Would one 90W light be enough to grow few tomato and pepper plants in 2'X2' container? Would this light take the plants from vegetating to fruiting stage or would i need a supplemental source of light? I'm planting on a large north-side window so...
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A 2x2 container would be fine,but this light has more red than blue and it will tend to send the plants to fruit stage but with additional light you should be fine. if that worry's you pick one with more blue than red, i do like this light but that is the down side of it.
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For the most part you could. It would definitely get your plants to the flowering stage I.e. fruit. Depending on the density of the vegetation however, you might need a stronger light. Also you would need to swap bulbs.
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By the sound of it you need a indoor horticulture book. Atleast a 600 watt hps light unless your doing leds .at least two fans one for the lighy another for the tent.
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No this blub does not have enough light to do you any good. To set up starter plants you need at least 7-8 watts of power to give the seedling the energy they need. 15 watts would be better. Also I found this small blub heats up far too much for a LED. More than a 15 watt one I have. Remember you are trying to replace the sun's energy so the higher the watts the better the growth.
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It should have no problem with that, if its just for the lights, pulling from the grow room might make it hot by the 4th light, depending on grow room size, if your doing a other fan/s for that should work fine
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I'm using one of these with my 10 gallon, 3 lights installed, two white, one red. I have java fern, java moss, vallisneria corkscrew, and two types of anubias & everything is growing extremely well under these lights! However, If you're trying to grow any groundcover (dwarf hair grass or dwarf baby tears) I have had zero luck getting that to grow at all. (I should mention it's a low tech tank, I don't use any Co2, but I do have lots of cherry shrimp generating fertilizer) Overall, I'm really happy with this light set-up.
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I seriously doubt it, if that's the only light the plants receive. One of these things gives enough light to make a betta tank (about 1.5 gal, and broader than it is deep) fairly bright to show off colors, but I can't see one being enough light for 15 gal of planted tank. However, I have no idea what wattage of light it's equivalent to (in order to estimate 1-2 watts per gallon); this is only my personal impression from looking at my own small setup.
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These bulbs are 5850K which will work great for tomato seedlings and growth. Exposure to full spectrum light in the 3000K range is usually required for blooming plant phases. These would be good for the plant to mature then switch to the cooler one for blooming. I am growing peppers and letting my plants get pretty established before I switch to the cooler color. Ive heard that you can grow a tomato plant through the entire life cycle with the cooler 2700-3100K bulb but I get best results for vegetation with these bulbs. Then switch to the cooler for blooming. Then back to the warmer color for the rest of the life cycle. These bulbs are 5850K which will work great for tomato seedlings and growth. Exposure to full spectrum light in the 3000K range is usually required for blooming plant phases. These would be good for the plant to mature then switch to the cooler one for blooming. I am growing peppers and letting my plants get pretty established before I switch to the cooler color. Ive heard that you can grow a tomato plant through the entire life cycle with the cooler 2700-3100K bulb but I get best results for vegetation with these bulbs. Then switch to the cooler for blooming. Then back to the warmer color... » Read More These bulbs are 5850K which will work great for tomato seedlings and growth. Exposure to full spectrum light in the 3000K range is usually required for blooming plant phases. These would be good for the plant to mature then switch to the cooler one for blooming. I am growing peppers and letting my plants get pretty established before I switch to the cooler color. Ive heard that you can grow a tomato plant through the entire life cycle with the cooler 2700-3100K bulb but I get best results for vegetation with these bulbs. Then switch to the cooler for blooming. Then back to the warmer color for the rest of the life cycle. « Show Less
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One is more than enough light for that.. I suggest using cfl's for germination.. Then moving towards the led's for veg and especialy flowering
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it's really up to the bulb you choose. this fixture does not include bulbs. I recommend you go to Home Depot or Lowes and buy a 4 tube shop fixture and grow light bulbs, put them within 8-10 inches of your plants and they will continue through the entire plant life. My experience is that grow lights are not quite as effective as sunlight for vegetable production, but they can be pretty effective if you run them 12-14 hours per day, and fluorescent uses much less power and makes less heat than comparable output from incandescent. .
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The lighting will most definitely provide enough light. You may want to look at the bigger models to fit a 90 gallon though. This one fits up to 20gal long aquariums
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I would say it would. I started plants from seeds March 4th and the tomato plants I have are over a foot tall. I suggest getting a pulley system to attach the light so you can raise the light as the plants grow. I kept the light just a few inches above them when they were smaller and then raised it about 8 inches above them as they got "older". Adjust pulley for light to go higher. After they are well established you can keep it 2-3 feet. 16 hours on/8 hours off. Hope that helps.
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This light is very nice for starting and vegetative growth, you will want to have many "plants" under this light. You will, however, run out of room as your plants near the "fruiting" stage. If your plants are healthy you will end up with only 2 to 4 plants worth of space in the area of productive light provided. I wouldn't trade this fixture for any other comparable fixture.
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Plenty of light for that depth. I would say enough for medium plants. You could probably also do the ray2 if looking for more alternatives.
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These are good for starting vegetables and for small plants, but for growing larger plants you will need bigger lights. more like 40watt size x 4 wide.
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Well, the 4 lights give out twice as much light and enable you to grow plants on a deeper shelf. I really like this light, and last year my seedlings grew better under these lamps than under my 2 light lamps. I didn't find them to put out too much heat, but they do give some warmth, which is good. I made an L-shape growing area with 2 sets of shelves. I put up 2 four-feet lamps on several shelves, and this lamp on the shorter side.
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Well it said this light system would grow up to 10 plants but I'm not sure bout that . I tried 10 but it's pushing it . I've went down to 6 now so 6 to 8 should be ok