how effective is this t5?

polyarcturus

polyarcturus

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i use t5 for veg and hps MH combination to flower. but with PAR lighting t5 can do great things! i recommend at least a 4ft 6 bulb(150$) if your going to flower with it. and about 50-80$ in carefully selected light tubes in the proper spectrum which you can buy over time.
 
polyarcturus

polyarcturus

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as for veg just get the basic 6500k and youll be allright for a while and just upgrade them to nicer bulbs with a good mix of color(deep blue/puplr, blue, white, red ect. most bulbs will be combos of color like dash of red and alot of blue with a spike of green makes sure you check the spectrum charts!but this may be a little advance but youll come back to it anyways!) GL growin
 
JASON79

JASON79

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brettsog said:
hi folks. i have a 0.37m2 grow space and i just wondering how effective this light would be

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lightwave-T5-Propagation-Grow-Lights-LW22-HO-2x24W-tubes-/260906591612?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3cbf3ea57c

at the moment im using 4cfl lights (1x65w 2700k 2x23w 2700k 1x65w 6400k) and am coming along pretty nicely. just wondering if this would be an improvement??
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i would use a enviro light 150w, i cost me 20 pounds and fits most shades you use for 250w/400w/600w hps
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CFL-Grow-Light-125w-Veg-bulb-Propagation-Hydroponics-Lamp-Bulb-6400K-6000Lm-/220908837407?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item336f315a1f

or
one of these 250w at 29.99
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CFL-Grow-Light-250w-Veg-bulb-lamp-propagation-Hydroponics-Grow-Light-/220913179915?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item336f739d0b

now these will give you a big improvement
a basic shade and bulb should cost less than 60 pounds

shade for hps or evirolight
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Economy-Hydroponics-Shade-MH-HPS-Light-Systems-250-600w-Bulbs-/170699107768?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item27be75adb8
 
The Growery

The Growery

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i use the one you linked in the op, it's good for cloning domes but that's about it, veg growth is very slow and unimpressive.
 
Tony Sativa

Tony Sativa

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The Badboy T-5's are a little high on price but they have worked great for me over the years for clones and all stages of veg
 
brettsog

brettsog

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Wetdog

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brettsog said:
hi folks. i have a 0.37m2 grow space and i just wondering how effective this light would be

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lightwave-T5-Propagation-Grow-Lights-LW22-HO-2x24W-tubes-/260906591612?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3cbf3ea57c

at the moment im using 4cfl lights (1x65w 2700k 2x23w 2700k 1x65w 6400k) and am coming along pretty nicely. just wondering if this would be an improvement??
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Not very much.

What you need is HO (High Output), T-5's, 55 watts/bulb.

I have a similar size PLL-55, 2 bulbs that puts out 10,000 lumens in a 2'x1' size. I have 2 of them, works great for vegging.

Wet
 
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