Do I need to spend $200 for a t5 fixture or am I wasting my money?

ProfessorPotSnob said:
Double check the Home Depot light bank for its warranty .. Many people fail to realise a good light at the Hydro store should come with a 5 year warranty and if it does not then its a cheap t-5 unit thats worthless 9 out of ten times not ..

Not all light is the same and as well with lighting fixtures , another aspect is aesthetics .. A professional grow room looks a bit funny with Industrial fixtures and many of the light banks sold at Home Depot are made to be recessed and built in a ceiling .. So what you really get is half of a light , and most have to be wired as well and these offer no settings or power switches ........

Shit if its an issue financially you could just buy lights of america T-8 48 " shop lights for under 14 a piece ... They would be mounted at an angle
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Point taken professor. I've got a 600w digital ballast w/ an air cooled reflector so I could just use a metal halide bulb in there but I was trying to conserve energy as much as I can. It sounds like at this point, I'll be using the metal halide bulb for veg as I don't ave enough cheddar for a t5 fixture at the moment....next grow though for sure.
 
hotrodharley said:
Lumens. You're better off with bowl reflectors and spiral CFL bulbs than a T8.
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Ya I used those little 23w and 42w cfl's for veg years ago but those little fuckers are pricey. I think I spent upwards of $80 on cfl bulbs and the gear to wire them into my cab. For that kinda money, I'd just rather get a t5 fixture but thanks for the tip on avoiding the t8.
 
imchucky666 said:
I know this doesn't help, but your avatar reminds me of the beginning of one Jackass movie........ Can you find the pic of Knoxville standing there like that?
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Knoxville was actually imitating my avatar...that there is george c scott playing general george s patton in the movie patton - one bad mutha fucka :)
 
jonnynobody said:
Point taken professor. I've got a 600w digital ballast w/ an air cooled reflector so I could just use a metal halide bulb in there but I was trying to conserve energy as much as I can. It sounds like at this point, I'll be using the metal halide bulb for veg as I don't ave enough cheddar for a t5 fixture at the moment....next grow though for sure.
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Now we are talking .. I dont advocate using any T-fixtures for bloom unless thats all there is .. Best of Karma to your grow
 
i have used the T5 for my very first grow. i thought it was great for veg but flower it didn't seem to have enough penetration. I'll throw up a picture however for shits n giggles.

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Ganjapussy said:
Your right that doesn't help hahaha... Whenever my son watches the amazing ball shots he'll go "ohhhhhh" lmao.. He's 3 months old
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your 3 MONTH old BABY recognized ball shots on jackass and ARTICULATED the phrase "ohhhhhhh" huh? :-? giv me a fuckin break please. jus sayin
 
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