kevin murphy
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lets get this back on right page need to know advantages and disadvantages of t5 in veg from other growers that grow when vegging the plants...all info needed
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BeaverHuntr
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I veg with a T5 because it hella cheaper on your electric bill using it 18/6 for 7-8 week veg times..One downside is you get major stretch when you hit it with a 1000W HPS
MurshDawg
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Here's my weekly update, guys. I wanna address kev's question about pros and cons of t5 lighting in veg. The pros that I see are; The lamps and ballast run substantially cooler than HID, the multi-lamp nature of most t5 hoods means that we can provide a wider spectrum than HID lighting, you can hang your hood about 50% closer to the canopy than HID lights. The only con I can find right now is that T5 lamps lack infrared whereas HID bulbs produce an over abundance in IR. I think infrared spectrum is what causes plants to stretch tall. I get loads of new vegatative growth; however, I lack the stretching that most HID heads see and mistake for their plants 'growing tall". This is only my opinion and I'm pretty noob at all this all I got are my own thoughts on the matter 
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kevin murphy
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looking great dawg and nice one for the info think that is spot on newb or not..nice dawg..
Bird Gymnastics
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I too veg with t5. Like beaver, it's cheaper and also runs a lot cooler. Also, fluorescents last a long time. I don't have t change the bulbs as often like I am doing with the hps.
BeaverHuntr
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I have like 4 hydro grows using my T5 @ 18/6 have yet to replace a bulb and I veg for 7-8 weeks.
MurshDawg
Active Member
That's good to know, Beav. Essentially for the price of one good hortilux bulb you can buy about 8 of those aquarium bulbs. that plus how long fluorescents last; that's some serious savings!
kevin murphy
New Member
nice update was wondering were u dissapeared to lol
MurshDawg
Active Member
I am really starting to think that it was the fact that I used salt softened tap water. I did a PH test on my medium and it was around 5.5-6.0; that is a little to acidic for the plants liking. What tastes good is not good for plants, right? So, I went to the local water shop after I went to the hydro store and I re-upped my water supply. I did a flush with R/O and salt leaching solution yesterday. Today, I checked on the PH and it was back within spec. 6.5-7.0. They still look horrible... but they are noticeably improving. The one that is the worst off is Blue Hash. That girl is looking rather homely.
kevin murphy
New Member
it will bounce back mate but gud job on the adjusting mate spot on pal...
Wolfhound
Active Member
Wish I had a clue, bud. It may very well be tied to your hempy buckets/water source & causing havoc on the nutes ability to be taken in. If you have a good basic nute program you shouldn't need to add anything except possibly cal/mag if none in your water. Of course I know little & guess a lot (LOL) , meaning don't take my post as knolwedge !
MurshDawg
Active Member
Thanks bro!
kevin murphy
New Member
no worries pal..keep eye on it if it gets worse let me know we go through stuff step by step...
phxfire
New Member
My thought on your grow...
Why buy the most expensive Nutes and short out on the light system... I would have went with cheap nutes and focused on getting a HPS light system... Alot of folks do not realize the fluffy ass buds grow from CFLs and the Top Shev=lve buds grow under HPS... HPS lights are as close as you will get to the suns spectrum... Once again the nutes are great but you could have gone a little cheap on the nutes and went all out on the light system...
You did the complete opposite..
Most expensive nutes with the cheapest lights...
When I was growing in the closet I used CFLs but found if you can put the plants outside in the direct sun a few hours out of the day you will see a big differance... CFLs get the job done and that is about it...
Peace Eazy
Why buy the most expensive Nutes and short out on the light system... I would have went with cheap nutes and focused on getting a HPS light system... Alot of folks do not realize the fluffy ass buds grow from CFLs and the Top Shev=lve buds grow under HPS... HPS lights are as close as you will get to the suns spectrum... Once again the nutes are great but you could have gone a little cheap on the nutes and went all out on the light system...
You did the complete opposite..
Most expensive nutes with the cheapest lights...
When I was growing in the closet I used CFLs but found if you can put the plants outside in the direct sun a few hours out of the day you will see a big differance... CFLs get the job done and that is about it...
Peace Eazy
MurshDawg
Active Member
I went with t5s because I am trying out cheaper lighting setups. I bet I get a better spectrum with my t5s and the lumens output is comparable to a 400 watt HPS. I am trying out some specialty bulbs that I have seen remarkable results with. I know that HIDs work I am just trying to figure out why and how. I think most of it has to do with the abundance of IR energy (sun emits plenty and so do HPS). When I finally get around to buying HID lighting I will spring for one of those
900w Sun Spinners. or a good solar genesis