I want to hear from anyone who's flowered under T5's. I know that the HPS is "better" but how are the results with the T5?

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i posted on that the other day check back a few days and you could read the results.

i am in flowering stage now and its my first time growing, but i do think for my flowering teenagers that they are doing well.and for my newbies that i got including 4 white widow and 4 white rhino they are doing extremely well

They are great for small sea of green plants. I have some full size plants under some now and while they are doing well I have supplemental CFL lights on the sides from the tops to the bottom.

Small area - great. Small plants - maybe the best. Shelf clone gardens - can't be beat.If heat is a problem- T5's are not that much cooler if you have supplemental CFL's. Full size plants in a large room - not ideal.

I will be using it to veg after or maybe even on a wall as side lighting here soon. I can only grow 6 total plants at a time according to the medical laws for my state . The T5's just can't perform for the way a 600w HPS can perform for larger plants but they do do well.

Look for yourself. I will be adding new pictures in a few days for the weekly update. They are a good bit bigger than in these pics.

Test Run - good results

im using a t5 for my veg flowers and they are beastie. works well, then ive got a 400w hps for flowering.

Look, Iv'e been using t5s from start to finish and I was totally impressed. What people have to understand, is that its all about the lumens. 40000 lumens 2 inches away from the plant. think about it!

A CFL light ? could not find this answer

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Klo$etBreed Seeds...."we breed with the indoor guerrilla grower in mind"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-iHNztPMLw

you can flower and get decent bud...no complaints....but the buds can be on the "fluffy" side mine were...i was using two 2ft four bulbs fixtures on two 2 foot plants it was a decent smoke.....no complaints. Although i now have a hps....i'm happier

yup very true hps would be your best bet but... if your growing in a confined area or dont have proper ventilation, you can grow decent buds yoiu best bet is to flower early. if your using good genetics you'll want to flower a few weeks into veg depending on your strain. bag seed maybe a bit longer. I personally use a 4 foot 4 tube t5 with a set of blue for veg/red for flower. and during flowering I add a couple of 42 watt CFL's and have recently added another 4 foot 4 tube t12 (regular size) flouros and depending on my size, strain, i flower 4-8 plants in a 2x4x8 closet with a box fan on top on low all day to keep th temp around 75-80 and a small 4 inch circular fan hung on one side of the flouros just to blow the heat around under the lights so there isn't a hot spot. my set up is very basic any novice grower can come out with 3-4 oz on 4 plants their first time gaurenteed if not more (depending on genetics). any questions you may have feel free to ask i have a great knowladge base on very ceahp ways to grow w/ flouro set up/ soil or hydro.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-iHNztPMLw

i had done this a while back, ur buds will be fluffy theirs no way around it and yield will be lower then if u were using hps...i recommend a HPS of at least 150watt and then u can use the t5s for additonally lighting or in ur veg area