420monster
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i hear alot about them so a couple of questions can they be used for veging and flowering? How efficient are they and can they compare to a 400 watt hps? thanks in advance +rep 2 all good answers as always
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coolbreeze13
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There great for vegging, you can flower with them but you won't get as dense buds as u would with an hps
420monster
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awesome good to know and thanks for the quick reply so what if i put them on the side of the plant while running a hps would i get better results?
coolbreeze13
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yeah thats what i have in one of my flowering chambers, its great side lighting
New Grower 420
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hps is better all around and yes theyed be good as s lightng along with the hps
You do what ever you want to do but if it was me, I would use your T-5 for clone and veg. I'm doing a bunch of plants now and it works great just got to stay with it and check them every day. Then get a seperate room for your flowering and use some bigger pots so your not watering all the time and they look alot better when they have room.
925Grow'N
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I love T5 for veg. stage. I keep the light 4" above the plants and they grow bushy and tight without stretching. If you want bigger plants faster than I say go MH, if you don't mind the extra days then T5.
Definately go HID lighting for flower. I use a 400w Sun Systems ballast, Sun Systems 2 hood, and Hortilux eye HPS bulb. Around the ground I have 3 100w output CFL's that I put around the base of the plants and that helps the lower flowers get some light.
I will be trying 1000w HPS with 4 54w T5 6500k bulbs on each corner on the next round to see the difference with both spectrums. I've heard great things.
For clones and seedlings, definately go T5, awesome for clones. Maximum Yield magazine also had a study using LED lights for tomato cuttings and those worked well too. I feel the technology is too new still and it's more of a way for some folks to make some money in the cannibus industry...just my opinion. Using it as an additional light source is different(like a Kessil direct focus light) but as a main light I think there needs to be more research done. Like I said, just my opinion.
Ringo's Sour Tsunami sprouted in 3 days in 2" Grodan blocks with just RO water pH'd at 5.0. I use a 2 bulb 4' T8 for my fresh cuttings and seedlings then I bump them up to 2 T5's.
Good Luck!
Definately go HID lighting for flower. I use a 400w Sun Systems ballast, Sun Systems 2 hood, and Hortilux eye HPS bulb. Around the ground I have 3 100w output CFL's that I put around the base of the plants and that helps the lower flowers get some light.
I will be trying 1000w HPS with 4 54w T5 6500k bulbs on each corner on the next round to see the difference with both spectrums. I've heard great things.
For clones and seedlings, definately go T5, awesome for clones. Maximum Yield magazine also had a study using LED lights for tomato cuttings and those worked well too. I feel the technology is too new still and it's more of a way for some folks to make some money in the cannibus industry...just my opinion. Using it as an additional light source is different(like a Kessil direct focus light) but as a main light I think there needs to be more research done. Like I said, just my opinion.
Ringo's Sour Tsunami sprouted in 3 days in 2" Grodan blocks with just RO water pH'd at 5.0. I use a 2 bulb 4' T8 for my fresh cuttings and seedlings then I bump them up to 2 T5's.
Good Luck!