T5 Fluorescent light ?'s

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muddenjeep

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I have just received a T5 Flourescent light system for free and want to know if it was worth using it to grow a little. It has 424" bulbs which are 6500k cool bulbs. could i even get it to bud? if so how well? plus any other tips would be great.
 
Garden Knowm

Garden Knowm

The Love Doctor
YES YES YES..

T5's are great.. The key, is to keep them very close t your foliage.. less than 1 inch...

: )
cheers
 
katythedog

katythedog

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this is my first grow and i bought t5's because i have a small space and don't think i could handle the heat of a MH light and since my height it limited i figured i could get a lot closer with the T5's. Does anybody have a comparison of yeild between a MH light versus a T5? I've skulked around and haven't heard of many people using T5's through bloom.

Thanks for the tip to keep them under an inch. I've been doing 3 inches so i'll definately move them. I'm in week two bloom and i thought i'd be a little further along. I hope moving the lights closer will help.

If anybody has used T5's through bloom, please comment
 
videoman40

videoman40

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Hey, I am not sure about the one inch deal, I always heard keep em away 2 inches, also, your lights are vegging bulbs, you need to get some flowering bulbs too.
 
vervejunkie

vervejunkie

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Yeah you will need flowering and bloom bulbs. I use the Sunleaves Pioneer VIII T5's.
From the veteran at the local indoor garden supply store "The only major difference between HID & T5s of comparable wattage is that the T5 has a maximum efficiency range of three feet". I have a 1000w equivalent that spreads about 3500 Lumens per square feet. My canopy is 10 sq.ft. I keep the T5 very close to the plants.

It's all about the lumens/sq.ft
 
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firsttimer366

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i just bought these lights off ebay could any one tell me how to make it all work and if its going to i want to use dirt not sure wat kind im just grwing reg for now to try to scared to order seeds im growing in small closet space
rder any seeds
 
tea tree

tea tree

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my htg fixture broke after a month so they sent me a new ballast to wire in. I broke that lol. I was an electrician. the connectors those ballasts use are a bitch. very irritating. they declined further response. caveat emptor on that.
 
tea tree

tea tree

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lol,this thread is a few years old, with over 8000 views. Like 9 responses. I just noticed this thread in my stats as such. Have to laugh.
 
jboard

jboard

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I know this is a very old thread..but i am using t5's, from veg and into flower. I am using the "red spectrum"/flower bulbs for 12/12. i am a bit over 2 weeks on this grow. here are some pics
 

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Pacific

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i have a small space too and my metal halide is quite big for it n m sure it will fry the plants..m thinking of getting T5 in there but i seriously hope it does not affect the yield..m i got about 2ft x 2ft space and height is about 2ft also... i really have to get a lot of research done into this ...in my county its extremely hard to get T5 HO so i gota stick to this normal 1 ft T5 ..
 
tea tree

tea tree

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i was previously going to get me an 8 bulb fixture but that fell thru. But it looks like in a days I will def have a 6 bulb t5 4 foot 6500k 39k lumen fixture for veg in a 4x4 tent for about five plants, a donator and 4 veggers. I will then use a 600 watt for flower, hps lumatek setup. I will run co2 also, the hydrofarm kit.

Anyway before I drop a couple hundred on shit does anybody have any objerctions to this setup, the t5 part? For 20 extra dollars I could get the 8 bulb model with bulbs but I dont think I will need all that to veg 4-5 plants for as long as it takes to flower 4 plants.

I run a continoud 4 plant veg and 4 plant flower medical setup for myself. So I will have as long as I need to veg these ladies, up to 9 weeks for super lemon haze.

I am thinking of just cloning as I go to keep it for simple.

ps. my super lemon haze has just started to smell like the lemon awesome girl she is.
I chose her over green crack, lol, dont hate, and I am happy to be growing something that will give my girfreind a little energy that won the cannabis cup!
 
tea tree

tea tree

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got my t5. It is better than anyone let on. I think their is a conspiracy to not let anyone grow as good so easy with the hush on the cool of t5s. My 6 bulb rocks! No heat. Easy to run co2. plants are growing huge! I mean awesome growth. No downside. I am just in veg. I got a flower cycle ahead of me. I wish I could use for flower. The only reason I run my exhaust is to remove smell from room. My tents leak. Lumens actually measure a steady 30 - 40 thousand somehow under the full lenght of the bulb and I can turn it down to 20 with a flip of swith. I just replaved a 600 watt mh and I am saving so much money it is sick.
 
AKDOGG

AKDOGG

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I got a T5 54 watt 4ft 8 tubes and I keep it like 2 feet high from my plant i'm worried if i get it down closer to my small plant it might burn the plants. Should I put it down to like 3 iches from my plant?
 
potpimp

potpimp

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@ AKDOGG: Absolutely! 3" is plenty far away. The rule of thumb is that the lights should be as close to your plants without burning them.
 
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