I need a plant grow light for a small herb garden on my kitchen
counter. The bulb is small, it must fit in a "under-shelf" GE ficture.
 The bulb size must be F8T5.  I have done some research on this but
cannot find a bulb to fit into this fixture.

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Request for Question Clarification by googlenut-ga on 21 Dec 2003 11:35 PST

Hello edwat-ga,

I have found F8T5 bulbs available for sale online but they are not GE
brand.  Is this acceptable or are you specifically looking for GE
bulbs?  These bulbs are 5/8 inches in diameter and 12 inches in
length.

Googlenut

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Clarification of Question by edwat-ga on 21 Dec 2003 20:54 PST

GE doesnt have to be the mfg.  As long as it is a "full spectrum" of
grow light type bulb that has the high "blue" spectrum range for herb
growth.

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Request for Question Clarification by googlenut-ga on 21 Dec 2003 21:53 PST

Hello edwat-ga,

The bulb that I found is described as follows:

?8W, Daylight, Miniature Bipin T-5 Preheat Fluorescent Lamp, 6500K
Color (dia. 5/8", length 12")?

GE 10055 - F8T5/D is listed as a cross reference.

Will this meet your needs?

Googlenut

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Clarification of Question by edwat-ga on 22 Dec 2003 11:26 PST

googlenut -  You found a "daylight" bulb - it is not really a PLANT
GROW bulb since it isnt covering the full spectrum I prefer.  I found
the same bulb you did - it is a Philips bulb.  Unfortunatly I will
probably have to buy it since no other bulb exists in that size, or
Ill just have to break down and get another flourescent appliance that
will take the more conventional sizes.

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Request for Question Clarification by googlenut-ga on 22 Dec 2003 17:25 PST

Hello edwat-ga,

I kept looking and I found one place that appears to have your bulb
listed for sale.

Naturallighting.com
http://www.naturallighting.com/shop/cart.cfm?new_item=VL-10281

If this is indeed the bulb you are looking for and you are able to
order it, let me know and I will submit this as the official answer to
the question.

Googlenut

Hi again edwat-ga,

I?m glad we were finally able to have success at finding your bulb. 
We want nothing but the best for your herbs!

To make the answer complete, I?ll repeat the information from my comment here.

The ?Miniature Fluorescent F8T5/Vita-Lite Full Spectrum" bulb is
listed for sale at NaturalLighting.com.  You can find the bulb by
going to the NaturalLighting.com home page at
http://www.naturallighting.com/ .

Click on ?Fluorescent Bulbs? in the menu on the left side of the page.

Then click on  ?Miniature Fluorescents? near the bottom of the page in the center.

Scroll down to ?Miniature Fluorescent F8T5/Vita-Lite Full Spectrum -
12", 8 watt? in the table.

Click on that item.  This takes you to the order page for the:

VL-10281 Miniature Fluorescent F8T5/Vita-Lite Full Spectrum - 12", 8 watt
http://www.naturallighting.com/shop/cart.cfm?new_item=VL-10281

The cost per bulb is $13.  There is a minimum order quantity of two bulbs.

It?s been great working with you.

Happy Holidays!

Googlenut


Successful Google Search Terms:

f8t5 full spectrum
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=f8t5+full+spectrum

googlenut-ga went out of his way to find this item.  I cant believe
the nut went to the far reaches of the www to bring this item to me. 
I consider myself a good researcher - but the googlenut-ga beats me
flat.

I'm sorry I couldn't be more help.

Good luck.

Googlenut

You found it googlenut-ga - 
submit as the answer!

Curious though, you seemed to find the bulb in their inventory pages,
but I couldnt find the 1028-1 for the life of me. Where exactly did
you find the item on the site?  When I get your reply and find the
item I will release the question as answered.

Hi edwat-ga,

You can find it by going to the NaturalLighting.com home page at
http://www.naturallighting.com/ .

Click on ?Fluorescent Bulbs? in the menu on the left side of the page.

Then click on  ?Miniature Fluorescents? near the bottom of the page in the center.

Scroll down to ?Miniature Fluorescent F8T5/Vita-Lite Full Spectrum -
12", 8 watt? in the table.

Click on that item.  This takes you to the page I linked to above:

http://www.naturallighting.com/shop/cart.cfm?new_item=VL-10281

Let me know if that works for you.  I want to make sure you are able
to reach it and place an order before I post the answer.

Googlenut

Excellent.  I placed the order and confirmed the size etc.  Well done.
 I hope all that work is worth the measely $5.00.  Please post as the
answer.

Thank you for the five-stars and the tip!

I'm glad I was able to help.

Googlenut (with emphasis on the "nut")

P.S. I'm a she.