What are the advantages of T5/neon ramps, according to growshops.fr?
T5s according to growshops.co.uk, your online horticultural advisor.
growshops.co.uk presents a wide range of T5 lamps in its Horticultural Lighting department and sub-categories Eco Lighting CFL / Neon and Turbo Neon Kits.
T5 lamps are horticultural lamps recommended for plant growth, to manage seedlings, cuttings and mother plants, but with limited effectiveness for flowering.
The situations in which T5 racks will remain appropriate during flowering can be summed up as cultivation carried out in very small spaces (particularly under one meter in height).
Or in situations where the total budget allocated to indoor cultivation is limited and therefore requires limited investment, particularly in climatic management
On growshops.fr, T5 ramps are available in a wide range of wattages: 48 W, 96 W, 192 W, 216 W, 324 W and 432 W.
Find Europe's most popular T5 brands, at the best prices on the web on your favorite site, growshops.fr.
Like the t5 boomsdistributed by SuperPlant (CIS Products), Sylvania..
| T5 of Superplant | T5HO from Superplant | Star-Lite from Superplant |
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Complete kit with neon bulbs, can be connected in series |
Modern design, efficiency, neon with integrated ballast, just plug in |
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What do growshops.co.uk consider to be the main technical advantages of T5 grow lights?
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... | If one of the motivations of the grower, the indoor grower, is to reduce power consumption, T5 bars are an efficient solution forhorticultural lighting, with interesting covering powers and, above all, the uniformity of light they provide for plants. On average, T5 lighting systems consume 50% less than the light output actually delivered to plants. T5s are therefore a good alternative to the installation of energy-hungry MH lamp kits. T5s require an external ballast, judiciously integrated into the reflector cover itself, on which the 2, 4, 6 or 8 neon T524 W or 54 W, exclusively. Unlike MH lighting kits, T5s make installation and maintenance less restrictive and more reassuring for electrical novices. |
With this in mind, growshops.co.uk recommends renewing T5 neon lights every 4 to 5 crops on average, i.e. after one and a half years of use.
Thanks to their very compact dimensions, T5 bars are ideal for growing in horticultural micro-spaces, particularly at heights of less than 100 cm.
In fact, the low heat emissions released by T5 ramps mean that they can be placed very close to the plants, recommended at 5 to 10 cm (safety distances), without causing burns to the tops of the plants.
What specific horticultural benefits do T5s offer, according to growshops.co.uk?
In fact, like CFL bulbs, T5 strips provide a totally effective spectrum for plant photosynthesis, qualified as 100% P.A.R. (Photosynthetic Activ Radiations).
Measured in degrees Kelvin (K), T5 neon color temperatures are available in a range of spectrums, calibrated specifically for growth (4,000 K, 6,400 K and 6,500 K), flowering (2,700 K and 3,000 K) and mixed, which ensures both stages of cultivation, as represented by SuperPlant's Purples with their 25,000 K spectrum.
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| FLOWERING 3000 (K) | FLORAISON (Grolux) | GROWTH 6,500 (K) |
Another interesting technical aspect of the T5 is the highly modular mix of the light spectrum offered to plants.
Easily interchangeable and affordable, T5 neon lighting can be adapted to the various stages of cultivation and to the very special requirements in terms of color temperatures demanded by certain plants and their particular photosynthetic processes.
In addition to being energy-efficient, T5s offer better climate control insofar as the heat they give off remains very measured and therefore limits the evapo-transpiration phenomenon suffered by plants exposed to horticultural light flows.
Note that this process accelerates above 27°C...
All in all, T5 railing technology is an excellent, low-energy, low-cost option for functional indoor cultivation on a budget.
Generating little heat, T5s allow for less expensive and less noisy climate management, since the extractors, air introducers and fans
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