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4ft Shop lights cut down to 3 ft shop ligts
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Posted by jamesy40 z7a (My Page) on Sun, Jan 31, 10 at 18:57
| I am planning to buy a 3' wide 5 tier wire shelf at Lowes. Seeing that the shelves will only be 3 ft wide, can I buy 4 ft t-5 fixtures and cut them down to 3 ft? how many tubesw would i need per shelf to raise seedlings for Spring planting? I am a newbie and this is my first time on this forum. James |
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RE: 4ft Shop lights cut down to 3 ft shop ligts
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| I don't think what you are asking will work. The simple solution would be to use what you have. Your lights and seed trays, if you use standard seed trays, will only hang over the sides of the shelf a few inches on each side. You should be able to fit two fixtures on each shelf. Just make sure you have enough light to cover the seed trays you use. |
RE: 4ft Shop lights cut down to 3 ft shop ligts
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I did this with T8 fixtures (but the ballast was designed to
light either size...some T5 ballasts are made the same way). I don't know about Lowes (the stores here don't sell T5), but
Home Depot sells 3' T5 fixtures and they are less expensive
than the 4' T5 ones. |
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