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| Hi. I'm new to this forum, but not Gardenweb. I'm getting *real* frustrated, because no one seems to make a 36" flourescent light fixture. My light stand consists of a wire shelving unit from Target that I've outfitted with two 24" fixtures per shelf; just as my African violets finally adjusted (mostly) to too much light, I got another smaller shelving unit that fits those fixtures perfectly.
So anyhoo, I now need two simple, basic 36" flourescent light fixtures, and *I can't find any*! Do you guys have any suggestions? Thanks. Korina - 'Clown shoes. Why did it have to be clown shoes?' |
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- Posted by lightmaster z8 Salem, Ore. (My Page) on Fri, Jun 10, 05 at 20:02
| You can find single tube 3 footers at HomeDepot and lowes for $16.97.... -j- |
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- Posted by nygardener z6 NYC (My Page) on Fri, Jun 10, 05 at 20:17
| Aquarium stores often have double-tube (and wider) ones. |
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| j, thanks. I figured Home Despot etc. would have them, but the nearest box is a good three hour drive each direction. Gas is too $$$. I'm poor. Having said that, nygardener, I'll check with our one or two aquarium stores, but I think they're $$$ too. Everything is $$$. I only make $ on a good check. Pardon me; it's Monday, I have a sore throat, and I tend to whine anyway. Thanks for your suggestions guys. Korina |
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- Posted by nygardener z6 NYC (My Page) on Tue, Jun 14, 05 at 8:52
| Home Depot sells 3-foot fixtures online. The single-light version j mentions is listed for $15.99, Internet/Catalog #324655. A double-light version for $26.49 is Internet/Catalog # 324727. (You can also search their site for the keyword fluorescent.) Shipping a couple of fixtures will add another $10 or so. Is there a place near you that sells 36" bulbs? Many people recommend a combination of one warm-white and one cool-white. For the fixtures mentioned above, you're looking for 36-inch, 30-watt T-12 medium bi-pin bulbs (that is, standard 3-foot tubes). There are lots of places that sell fluorescent tubes online, but many seem to have large minimum order quantities (15 or more). Here's one that doesn't. A combination of warm white and either cool white or "daylight" should do the trick. |
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| ny, thanks! Wow! You're going to keep me busy all day following all those links. Still $$$. ;-) I've been using just cool white bulbs for almost a year now, and everything *seems* happy... Korina |
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- Posted by nygardener z6 NYC (My Page) on Fri, Jun 17, 05 at 22:48
| Well K, I don't think you're going to do much cheaper than a couple of mail-order Home Depot fixtures and some three-dollar cool-white bulbs. Two double fixtures, plus four bulbs, will cost you about $85, including shipping, delivered to your door (no gas). Them's the breaks! And, yeah, the whole clown shoes thing has me puzzled, too. |
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| nygardener, $85 is a LOT of money to me, especially all at once. I'm going to finish re-arranging everything and see how it goes. If it doesn't, I can always go back to Home Despot. Thanks so much for your help. Um, the clown shoes quote was a bit of random silliness I threw in -- it's from an unproduced script I was once coerced into reading. Just don't ask about the time-travelling Chevy Nova. Korina |
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- Posted by nygardener z6 New York (My Page) on Sun, Jun 26, 05 at 16:48
| Yes, I realized after posting that I had been a little cranky. I hope you find a solution that works well. I wasn't even going to mention the Nova, though I encountered it last week. It had set out this coming Fourth of July for some last-minute grocery shopping. |
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