| Is there a wavelength profile on the bulb box? Those are more helpful than the Kelvin color temperature, which really just tells you how the light appears to your eyes. No florescent bulb only produces light at one nm range, rather there is a profile with peaks at various wavelengths. The link below gives some more info. The T5HO aquarium bulbs tend to be overkill (pricewise) for simple plant growing. A couple $10 54W AgroBrite 6400K bulbs are fine for growing plants indoors. This setup alone (approx. 10K lumens) is probably not enough to grow fruiting plants without the help of sunlight (though I've never tried strawberries). If you want to guarantee enough light for fruit, you would probably need to go the HID route. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Photosynthesis wavelengths