low energy lamps

Wim Osterholt (wim@djo.wtm.tudelft.nl)
Tue, 31 Jan 1995 02:54:26 +0100 (MET)

Peter,

> On a different note, I've built a terrarium fitted with those
> low-energy fluorescent bulbs that are being marketed as replacements
> for regular incandescent bulbs - ( 23W bulbs producing 1500 lumen, )
>..
> Anyone else ever tried these?

I have a few of these at short distance above my plants.
D.'s are developing nice red leaves as they would do under sunlight.
Don't worry about heat radiation from the lamps, there's hardly any.
(Think of a lamp working temperature of 40-60 centigrades.)

Regards, Wim.

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