light question

[rodney10954]

i just put togther my first diy lighting it came out pretty good
ill post some pics when i paint it
now here is my question i got 2 phillips t-12 6500k bulbs in now
i know i should put 2 differnt types instead of 2 of the same
my question is
which bulb should i get now

[Dwarfnut]

Who says you can't run two of the same?? Many people here have done that for years! I like the look of the 6,500K bulbs, so unless you need to change one for some reason, I would not change them.

One thing I have recently done is to add an actinic bulb to what I already had. According to some sources, the plants like the extra blue the actinic provides, but I really like the clearer, more 'cool' look it makes!

I'm not sure if you can count the actinic towards the wattage requirements, some say yes, some say no... that's why I adding it to what I already had.

Good luck,
Bill C.