bigv1976
Well-Known Member
Yeah I literally kept the light 1" above the tallest cola and I had a pretty even canopy so it was close to all of them really. Dont forget this too, a lights lumen rating is at 12" and my light is rated for 30,000 spread evenly so really when that light is 6" from the plants they are actually recieving closer to 50,000 lumens. Thats why I really cant bring myself to much pay attention to many opinions on lights here because everybody just jumps on the HPS dick and they dont even understand lights and how they really work. My T5 at 6" is giving my plants far more light than a 400 watt HPS at 18" and it is a much more useable spectrum for the plants. If you know how to grow and manage a canopy you can grow just as well with a T5 as any light. Oh and 1 more thing while I am rambling. My T5 gives every plant the same amount of light. With an HPS the plant directly below the light is getting 3x as much light as a plant 2' either side of the light so that is another thing to consider. Everyone wants to scream lumens but when you look at the whole picture you will see that its not the only thing to look at.
