Light to vegg off

Abaf

Member
Hi I just bought a setup that is a 5x10 grow tent with 4x8 flood tray with 70 gallon reservoir. Lighting is 2 1000 what digital balasts 1 600 watt digital balast all have air cooled hoods. Also I got t5 light fixture with 8 bulbs. Now I'm wondering which lights I should use to veg and how long and what wattage. What lights to use for flowering what wattage cus each balast is dim able. Oh yeah I'm trying to do 50 plants from clones. Thanks
 

red0021

Active Member
You bought all that stuff without knowing what lights to use for veg?

EDIT: You can use the t5 for seedlings/clones, the 600w with a MH bulb for veg, and the 2 1000w with hps for flower.
 

Supersoul

Active Member
T5 use 2 sets of 4 bulbs (total 8) run them the long way at 18/6 for 2 weeks about 6 inches away from the canopy
600 watt after the 2nd week put in the 600 watt hps/mhd at the distance of 3 ft and use the t-5 for the egde where there is less lights from the 600 watters
1000 watts after the 4th use 1000 watters to cover 4x4 area thats make 4x8 for 2 1000 watters until the plants are cut.

Thats alot of electicity but thats how i would do it to give some tender loving care to my girls, along with proper nutes. You can actually use 1 thousand watter after the the 2 weeks of t-5 as long as you keep it at a good sistance and it should get the whole room but you would lose on the sweet spot and not distribute light evenly....like it really makes a difference if your the only one smoking it. But if not and want to be in a certain time range go with 600 watts and use your t-5 as side lights on the edge...just get to know your plants its bonding period......happy growing
 

Abaf

Member
What do you mean by run the t5s the long way as in vertical and will i have to purchase a secont 600 watt light seeing as i only have one and im trying to cover a 4x8?Thanks for all the great info
 
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