Lotsa folks use just "daylight" t8 florescent tube shop lights with success. Otherwise when using the twisty Compact florescent, try to get the "daylight" blend of light. I puzzled over this for weeks (from both a orchid-growing standpoint as well as photographer's standpoint) and decided that it probably doesn't make that much difference in the end. While I like the T5 lights as well as the
Full Spectrum Lighting and Light Therapy lights (I use both) I have talked with lots of commercial growers using normal 2 lamp 48" shop lights with t8 (the skinny bulbs) tubes, daylight blend, to advantage. Don't think you need anything real fancy, unless you want to. Just me.
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Ross
http://orchids-ross.blogspot.com/
I don't do most Dendros or large, "floofy orchids". For me it's minis (like Angraecoides), Masdies, Paphs, and others that crept in somewhere along the line. See my orchid list for complete collection (usually not current.)