LED for Starting and vegging

Govno

Govno

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Hi everyone,
Wanted to find out if anyone can make suggestions / answer a sort of noob question (Being that I am the noob part not the lights)
So I wanted to ask does anyone use strictly LED grow lights to start seeds and veg with same light? The reason I ask is I purchased a T5 to start seeds in seed starter trays with tall dome then I purchased a LED grow light with cable hanger etc and went hey WTF am I wasting my time with T5??? Cant I just use the LED and toggle the light output as they show to VEG only? If so how far away do I place the light fixture away from top of Dome? When do I move it / raise it? Any advice is greatly appreciated., Here is the LED light I am using for veg: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07VFNQ6YN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
MyBallzItch

MyBallzItch

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That blurple should be fine spectrum wise. Personally I would veg with whatever has the lowest pull at the plug. When my last veg lamp died I replaced it with a cheap "120w QB"(actually pulls 100w from plug) from growstar or something like that. They offered to give it to me free if I document the grow but the lamp was only like $70 or something. So I'm vegging just fine in a 2x3 with only 100w cheap ass QB that replaced an old $500+ "made in america" panel from 2014 or something lol
 
Govno

Govno

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MyBallzItch said:
That blurple should be fine spectrum wise. Personally I would veg with whatever has the lowest pull at the plug. When my last veg lamp died I replaced it with a cheap "120w QB"(actually pulls 100w from plug) from growstar or something like that. They offered to give it to me free if I document the grow but the lamp was only like $70 or something. So I'm vegging just fine in a 2x3 with only 100w cheap ass QB that replaced an old $500+ "made in america" panel from 2014 or something lol
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In that case the T5 Full grow bulb one will be my starter, just not sure when to switch to LED with Grow Blurple color or W/e LOL
 
getogrow

getogrow

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Govno said:
In that case the T5 Full grow bulb one will be my starter, just not sure when to switch to LED with Grow Blurple color or W/e LOL
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The spectrum wont change the plants enough for you to notice. Switching them when you need more light is all i can say. You can use them right now if you want but its way too much light for seedlings.
 
Govno

Govno

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getogrow said:
The spectrum wont change the plants enough for you to notice. Switching them when you need more light is all i can say. You can use them right now if you want but its way too much light for seedlings.
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Thank you, I will do that.
 
OneHitDone

OneHitDone

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Govno said:
Hi everyone,
Wanted to find out if anyone can make suggestions / answer a sort of noob question (Being that I am the noob part not the lights)
So I wanted to ask does anyone use strictly LED grow lights to start seeds and veg with same light? The reason I ask is I purchased a T5 to start seeds in seed starter trays with tall dome then I purchased a LED grow light with cable hanger etc and went hey WTF am I wasting my time with T5??? Cant I just use the LED and toggle the light output as they show to VEG only? If so how far away do I place the light fixture away from top of Dome? When do I move it / raise it? Any advice is greatly appreciated., Here is the LED light I am using for veg: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07VFNQ6YN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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What size T5 do you have?
 
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