it depends. i veg my SOG for 2 weeks max, my out door that is flowering right now i vegged for 6 weeks under the thousie hps and then 2 weeks or so under a 250watt, i have a bunch of pics of thosein my gallery. the latest pics in my journal have 7 SS clones vegged 30 days under a thousie then went outside a couple days ago. i vegged my clones a few days under a 400watt MH then over to the thousie a couple days ago. those i clone under hid now that i thin about it.

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indoors im talking about,so for sog you go two weeks max after three weeks under the t5,s are you dont use the t5,s for indoor sog veg.

i use the t5 to clone or start seedlings. once i got roots i go HID veg is two weeks max after i have roots. for SOG

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thanks sketch,thats what i needed to know.i imagine that under t5,s it is a slow process im sure hps is twice as fast.

i vegged 6 plants for 4 weeks in a dwc. they were about 14 inches tall and bushy sorry no pics

Sunleaves T5 setups are great for veg.You buy and 8 tube setup which is 8 four foot T5 bulbs in 1 setup.It covers good area and grows greta veg you can keep it touching the plants.My buddy uses 8 T-5 setups with the 8 bulbs in each one and his clones grow fast and great looking then he switches to a dozen or so 400 watt lights hps for flower after about 10 days of veg under the T5s'They use less energy, have low heat,and have good color spectrum if you buy correct T5 for growing.They cost about $400 a setup so they are pricey to get going.He got a deal for buying 8 setup think it was like $300 a piece with bulbs.They are good though I have been thinking about it I only need maybe 4 setups

fletch,how many plants did he veg under 8 t5,s.thanks

He usually does a mid size grow with them usually 2 lights per 4x8 table about 20 plants per table so 80 or so plants with the T5s but he likes them and may do his entire grows with them and ditch his mh stuff

i assume they are the 54 watters not the 24;s,is that two sets of 8 per table.thanks again

maybe this will help, these are veg under t8s 5000k for 30 days

the others are veged under the 400hps with added side lighting for more of the blue spectrum from actinic fluors...30 days also

same plants same germ time...sorry the t8s are a little less lumens then the t5s but just a pic of the difference, hope this helps

woops, i loaded the pics backwards.....sorry

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