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**Phlkxkbh** · 08-22-2012, 10:09 PM

For what I have experience with, I'd recommend two 28W panels.

I've also been playing with a new LED light strip that would replace the T8's directly. They are 44" long, waterproof, and bright as heck. Three strips would replace the 4 tubes, easy. Could even mount them in the same fixture. I have those in white, and had some made in blue and red (blue and red are in different strips, for technical reasons).

Honestly though, if money is an issue, I'd replace the four t8 tubes with a two tube t5 fixture. Nothing wrong with fluorescents in most situations. I think these LEDs would be great in wet environments (fish tanks) or in growing truely cool or intermediate plants - I don't think I'm going to find anything better for growing pleurothallids than the LED strips, at least in white.

08-22-2012, 10:09 PM	#10
Phlkxkbh Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 406 Senior Member	For what I have experience with, I'd recommend two 28W panels. I've also been playing with a new LED light strip that would replace the T8's directly. They are 44" long, waterproof, and bright as heck. Three strips would replace the 4 tubes, easy. Could even mount them in the same fixture. I have those in white, and had some made in blue and red (blue and red are in different strips, for technical reasons). Honestly though, if money is an issue, I'd replace the four t8 tubes with a two tube t5 fixture. Nothing wrong with fluorescents in most situations. I think these LEDs would be great in wet environments (fish tanks) or in growing truely cool or intermediate plants - I don't think I'm going to find anything better for growing pleurothallids than the LED strips, at least in white.
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