T5 or T8 bulb setup for veg...

VenomGrower6990

VenomGrower6990

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Looking to set up a 2nd tent for vegging for quicker turn around for flowering. Question is what do people prefer? BTW I can only find 34w 4100k in the T5 and T8 bulbs at my local hardware store. I might have to order the 5500-6500k online.
 
whitebb2727

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The bulbs are double stacked. That four foot eight bulb is only 18 inches wide.

They also make a 12 and 16 bulb model.
 
VenomGrower6990

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whitebb2727 said:
T5.

I flower with them to. Eight bulb durolux for $119 with bulbs off amazon. I switched to agromax bulbs. Pure par bulbs, 10,000k+ uva, 6500 and 3000k bulbs.

More options with t5.
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Nice man. Will look Into the set up. Just want to veg with them and then switch them over to flower with my LEDs. But as you were saying I could definitely use them as a backup. Thanks
 
whitebb2727

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VenomGrower6990 said:
Ya thinking about going with the 8 bulb model on amazon. Thinking its better than just buying $15 a piece cfls.
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I have the eight bulb and six bulb. I've been using the eight bulb over a year and the six bulb is still in use with a friend. It has been running a couple years.

The reflector could be stiffer. Pick it up by the back bone.

It is worth the price. Affordable and reliable. I got it thinking I would later put Phillips ballast in it. I haven't needed to.
 
whitebb2727

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VenomGrower6990 said:
Nice man. Will look Into the set up. Just want to veg with them and then switch them over to flower with my LEDs. But as you were saying I could definitely use them as a backup. Thanks
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You could run them both. Mine has two switches on it. You could just run four bulbs. Two pure par and two uva/uvb bulbs from agromax.

The mixed spectrum makes for some good weed. The UV will really help put on tricomes.


What led are you going to use?
 
VenomGrower6990

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whitebb2727 said:
You could run them both. Mine has two switches on it. You could just run four bulbs. Two pure par and two uva/uvb bulbs from agromax.

The mixed spectrum makes for some good weed. The UV will really help put on tricomes.


What led are you going to use?
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Already growing with LEDs at the moment but want to have plants in veg while I flower to save time when I switch them to flower. I have the Mars Hydro 600's (272+/-True watts). Two of them for flower (about 550 true watts total).
 
vostok

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VenomGrower6990 said:
Looking to set up a 2nd tent for vegging for quicker turn around for flowering. Question is what do people prefer? BTW I can only find 34w 4100k in the T5 and T8 bulbs at my local hardware store. I might have to order the 5500-6500k online.
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I regularly veg under T8's, strap them together on a bank of 6 or 8 tubes, 50% cool white the other 50% warm white, 4 feet long

vital you understand the light rays don't go any further than a foot...????

means you can remove lower growth, to improve venting

and keep the leaf tips within half an inch of the tubes

I have mine on a counter weight that slides up and down in a domestic closet with ease

I recently updated my rack to 6 T8 LED tubes that burn at still 50% less than the standard flouro tube at 18 watts(fucken crazy) not the 36 watts normal

although more expensive even more a shit load cooler than 'normal'

avoid the curse of popcorn bubs and veg under hps or even COB

good luck
 
VenomGrower6990

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vostok said:
I regularly veg under T8's, strap them together on a bank of 6 or 8 tubes, 50% cool white the other 50% warm white, 4 feet long

vital you understand the light rays don't go any further than a foot...????

means you can remove lower growth, to improve venting

and keep the leaf tips within half an inch of the tubes

I have mine on a counter weight that slides up and down in a domestic closet with ease

I recently updated my rack to 6 T8 LED tubes that burn at still 50% less than the standard flouro tube at 18 watts(fucken crazy) not the 36 watts normal

although more expensive even more a shit load cooler than 'normal'

avoid the curse of popcorn bubs and veg under hps or even COB

good luck
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I like the LED tubes idea.
 
Kingrow1

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Top of the range t5 units like the self cooling, programmable, dimmable ATI powermodule for £350 available in aquarium stores is what i have my sights set on next, certainly ive not seen better yet. I believe they have an led version too.
 
vostok

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Kingrow1 said:
Top of the range t5 units like the self cooling, programmable, dimmable ATI powermodule for £350 available in aquarium stores is what i have my sights set on next, certainly ive not seen better yet. I believe they have an led version too.
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I'd be very cautious here, some time back I was looking close at some German aquira lights very expensive T5's
4 footers and was walking to the cash out girl when my eye caught the lumens expected

I changed my mine ....lol chicken out is me, not checking out ...lolol

the price was like 5 times that of T5's, and just blue and reds too

I was drawn to the possibility of there being enough light for coral to live in water

so the light would be strong enough ...

but not!!!

=Fail!
 
whitebb2727

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With your flower tent you could still get a single bulb t5 and get an agromax UV bulb.

You will like the results.

The 54w 4ft agromax UV bulb provides UV even at 3 ft away.
 
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