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I've got a grow rack and a mini-greenhouse / terrarium with 2 - 24" bulbs per fixture. Do 40 Watt bulbs exist? I'm not getting the color that I would like to see on them, particularly Petiolaris Complex.
I had two - 24" T5 HO bulbs on my old shelf (which I still use on my current) and they gave me leaf burn like no other when I had them too close. Once I had the distance right I got great coloration and minimal leaf burn.
I have used agrosun brand in the 2' and 4' with great results in both growth and color. The only way I see to get a 40 watt bulb is to move up to the 4' bulb. If your looking for better color nothing really beats the T5. My plants colored up much brighter when I moved them from the agrosun bulbs to T5's. I'll keep looking to see if there are any bulbs in the
2' lengths that are 40watts but would guess there are not going to be a lot.
You can get higher wattage 2' bulbs but you need different ballasts to run them vs the 20w tubes. The amount of light a fluorescent bulb puts out is based on the ballast not the bulb.
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