Is This Light Good Or Not SOMEONE????

It looks decent for young seedlings/clones, but you will definately need more light for blooming plants. How old are your plants?
 
They are about 3 weeks i will post up pics in ten minutes hmm so do you suggest i exchange it and get better lighting??
 
Well it never hurts to have a T5 around for cloning purposes and starting new seedlings, but if you want the plants to stay healthy and happy during the flower cycle more light is definately needed.

Edit: those plants look like they have a good root system, but they are starting to stretch due to lack of light. Transplanting into bigger pots will help and topping them will make them bush out.
 
im going to actually exchange the lights to better one and thanks for the help im going to exchange it to a pot in two days im going to make a custom mix of soils and i missing phosphrous mix hmm what lights should i buy can you send me a link and i want it from home depot thanks
 
There's not much of a selection at Home Depot besides the T5 you bought and some CFL bulbs, and crappy flood lights. I would suggest a hydro shop or buy online if you want (real) grow lights. Some people have great results with floro/CFL lights though. What is your budget? A good HPS light can cost anywhere from $75-200 depending on wattage. I don't have much experience with CFL/T5 so maybe someone else will chime in.
 
Do you know any good websites that sell amazing lights under 100 dollars thats my limit :/ send me some recommendations so can buy tommorow and thanks for the help i dont want my plants to end up dead
 
I do, HTGSupply is a great store I buy all of my supplies from them. They also have an ebay store.

http://www.htgsupply.com/Category-Standard-Grow-Lights.asp

If you live in cali there's tons of hydro shops in every city, but your best bet would be looking at local ads or even craigslist. Lots of people let go of brand new or slightly used equipment for very cheap. My friend got his entire 600w setup for under $150, including tent! lucky bastard
 
Your plants will be fine under that light for another week or even 2, but they will keep stretching and getting taller instead of bushing out. If they stretch too much there is a chance of them falling over once they start growing buds. Top them as soon as possible to help the light reach the lower branches.
 
Thanks for all the help.
im going to buy a 400 watt HPS. i just need to hurry up and im going to two hydro shops tommorow anything else i need to know

@four20seven- are you talking about my lamp is that good for now or what thanks
 
Yeah, anything under 15,000 lumens is not adequate enough for flowering plants. HTGSupply has a 250watt HPS for around $100 that puts out 25,000 lumens. They also have a 150 watt mini HPS for around $75. But shopping around is your best bet you can save a ton of money. Prices are getting cheaper every day.
 
Well tommorow i will be calling many many many hydro shops to see what they have to offer if anything i will buy online but the plants wont be patient
i will try to buy soon im lucky they have a used hydro shop that sell, buys and repairs lights

goodnight and thanks for all the help any suggestions let me know

i will be later today
 
oh my god the HTGsupply is forty minutes from where i live so i will call and ill let you know what i end up getting okay thanks again
 
:) glad to be of some help. They are 15 minutes from where I live :)

They also have a very nice and helpful staff, and great offers. I get something free every time I go lol.
 
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