Lights!?

I currently have a T5 6 lamp fixture vegging 5 plants. What light should i use for flowering? how many lights? how many watts?

ANY info on lights for vegging and flowering, but mostly flowering!!!

The space is 5X5ft 8ft tall. i might move up to 6 or 7 plants depending on how large they get, so i will need enough light for 5-7.
 

growingforfun

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If cost is not a issue buy a 1000 watt digital ballest, they put out about 20% more light or more then a magnetic. I have many diff styles of ballest so I'm speaking from exp not what I've read. If the ballest is dimable you can use it on the 400 or 600 watt setting for veg an the super lumens setting for flower (1000 watt plus 200) my digital ballasts running full power make my 1000 watt magnets look like 600 watters, and my 600 watters look like a waste of space no lie or exaggeration at all.

then get a good reflector, don't cut costs on light!!! Or nutes for that matter but for real lights grow plants first ad formost.
 

PetFlora

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If you want to use all 6 bulbs (not necessary from mid harvest on, get 4 ULV RedLifes and 2 ZooMed Florasuns.

I have an 8 bulb but from mid flower on I reduce number of bulbs (to simulate less light at this time in nature) from 6 to 4. For over 1 month I have been using 3 UVL RedLifes and one Florasun

Photos from last Friday (day 36 from first clusters)


 

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PetFlora

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Also my LED tent (~ 80w) same seeds, same nutes, germed same time. It's a toss up as to which is doing better, which says a lot about combining the correct led spectrums
 

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