Tronic LED Tube 2ft 9W Glass — Green T8

Our review

This is a 2-foot T8 LED tube from Tronic, rated at 9 watts and finished in glass rather than the plastic you often see on cheaper tubes. It emits green light, which puts it in a different category from the white tubes used for general room lighting. Think of it as a colour piece: bars, shop displays, themed rooms, event setups, or anywhere you want a green wash rather than useful illumination for reading or working. Before buying, check the fitting and tube length your fixture takes, since a 2-foot tube will not fit a 4-foot batten, and confirm your fixture is wired for LED rather than an old magnetic ballast. Compare it with coloured LED strips and rope lights, which are easier to hide and bend around shapes, and with white LED tubes if you actually need light to see by. Green output is narrow, so it will not brighten a room the way a white tube of the same wattage would. Available on Sokonia.