speedhabit
Well-Known Member
Hey guys, I was on HTG supply looking at lights the other day when I started seriously considering a t5 only grow instead of one with primary HPS/ML lighting. The first thing that comes to mind, Heat, is reduced greatly by using t5 flouros but what struck me was the cost advantage, both inital and in long term upkeep.
Essentially what Im asking is everyone with HPS lights to chime in and throw out your estimates of how much higher they make your bill. Im wondering if the T5 fixtures, maybe 2 4' 8 lamp fixtures Can grow me a huge stash while keeping both power and heat concerns low, spectrum concerns with ML/HPS out of the way with cheaply exchangable bulbs, ect. I understand that systems like this only put out about 40k lumens as oppose to the 100k of a 400watt HPS but they can be placed very near the plands, Im thinking in some sort of inverted V.
And again, the power issue, how much to HPSs cost to run so I can be less ignorant about the electrical consumption issue.
Thanks for listening to my baked rambling
Essentially what Im asking is everyone with HPS lights to chime in and throw out your estimates of how much higher they make your bill. Im wondering if the T5 fixtures, maybe 2 4' 8 lamp fixtures Can grow me a huge stash while keeping both power and heat concerns low, spectrum concerns with ML/HPS out of the way with cheaply exchangable bulbs, ect. I understand that systems like this only put out about 40k lumens as oppose to the 100k of a 400watt HPS but they can be placed very near the plands, Im thinking in some sort of inverted V.
And again, the power issue, how much to HPSs cost to run so I can be less ignorant about the electrical consumption issue.
Thanks for listening to my baked rambling