I dont understand. Plastic ? I took the screen off the led bar .
I could sand it off. Its just a coat. Would it help much. ? Mines not Led.
So if you are not having to much money (like me) you can go whit 5-10 of what @VelcroThumb showed you and whit this splitter you can make a better light
Go whit cold light for veg stage and warm light for flowering stage
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Those lights are a marketing gimmick ā¦ get some cflās or invest into some good ledāsā¦ trust me , it will be money well spentā¦ 
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It took a lot of profound thinking, and forgetting what
I was thinking about but, yeah, I was probably high when I came up with that intellectual enlightenment.
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Thatās a cool splitter! Whereād you get it?
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I donāt get it but Iām planning to do so if I choose the lled light bulbā¦ You can get that from aliexpress but you will get it after one month 
or maybe if you have some luck in 2 weeks @DieHigh55
Donāt sweat the criticism. Just pop the plastic cover off. They pop off with very little pressure. The LED FLOODs ARE what I started with and were getting 4ft plants easily. I had 2 different variations. The Sylvania you have I am using on my clones. My very first grow started very meagerly without fans nutrients or proper space. Keep the flood light 12-18" away. As lil one grows the light goes. Good luck!! Happy new year.
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I appreciate that. I try take it all in with a good attitude. The only thing is my lights are that brand but are not plastic? They are glass. Can i pop those off? I dont see how i could. Well im happy. That defiantly gives me hope. Its growing pretty fast under those lights. Not stretching . Im just happy it recovered.
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My apologies for not checking out the right light when I first replied to you @Bman88900. That bulb is an incandescent not LED and is an actual 120 watt bulb. Youāre correct itās made of glass. I still think you would need a few of them to grow a nice plant. They are going to put out a good bit of heat if you use 3 or 4 of them so take that into account. The right Light makes a big difference.
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When tax season comes im gonna make yall proud. Just watch
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For a $10 more you could get a 300w ViparSpectra grow light:
https://www.amazon.com/VIPARSPECTRA-Reflector-Spectrum-Indoor-Plants/dp/B01B4GQ6MO?tag=greenrel-20
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Oh thats cool. I was just wondering if this one would at all? For the time being. Say a month or so. I can get this one today.
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I havenāt had a chance to see if they provide any information that would be useful for plant growing. I am on conference calls until 5pm ET so Iāll try and look then. By then Iād expect @dbrn32 to chime in unless heās busy today.
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I would avoid that for a couple of reasons. Most importantly, itās designed to run from a dc input. Which means youād have to buy another power supply just to run it. Theyāre not terribly expensive, but buying a power supply to run a power supply doesnāt sound appealing at any level.
Next, the heavy duty lenses are meant for outdoor installation and to withstand abuse from being truck mounted. The thicker lens is going to mean it interferes more with light transmission. Which you definitely donāt want to be doing in horticulture applications.
If you want to buy something now in that price range, we can definitely find you better options. The one @Bogleg posted above is good. As there are many others. But my personal recommendation would probably be to ride this grow out if your planning on making a big move with your tax return. No sense in donating any money to a temporary band aid in my opinion. Not when you plan to do it right in the near future anyway. I would set that money aside and put towards a total solution.
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Alrighty. I actually have a power box . its a jumpstart box with a 12 v output. Its how i wired my led strips. But i will not go this route now. Thank you for the info. Saved me a couple bucks
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