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I was not sure what to do with all my trees over the winter. I made a mistake and forgot to water my 40 year old ficus which has an amazing 10 inch trunk. I also have been babying my serissa for about 8 years and have had many sections die off. I knew my main problem was that they were not getting the right amount of light over the winter in the north east parts of Massachusetts. This year I decided I would build a bonsai hospital. First I had to sort out an area that my darn plant eating cat could not get into. Then I ordered this light. I went a few steps further and went to my local home hardware store and bought a set of 2" PVC pipes and fittings making a jig to hold the light up about 5 feet off the ground. Then I put the light on a timer and ended up not only reviving my 40 year old ficus, but my serissa looks better than it does after a warm bright wet summer! I even put my herbs and my orchids under it and all in all this saved my entire plant collection for the winter. I do recommend making a stand of sorts. I used 2 "T" fittings for the legs and the risers, then 2 elbows for the pipe that spans between the feet and drilled two holes in them inserting hooks through them so I could suspend the light. It all breaks down for summer storage and I am sooooo happy with the results. Also, this thing throws out so much light you can't even look into it, yet it uses so little energy! Its like having a 125 watt bulb on, so yes it uses some, but you will (more importantly your plants) will love love love it!!
UPDATE: This summer my plants are doing better than ever. My orchid I mentioned above even flowered!!! First time ever since I got it. This winter they will all be pampered again under this light.
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This was my first purchase of an item like this, so I was unsure what to expect.
What I found was a high quality unit, ready to install.
I have just one of these going, but I can say that with the compact flourescent bulb the increase in my utility cost is negligable.
Great beginner unit!
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This is the second of these I have ordered. When I installed the first one my indor pond plants responded nicely. The second one will allow me more plants by increaseing the lighted area. Great product for plants.
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I had an old 400Watt Metal halide Hydrofarm light that the ballast finally gave up the ghost on. It has been in my living room over a water garden with plants around it for years. I call it my Florida corner, where I can forget it's winter when it's cold out. :-)
I had been thinking about getting a CFL light to replace it, to use less electricity, but hung on to the old one because it seemed like a waste to not use it while it was still working. When it died, I figured it was time.
I didn't have the finances to buy a 250Watt CFL, so settled on this 125Watt version. The price was right, and I took a chance on it being shipped well since others had problems with breakage. I had the UPS guy open the package before accepting it the bulb was fine but they could have packaged it a bit better. It was in a Hydrofarm box, so I am wondering if it was Hydrofarm that packaged it that way.
Anyway, we removed the old metal halide light, and put this up. It is much lighter and smaller, and much, much, quieter. I can't hear anything at all the old metal halide ballast was so noisy I had to put it in another room and run the cord through a window. That is a big improvement. The ballast is on the bulb itself too, so I was able to plug the power cord into a socket in the living room, which is nice. No more running it out the window into the greenhouse. The cord was quite long, probably over 6 feet.
It doesn't have quite as bright a light as the metal halide, but it's obviously a broader spectrum as the colors look more natural. I really like it better, and I'm thinking my plants will too. I hope to get more flowers from my African Violets, and all the vines should grow better.
I notice that in the literature that came with it that it will accept a 200Watt bulb. I'm seriously thinking about purchasing one, and putting the 125Watt one in storage for later use as as spare.
All in all I am happy with this light, and recommend it so far.
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Well I bought this for my green house, was not quite ready for it ,and my friend borrowed it. He loves it, has great plants and starts under it, and will not return it. so it must be great! don't lend your light.
