can also reduce your energy costs. For surface or diminish mounting, it requires a minimum of two single staunch hangers. This wraparound light is backed by a 1-year restricted manufacturer's warranty. The bulb is not included.
Customer Reviews
Nice looking light that has issues
A nice looking, quiet, light that has two major issues,
First, as others noted, the plastic diffuser can't withstand shipping. After reading the reviews, I gambled and ordered six- only 2 arrived intact, 3 were usable with cracks, 1 was unusable.
Second, the sheet metal fixture has a center raised rib maybe 2-1/2" wide where the mounting holes are. Depending on your J-box, centering the knockout on the J-box, you miss the rafter and will need to use anchors...making installation even more difficult (trying to hold it up against the ceiling, AND parallel to the wall, etc.).
On a trip I was able to go to Home Depot (none near me) and they have the same fixture for about the same price AND replacement diffusers (pricey at about $25)
Very nice and you can indeed install w/o help
I've put three of these light fixtures up all by myself and considering that I am a 56 year old woman who is well below the legal limits of blindness, then I would say just about anyone could do it. Use the top of your head, cushioned of course (a fluffy car buff pad works nicely), as a support when you need both hands free. I have full spectrum bulbs installed and the area below the fixture is just flooded with glorious light. This particular model is quiet and does not buzz like some others do. The very first one of these that I installed lasted about eight years before something died in it. Because it could have been the ballast, the starter, or the power supply I decided to buy a whole new fixture instead of trying one fix after another. I don't like to be wasteful, it's not the "green" thing to do, but I did it anyway. Even though these fixtures are meant for commercial or utility use, I put them in my kitchen and to me they look fine. They are white and my ceilings are white so everything just sort of blends in. I don't spend much time studying my ceilings anyway.
2010-03-14
| The Happy Hermit (FLA USA) | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 5
Not so lucky
I put two of these up and after wiring in the attic for half the day I went to put the bulbs in and this cheesy piece of junk light broke at the pin recepticles on the last light bulb. I have to take it down and throw it in the trash. My suggestion is to go to the local store and get your light.
2010-02-15
| Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 1
Easy to install
I replace 4 bulb fixture with this. It is very easy to install, but you have to prepare your own screw and bolt. Little bit darker than expected but I believe it will be bright if I switch to other bulb.
It took me 30 minute to install including taking old one down.
2010-02-06
| Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4
Good Light, Bad Packaging
This light is good looking, manufactured decently well and is pretty easy to install. The materials used are the minimum quality that would do the job(thinnest metal, least reinforcement etc), but that said, they *are* sufficient. The main drawback is the packaging it is shipped in. It arrived in the shelf display packaging and no actual shipping packaging. The box was crushed and edge areas of the lens were cracked off. Some of the metal was bent. It is usable, and nothing that can be seen from the ground but it is a pretty shoddy way to ship.
2010-01-22
| RAT | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 3
Lithonia Lighting 11750 BN M4 Saturn One-Light Fluorescent Semi Flush-Mount Ceiling Fixture, Brushed Nickel with White Acrylic Globe
List Price: $69.99
Price: $56.49 You Save:$13.50 (19%)
Product Details
Drive Star compliant. Actual Size: L: 13- Inch ;W: 13-Inch H: 3-1/8 Inch.
Can be either excitement or semi-flush mounted.semi-prosperous height: 8-3/8-Inch
26-watt lamp included lasts 10,000 hours
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Customer Reviews
Great light for the money
I needed something to match the Seagull Lighting fixtures already in my kitchen but didn't want to pay the Seagull price for such a simple fixture. This Lithonia fixture is very well built and was easy to install. All the included hardware is of reasonable quality. The ballast and lamp are off brands so we'll see how long they last, but they're easy enough to replace later. So far it's been 3 months and they've been okay.
Lithonia Saturn Fluorescent Ceiling Light
This is a nice bright fluorescent ceiling light that is modern looking. It works great in our galley kitchen and is just the right type of lighting needed, not to mention that the look really blended with our updated kitchen. Great light for the money.
Not worth it.. not bright.. special light bulb
the light isn't very bright.. the plastic is kinda cheaply made.. it requires a special light bulb.. i don't know why amazon removed my previous review. i returned the product.
2010-01-21
| Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 1
Awesome.... Simply Awesome!
Had to replace the light over my kitchen sink. Been looking for a long time. Finally found this one. I LOVE it. It looks beautiful and we were able to hang it from the post... and it looks wonderful. Highly recommend!!!
Excellent choice
After shopping in the area and finding overpriced fixtures or low quality fixtures, I went to Amazon and chose these Lithonia lights. I needed both flush and semi-flush for my new addition. These look great, give excellent light and are easy to install. For me, it was the right way to go.
Epigrammatic and economical 25" tube puts dismount attack where you need it.
FBS25 / WX / PP
Product Description
Succinct and economical 25" tube puts nimble where you need it. Includes mounting tape and bugger up hardware for sturdier mounting. Self-contained section—no replacement bulb necessary. 7,500-hour mortal rating.
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GE Bright Stick
I have use the GE Bright Stick for many years for my work bench. I have used
it for many years. It last long too. I was able to find the replacement at
Amazon.com, shipping was fast. Very satisfied. I would recommend this product
who is in need of it.
2010-08-28
| Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5
Best undershelf light over a desk
We have used this product for several years--used to get them for $15 from Walmart, but they have apparently replaced them with the old style undershelf design, which requires replacement bulbs.
One thing I like about them is that you can mount them so the light doesn't shine in your eyes. Also, I put aluminum foil on the shelf above-- behind one of the two tubes I use--to reflect more light.
Best product - best purchase
I've used these lamps as a reading light over my bed for years - they last about 5 years, and when the last one ran out I was recuperating at home from surgery and dreaded having no reading light and not being able to go out and buy one. Actually you can't buy these in the stores, and this was the second time I've bought one over the Internet - it worked out perfectly again - item well packed, too!
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this tubelight is good. you would need 2 of these in one room to make it appropriately bright though...
2010-06-01
| Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 4
Good Inexpensive lamp
The lamp sets up pretty quick and provides good local light for work benches. I use it for work and set two at a time for prover inspection of product. Good value and fast solution for low light conditions.
GE 16546 Advantage Fluorescent Light Fixture with Extra Outlet, 18-Inch
Price: $34.06
Product Details
On/off rocker direct
Coronation hardware and bulb included
1 GE emotional white bulb, 1 fixture
Product Description
GE Drop UCF Plug-in 18in Under Counter Fluorescent Light Fixture 16546 Introduction Hardware.
Customer Reviews
ballast blows out after two years - outlet loose connection
Bought from Home Depot {twice }. Both times the outlet wouldn't hold on to the plug.
After about two years {both times} the light stopped. Wasn't the lamp but the
ballast itself. T8 lamps no very reliable .
2010-09-03
| Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 2
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