Auto Lighting: 18/6 T5 HO v. 12/12 100w HPS

tekdc911 said:

then tjey would be on 24/0 and the hps wouldnt be running all the time

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tekdc911 said:

why not have the t-5 and hps in the same cab and just put the hps on a timer put veg on one side and flowering plants on the other

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T5s are in a veg room. HPS is in a separate flower room. Other plants are flowering under HPS. If the autos were going under HPS they would be moved out of the veg room into the flower room. Do you have an opinion on the original question in the original post?

ive seen good results from t5's im a cfl grower i can pull around a oz a plant with 400 watts of cfl but i run 24/0
this is just my opinion but yields would probably end up the same 24/0 on cfl airy buds stretchy plants but from the auto's ive grown and seen grown outside its close if not a little less then my cfl's
makes me wonder what wattage the sun runs at i have had some freaks outside but semi auto's are called that for a reason

if you have space in your flower room why not just throw your auto's in there when its lights on then return them to your veg room before lights out ?

you'll have to forgive me i've grown photo's and found it easier just to have a seed batch from auto's then to cut clones i like variety and am impatient dont want to wait 2-3 months to cut clones and wait some more then flower when i can hermi one and have og seeds from mother and fem seeds from the crosses and still have viable medicine from the parent plants that and i only need 3'x4'x5.5' grow area to keep 1-2 harvests a month this time around i started a 10-12 early and 2 9-10 weeks about a month after so i could pull 3 at the same time i got a new panel and want to start fresh 300 watts led full spec and 400 watt mixed spec cfl's i think i might get about half of what your 1000 w produces im hoping any way

Right now I'm running four little autos under a 4' 4-bulb T5. I was going to veg them and then move them under my HPS but I've decided to keep them right where they are. I run them on an 18/6 cycle just like you asked about. So far I'm very happy. The strains are all small so I don't have huge plants to look at but they are very healthy. You can see it in my sig line if you want.

Tek - Hadn't really thought about moving them back and forth but could be a possibility to get them an extra jolt when convenient. Appreciate the tip!

KC - I am leaning toward leaving them in the veg room. Took a quick look at your post and they are looking healthy.