T5 Grow 2008

A few more weeks and 2008 indoor will be done. 3 plants under 48 inch 4 bulb T5 from seed to bud. To give a bit of reference, that is a full size refrigerator on the left side of the last picture.What do you think?

damn dude, doin those t5's some justice. Lookin pretty good. I have a t5 but i use it for veg. I got some 4 foot moms under it right now that i gotta cut down to size. good work bud

t5s are that shit..im using t8s for veg and they work great as well

I appreciate the comments. I've gotten my money out of this T5 rig in the last couple of years.

anyone know how they are priced at lowes for example maybe the base and the bulbs... ive seen the bulbs at 16 a box but cant find the ballasts or base... all out at lowes and only the 8 footers at homecheapo?

I've never seen T5's anywhere but online, you may be confusing these with T8's, but then again I may be way off track as I haven't shopped lighting for a couple of years.

One more for the road

SativaSam said:

I've never seen T5's anywhere but online, you may be confusing these with T8's, but then again I may be way off track as I haven't shopped lighting for a couple of years.

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they have the t5s at lowes around here...idk about home depot

damn! very nice man... how long did you veg those for? and did you switch bulbs from veg to flower?

very nice m8, im lookin for t5s, is 4 lights is all you used?

so what if you introduced a hps250w or more watts, will this do even more for the buds like grow more nicer then they are???

smkdout said:

damn! very nice man... how long did you veg those for? and did you switch bulbs from veg to flower?

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Vegged for around 3 months. Switched over 3 bulbs at flower, but left one blue spectrum in the fixture.

marley'man said:

very nice m8, im lookin for t5s, is 4 lights is all you used?

so what if you introduced a hps250w or more watts, will this do even more for the buds like grow more nicer then they are???

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I suppose more light would mean more bud, but I grow for myself and really don't want or need the extra heat or power consumption. But yes I'm only using a little old 4 bulb fixture. Personally I think what you put in the soil is just as important if not more than the light source, but that's just me.

bought high bay 6 bulb t5 with high output bulbs at electrical supplier $196

Very nice! I just got a 4 bulb T5 setup myself. I was gonna use it for a couple of moms but I just might try to flower with it after looking at those nice nugs. Good job SativaSam

Thanks Loco and everyone else who commented. I don't believe T5's will ever replace HPS or MH but they do have there place and will adequately do the job in some environments.

Looking good brother. I actually went the T5 route myself with my newest garden. I've just seen such great performance out of them I had to go that way. I'm currently using just one 2' 4tube T5 with a full spectrum for flowering. I'm using an Aerogarden as a clone/veg system. With the low heat and pushing out almost 10,000 lumens, I've been very impressed with how my garden is looking right now. Here's a link to my latest grow if anyone wants to check it out. https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/128190-homemade-aero-system-update-fifth.html

Hey Joey, I checked out your grow, very impressive, especially for 2' tubes. Rock on with the T5's.

An early sample and couple more pics.