Ok. I am using the AeroGrow Garden, as a light gardens for my African Violets. I finally got NEW bulbs in them, 3 gardens. So now they are under new full power AeroGrow lights. Think they are 26watts, the flat fluorescent lights that they sell.

So they are now getting the full spectrum/strength of light. I HAD 1 year old Aerogrow lights in all of them, and the violets were growing/blooming like crazy. But now that I have the new bulbs in them, does anyone know how far away from the plants, I should have these lights now? They are about 4-6 ins. away from the tops of the violets, depending on the plant. Each is a different height. So...before I end up possibly burning them, does anyone know how far way, I should have the lights from the violets?

They were doing GREAT, as I said, with tired OLD lights on them, now that they have the NEW powerful grow-lights on them, I assume there is much more 'growing light power' hitting them. So....anyone know the distance I should use? Or leave it as it is? AeroGrow is of no help, they of course want me to buy a new LED garden from them. These light bulbs were expensive enough!!

IF you are doing the same as me, using an Aerogrow garden as a light garden, not growing a garden in it, using the hydroponic system,...how far are you putting your lights? I have the light hoods in the 3rd hole on the light pole. If that helps. I think there are 6 holes, it tops out at 12in away from the plants. So...any help out there?