Lighting Information
by Slimguy32USEFUL LIGHTING TABLES for INDOOR HORTICULTURE1. Photosynthesis Rate across the Electro-Magnetic Spectrum2. Abridged Lighting Product List 2.1. High Presssure Sodium (HPS) bulbs 2.2. Metal Halide (MH) bulbs 2.3. Flourescent tubes, 96" 2.4. Flourescent tubes, 48" 2.5. Mercury Vapor bulbs (*) 2.6. Tungsten Halogen double end lamps (*) 2.7. Halogen Floodlights (*) 2.8. Incandescent Floodlights (*) 1. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RATE across the ELECTRO-MAGNETIC SPECTRUM
UV violet blue green yellow orange red infrared
100 - + +
+ + +
R 80 - + + + +
+ + +
A 60 - + +
+
T 40 - + + + +
+ + + +
E 20 - + + +
+
0 - +
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nm 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750
K 7000 6500 6000 5500 5000 4500 4000
Radiation Wavelength & Black Body Temperature
+ Photosynthesis Rate (percentage)
nm Nano-meters (Angstroms = nm x 10)
K Kelvin temperature (K = 2.89 x 10^6 nm K / Wavelength nm)
Source: J. Whitmarsh, et al. Department of Plant Biology and Center of
Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign (unpublished data).
2. Abridged LIGHTING PRODUCT LISTHigh Presssure Sodium (HPS) bulbs
Temp Avg
Lumens Watts LPW (K) Hours Company Product Description
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140000 1000 140.0 2100 24000 Iwasaki Eye Sunlux
130000 1000 130.0 2100 24000 Sylvania LU1000 Lumalux
130000 940 138.3 2100 24000 Iwasaki Eye Sunlux (MH conversion)
84000 600 140.0 2100 18000 Sylvania LU600 Planta
53000 430 123.3 2000 16000 Philips Son Agro
51500 430 119.8 2100 18000 Sylvania LU430 Planta
50000 400 125.0 2100 24000 Philips ALTO HPS Lamp
50000 400 125.0 2100 24000 Iwasaki Eye Sunlux
50000 400 125.0 2100 24000 Sylvania LU400 Lumalux
45000 360 125.0 2100 24000 Iwasaki Eye Sunlux (MH conversion)
29000 250 116.0 2100 24000 Sylvania LU250 Lumalux
28000 250 112.0 2100 24000 Philips ALTO HPS Lamp
22000 200 110.0 <2100 24000 Sylvania LU200 Lumalux
16000 150 106.7 <2100 24000 Sylvania LU150 Lumalux
Metal Halide (MH) bulbs
Temp Avg
Lumens Watts LPW (K) Hours Company Product Description
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125000 1000 125.0 3700 10000 Philips Pulse Start Metal Halide
125000 1000 125.0 4200 12000 Iwasaki MH BSX/BU 1000
115000 1000 115.0 4000 12000 Sylvania MS1000/BU Super Metalarc
115000 1000 115.0 3400 12000 Sylvania MS1000/C/BU Super Metalarc
40000 400 100.0 4300 20000 Philips Pulse Start Metal Halide
40000 400 100.0 5000 20000 Philips 5K High Output Metal Halide
39000 400 97.5 4200 20000 Sylvania MS400/HOR Super Metalarc
38000 400 95.0 4200 20000 Iwasaki MH 400 Eye Sunlux
38000 400 95.0 3800 20000 Sylvania MS400/C/HOR Super Metalarc
34500 400 86.3 3200 20000 Sylvania MS400/3K/HOR Super Metalarc
30400 320 95.0 4300 20000 Philips Pulse Start Metal Halide
23000 250 92.0 4300 10000 Philips Pulse Start Metal Halide
23000 250 92.0 4200 10000 Sylvania MS250/HOR Super Metalarc
22000 250 88.0 3800 10000 Sylvania MS250/C/HOR Super Metalarc
18000 250 72.0 3200 10000 Sylvania MS250/3K/HOR Super Metalarc
15000 175 85.7 4200 7500 Sylvania MS175/HOR Super Metalarc
15000 175 85.7 3800 7500 Sylvania MS175/C/HOR Super Metalarc
15000 175 74.3 3200 7500 Sylvania MS175/3K/HOR Super Metalarc
9300 100 93.0 4200 7500 Philips 4K Master Color ED-17
6800 100 68.0 4200 7500 Philips 4K Master Color PAR-38
Flourescent tubes, 96"
Temp Avg
Lumens Watts LPW (K) Hours Company Product Description
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9400 110 85.5 3000 12000 Sylvania F96T12/D830/HO
9400 110 85.5 3500 12000 Sylvania F96T12/D835/HO
9050 110 82.3 4100 12000 Sylvania F96T12/D841/HO
8800 110 80.5 6500 12000 Sylvania F96T12/D865/HO
5200 110 47.3 3400 12000 Sylvania F96T12/GRO/HO/WS Gro-Lux
Flourescent tubes, 48"
Temp Avg
Lumens Watts LPW (K) Hours Company Product Description
