anyone else got some info on the 10000k?

You are going to be the source on this one.

I use 6 T-5's for veg in the early stages of clone growth. I don't really know about using 10000K bulbs. Why not just replace the bulbs if they aren't producing as you would like? I wouldn't waste the money on CFL's if you already have the ballasts and fixtures. You should be able to just buy the bulbs and be good to go.

I say, try it out and let us know how it works...I see a grow journal in the very near future.

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Dude those bulbs should be fine they grow coral and plants very well in aquariums where the light needs to penetrate through a foot of water. I believe they should be fine for most of your grow.

I used to use the same lights on my 150 gallon reef tank and my coral thrives like crazy. I have since started using MH's because my tank is very deep and the light penetrates further into the water.

But like I said I believe they should be fine for most of your grow.

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3000k to 7500k they are full spectrum,they say they have mostly light that could be used by plants,but i know that isnt the whole truth but they are good.

hiya Buda

Those T5's are fine for vegetative growth, but you'll need to add in some red 2,700k tubes for flowering at a rate of about 2 red to 1 blue, I'd also add a red one in for vegging too.

Are you sure they're 46w? The 4 foot T5's should be 54w tubes.

The 10,000k and Actinic output very high quantities of blue spectum light, which is fine for vegging but you really need more red in the flowering phase.

If you look at the attached spectograph of the 11k light, you can see it outputs very little in the red spectrum, and plants use both spectrums.

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yeh buda, i agree with bg. check the pics in my gallery and how i used them to help with more of the blue spectrum in veg...along the walls of the room with the hps in the middle.

i used t8s 5000k / actinic blue, so your t5s should be even better mixed with the 5000-6500k.

good luck

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you ll want the high output 54 watt 4 foot tubes.The T5s work great and I wouldnt bother getting the cfl globe as these will work better and not need for it.If you have 6 bulbs and 2 ballasts I assume your ballast are made for 3 tubes which is weird as they usually only come in 1,2,4,6,8,. but as longas they are setup as 162 watt ho T5 3 site ballasts your ok but make sure as thier are alot of variables and not being correct can be fire heavy.Id say put 2 on each side of the closet walls with mylar lining the entire closet and the door.This way you get light from 3 out of 4 sides then rotate the plants everyday.

Ive got 4 ballasts which can fit 2 lights on each ive also got 8 tubes but only 12 end caps enough for 6 tubes i think ill buy 4 more caps, btw the caps ive got atm are waterproof, bonus!

now to wire them up, should i get an electrician to do it or should i attempt it myself? it does have a diagram on the ballast but i dont entirely understand it

thanks