Blue Lights?

[sheist]

Cam's got a picture of his stealth box, and he has a blue light.. obv for the blue part of the spectrum. Could I substitute this with a blue film screen? like they use on stage.. regular light showing through the blue screen.. same effect?

sheist Reviewed by sheist on 07-21-2005. Blue Lights? Cam's got a picture of his stealth box, and he has a blue light.. obv for the blue part of the spectrum. Could I substitute this with a blue film screen? like they use on stage.. regular light showing through the blue screen.. same effect? Rating: 5

[Cam]

Hmm but I don't use that light... instead I put in its place another fluro light only because I heard tha light was no good....but yes it did have blue spectrum for plants, atleast thats what it said. Does there have to be blue spectrum?

[Zandor]

Cam's got a picture of his stealth box, and he has a blue light.. obv for the blue part of the spectrum. Could I substitute this with a blue film screen? like they use on stage.. regular light showing through the blue screen.. same effect?

No that will not work. That's just a tint not an enhanced spectrum.

[Sativus]

you can get all the "blue" spectrum you need with a regular "white" flouro tube, cool white to be exact. or "cw". the cheap bulbs from the hardware store do fine, just change them every 6 months(the spectrum wears out even if the light still works). i dont believe in fancy "grow tubes", simple cw works wonders in veg and flowering(combined with HPS). Metal Halide in veg makes for a wonderful "blue" spectrum, but its not a "blue" people can see with their eyes. the plant see's it tho. does there have to be a blue spectrum? it's in your best interest(and the plants) to provide it.

[albsie]

Hmm, once my seeds have finished germinating, what type of globe should I use on them? I'm thinking of just a fluro for the vegetation stage, and maybe another type when they're ready to flower. Is there a thread on globes? Because I need a run-down on all of the different types and what's the preferred for growing.

Peace,

Albsie