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4400 60 73.3 3000 12000 Sylvania F48T12/D830/HO Designer
4250 60 70.8 4100 12000 Sylvania F48T12/D41/HO Designer
4250 60 70.8 3500 12000 Sylvania F48T12/D35/HO Designer
4250 60 70.8 4100 12000 Philips F48T12/SPEC41/HO
4250 60 70.8 3500 12000 Philips F48T12/SPEC35/HO
4250 60 70.8 3000 12000 Philips F48T12/SPEC30/HO
3400 60 56.6 6500 12000 Philips F48T12/D/HO Daylight
3700 40 92.5 5000 20000 Philips F40/AX50 Advantage X
3700 40 92.5 4100 20000 Philips F40/AX41 Advantage X
3700 40 92.5 3500 20000 Philips F40/AX35 Advantage X
3700 40 92.5 3000 20000 Philips F40/AX35 Advantage X
3600 40 90.0 5000 24000 Philips F40T12/ADV50/ALTO
3600 40 90.0 4100 24000 Philips F40T12/ADV41/ALTO
3600 40 90.0 3500 24000 Philips F40T12/ADV35/ALTO
3600 40 90.0 3000 24000 Philips F40T12/ADV30/ALTO
3500 40 87.5 4100 20000 GE Staybright
3500 40 87.5 3500 20000 GE Staybright
3500 40 87.5 3000 20000 GE Staybright
3300 40 82.5 4100 20000 Sylvania F40/D841 Designer 800
3300 40 82.5 3500 20000 Sylvania F40/D835 Designer 800
3300 40 82.5 3000 20000 Sylvania F40/D830 Designer 800
3300 40 82.5 4100 20000 Philips F40/41U Ultralume
3300 40 82.5 3500 20000 Philips F40/35U Ultralume
3300 40 82.5 3000 20000 Philips F40/30U Ultralume
3280 40 82.0 5000 20000 Philips F40/50U Ultralume
3200 40 80.0 4100 20000 Philips F40T12 Home Light Cool
3200 40 80.0 3500 20000 Philips F40T12 Home Light Warm
3000 40 75.0 6500 20000 Sylvania F40/D865 Designer 800
2600 40 65.0 6500 20000 Philips F40D Daylight
2250 40 56.3 5000 20000 GE Sunshine Full Spec
1900 40 47.5 3050 20000 GE Plant/Aquarium WS
1875 40 46.9 3400 20000 Sylvania F40GRO/WS Gro-Lux
1600 40 40.0 na 20000 Philips Agro-Lite
800 40 20.0 6750 20000 GE F40PL "Gro & Sho" (*)
Mercury Vapor bulbs (*)
Temp Avg
Lumens Watts LPW (K) Hours Company Product Description
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60500 1000 60.5 4300 24000 Sylvania H36GW-1000/DX Brite White Dlx
22000 400 55.0 4300 24000 Sylvania H33GL-400/DX Brite White Dlx
12500 250 50.0 4300 24000 Sylvania H37KC-250/DX Brite White Dlx
8400 175 48.0 <4300 24000 Sylvania H39KC-175/DX Brite White Dlx
4200 100 42.0 <4300 24000 Sylvania H38AV-100/DX Brite White Dlx
Tungsten Halogen double end lamps (*)
Temp Avg
Lumens Watts LPW (K) Hours Company Product Description
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22000 1000 22.0 <3200 2000 Sylvania 1000T3Q/CL
11000 500 22.0 <3200 2000 Sylvania 500T3Q/CL
10000 350 28.6 3075 2000 GE Q350T3/CL/ULTRA Halogen Ultra
6000 300 20.0 <3200 2000 Sylvania 300T3Q/CL
5950 225 26.4 2965 3000 GE Q225T2/CL/ULTRA Halogen Ultra
3600 200 18.0 <3200 2000 Sylvania 200T3Q/CL
2800 150 18.7 <3200 2000 Sylvania 150T3Q/CL
1600 100 16.0 <3200 2000 Sylvania 100T3Q/CL
Halogen Floodlights (*)
Temp Avg
Lumens Watts LPW (K) Hours Company Product Description
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3000 150 20.0 2900 2250 Philips HalogenA
2200 150 14.6 <3200 3000 Sylvania 150PAR/CAP/FL/30 Capsylite
1900 120 15.8 <3200 3000 Sylvania 120PAR/CAP/FL/30 Capsylite
1880 100 18.8 2900 2250 Philips HalogenA
1680 90 18.7 2900 2250 Philips HalogenA
1260 90 14.0 <3200 2500 GE Miser Plus Halogen Flood
1260 90 14.0 <3200 2500 Sylvania 90PAR/CAP/2FL/30 Capsylite
1040 75 13.9 <3200 2500 Sylvania 75PAR/CAP/FL/30 Capsylite
Incandescent Floodlights (*)
Temp Avg
Lumens Watts LPW (K) Hours Company Product Description
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2175 150 14.5 <3000 1000 Sylvania 150PAR/SP Spot
1740 120 14.5 <3000 1500 Philips 120PAR/FL27 Silver Line Plus
1545 150 10.3 <3000 2000 Sylvania 150BR/GRO "Spot-GRO"
1300 120 10.8 <3000 500 GE 120BR40/PL Plant Gro n Show
770 75 10.3 <3000 2000 Sylvania 75BR30/GRO "Spot-GRO"
(*) This type of lamp is too inefficient for indoor garden use.
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