The L.O.A. you speak of are rated at intial Kelvin of 6500 SO THEY CLAIM.

LOA and Champion Electric, both suppliers from China, make perhaps the shittiest shit on the planet.

I have spoken at length with manufacturers of CFL and from what I gather, their Kelvins drop to 50% of initial output within 14 days, and the lumen output close to 45% in 21 days.

Just a BTW....I am removing my 125W 6500K CFL's from my grow room and replacing with the smaller 65W 5500K that require no ballast.

While I have been happy with the bigger bulbs, I think the smaller ones are more efficient, longer lasting, less heat, less size, more easy to work with and cheaper as well.

Anyone want some used big CFL bulbs for free?

Just pay the shipping and they are yours.

As long as I 'know you', they are yours for the asking.

First cum first served