are T5 lights worth it?

that bear smokey · Apr 12, 2012

RawBudzski said:
I would get HID for start to finish.

ok thank you. I am thinking of a 150 watt hps/mh. what do you think the price jump in electric bill would be a month?

Gastanker · Apr 12, 2012

12hrs*30days*.15kW*$0.12 = $6.48/month

PJ Diaz · Apr 12, 2012

that bear smokey said:
ok thank you. I am thinking of a 150 watt hps/mh. what do you think the price jump in electric bill would be a month?

Just get a 400watt dimmable, and dim it down to 200watts to start. The price difference between the two is prolly only $30, and when you're ready to upgrade to more light, you just gotta flip a switch.

Moebius · Apr 12, 2012

You'll eventually try both if you're serious about your growing. T5's and HID is essential equipment for the serious Cannabis amateur/enthusiast.

that bear smokey · Apr 12, 2012

PJ Diaz said:
Just get a 400watt dimmable, and dim it down to 200watts to start. The price difference between the two is prolly only $30, and when you're ready to upgrade to more light, you just gotta flip a switch.

ok thank you. so I can turn it up or down. and just use how many watts that I want? so its like getting 3 lights in 1?

that bear smokey · Apr 12, 2012

Moebius said:
You'll eventually try both if you're serious about your growing. T5's and HID is essential equipment for the serious Cannabis amateur/enthusiast.

Its funny, growing is just like a hobby for me. I am using CFLs for lighting. I just wanna find a light that I can use just to get better thicker buds. but also wanting to keep it simple.

that bear smokey · Apr 12, 2012

would this be good to scrog grow with in a tent?



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400 watt 400w Dimmable HPS MH Grow Light System Set Kit

polyarcturus · Apr 12, 2012

nothing about growing big beautiful fast returning bud is simple! but if you want to keep it really simple go HID all the way thru and some fans to keep the temps down. get a high bay fixture wire it up, hang it high, and watch them suckers grow!

polyarcturus · Apr 12, 2012

hell yeah that would do fine for a scrog! i perosnally would go lumatek or galaxy...

that bear smokey · Apr 12, 2012

ok thanks everyone for the help

ant1408 · Apr 12, 2012

hey heres a good thread if you wanna see what t-5 can do https://www.rollitup.org/cfl-fluorescent-lighting/493026-club-t5.html i have a 150hps and you cant even tell on the bill 250s are good too and i just bought me a 8 tube t-5 so ill see how it does

Gastanker · Apr 12, 2012

I would also recommend a dimmable 400 or 600w digital ballast. LUmatek is my vote and worth the extra money but ipower works as well.

fucked · Apr 15, 2012

Gastanker said:
I would also recommend a dimmable 400 or 600w digital ballast. LUmatek is my vote and worth the extra money but ipower works as well.

Have you had any personal experience with the iPowers? I was thinking about picking up a 250W HPS from them, but its always hard to pull the trigger on a name I haven't heard a lot about.

Lucius Vorenus · Apr 15, 2012

You can flower with them just fine if you know what you're doing.

[video=youtube;lh99EIFVXnQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh99EIFVXnQ[/video]

fir3dragon · Apr 15, 2012

Lucius Vorenus said:
You can flower with them just fine if you know what you're doing.

[video=youtube;lh99EIFVXnQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh99EIFVXnQ[/video]

compare your dry weight to someone who used a hid of the same wattage as your t5

i use 2 23w cfls from walmart to veg with for like 2 weeks. then i switch to hps and start flowering.

Lucius Vorenus · Apr 15, 2012

fir3dragon said:
compare your dry weight to someone who used a hid of the same wattage as your t5

i use 2 23w cfls from walmart to veg with for like 2 weeks. then i switch to hps and start flowering.

Well that's easy to do since I have a 2000w HPS room and a 2000w T5 room. We have been doing side by sides for quite awhile. If you know what you're doing with T5 and know how to build a par spectrum and not just using "2700k" bulbs you can build nice dense bulbs and low heat and energy issues.

T5 grown

[video=youtube;uHfMzFgtfCI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHfMzFgtfCI[/video]

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