T5's for veggie stage
- Thread starter Ash1988
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they are fine for veg, I use a 4' 8 bulb system for veg and love it. wattage depends on # of plants.
Cheers fella's, i was only going to grow 2 plants but think i might go for 3-4 instead, one more question if i coated the grow tent which will be 2ft L x 2ft W x 6ft H in mylar would there be any need to get reflectors for the bulbs and what kind of wattage would i need for 3 or 4 plants?
Cheers
Ash
Cheers
Ash
kevin murphy
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If u have no reflector u must mean u goin vertical is that rite...
NoGutsGrower
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I veg under t5! The large one was done under 1 2ft 2 bulb hydrofarm t5. In my 4x4 tent I have (2) 2ft 2tube and (1) 4ft 4tube hydrofarm set up. I can get bushes under t5's but some say they stretch.
Stickystickyganja
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I have around the same set up and i use 175w MH and cfls for veg the 250 hps for flower. I think t5 would be ideal. My previous grow was a t5 and the plants really stretched out. Next time Im going to do MH and t5 combo. and your reflector seems fine, you obviousily arnt going to have monsterous plants but they will be nice I can assure that
That 2ft 2bulb hydrofarm looks pretty good.
Would something like this be ideal for veggie stage?
http://www.growell.co.uk/lightwave-t5-propagation-grow-lights.html
Would something like this be ideal for veggie stage?
http://www.growell.co.uk/lightwave-t5-propagation-grow-lights.html
Total Head
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it depends on the size of the plants. i have a 4 foot 6 tube system and i can fit about 5 plants if i'm using 3 gallon pots. if they are in their starter pots i can fit a lot more. basically just set up some pots and see how much room they take up.
Total Head
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it's really difficult to say for sure. the dimensions of your tent and the size of the pots seem to be a decent fit, but i'm not sure if the 4 tubes will cover everything after they take off. to really get the most out of a t5 setup you will want to do some training to maximize your canopy, and that training can encourage horizontal growth, for which you will have limited space in that tent. if you are blooming in a separate space i would suggest starting with fewer plants than you think you can fit in your veg tent. then, if it turns out you can fit some more you can just start them later, and have a semi-perpetual going with plants in different stages. if you start off with too many and have to cut the veg time short you'll be pretty disappointed.
TechnoMage
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I started out using T5s for everything but they just didn't have the penetration I wanted. For mothers, clones, seedlings and vegging, they are fantastic. I'm using 2x14w T5 for my mothers/clones/seedlings and 3x55w compact T5s for vegging.
Here's my current setup.
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/462213-cabinet-starting-clones-vegging.html
Here's my current setup.
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/462213-cabinet-starting-clones-vegging.html
SmokeCraft
Member
T5s are fucking excellent for veg. Very tight node spacing, strong stems, and the bulbs last a long time.
Thank you for your inputs fella's.
Ok seeing as 2ft is a tight squeeze for 4 plants ill be making the tent 3ft x 3ft with a height of 89 inch with the whole inside coated in mylar, so wouldnt i be better off buying 1 400w mh light unit instead of 2-3 t5 units? What do you think?
Cheers
Ash
Ok seeing as 2ft is a tight squeeze for 4 plants ill be making the tent 3ft x 3ft with a height of 89 inch with the whole inside coated in mylar, so wouldnt i be better off buying 1 400w mh light unit instead of 2-3 t5 units? What do you think?
Cheers
Ash