LED Without LEDs -My First T5 Grow

what kind of t5s do u have..please enlighten me bro..

Originally Posted by AltarNation

Appreciate the offer falcon but I can probably manage it... maybe I can throw a ten dollar bill in the box for return shipping :P

Does anyone else find themselves wondering if Jeff is camping our thread? LOL. I know I'd be searching google for references to my name and company if someone said they were talking about it/me on a "horticultural message board" (lol, I used the same terminology when I emailed him.)

Jeff, show yourself

I may have given him the url several months ago when I first contacted him about a 660, but I doubt he has the time.

Anybody have any updates regarding their 660s? How red are they, are they performing as hoped...?

Originally Posted by pedro420

I want to get a badboy
But I only have a 4-2 tent so it would be a 6-8 bulb so it would be cheaper than 12 and can't fit it lol

But if I build my own I'm useing a Fulham for up to 12 belt so I can extend some bulbs off the ends at a angle for some side lighting

Haven't decided on what I'm going to do yet

My recommendation is no bigger than 4 bulb. This will allow you to drop between fixtures IR to be used ~ 1 hour after T5 is off. At this point I haven't found low powered IRs but someone has to be thinking about making them

Originally Posted by PetFlora

I may have given him the url several months ago when I first contacted him about a 660, but I doubt he has the time.

Anybody have any updates regarding their 660s? How red are they, are they performing as hoped...?

I really can't gauge it. There's a grow log going and you can see the difference in development since I put them in, but I do not notice any notable change in regards to buds that are directly under the 660's versus the ones that aren't or anything. I really don't think a comparison of bulbs is even possible without dual grows setup and side by side comparisons.

Thanks for the tips everyone

But if I decide to build one I'm going no less than 12 bulb ballest but I'm going to wire it kind of like a u but the sides won't be directly attached to the top set probly 6 on top then build arms on the side then 3 on each side or 6-6 shaped like a l and just have to rotate the girls every day

I got a few ideas on how I could do it I'm glad I'm the creative type if I realy like it I'm going to try and patent it to sell online or something maby even turn part of the body shop into a hydro store with all the shyt I got

BUT, anyone can configure just about any T5 set up they can think of using existing fixtures; 2/4/6/8/12 bulb fixtures are here now.

Example: 4/6/8/12 bulb fixture on top and 2 @ 2/4/6 bulb horizontally on each side, and 2 vertically as end caps. If you want to run them off one ac plug simply buy some daisy chain power cords

Am I missing something?

But then you got all the cords to worried about the way I'm doing it you won't have the cords just one to the ballast and that's it the rest would be inside tubes that are flexible

Yes I know its not much different from daisy chains but it could be a good idea if the side lights are adjustable by themselves not like in a fixture where they are all attached togather I'll put some brackets inbetween so you can move the idividual bulbs to face how you want

Its hard to explain I have a complicated thought I wish I had a program to draw up ideas on

Day 50 of God Bud.

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