can you grow good plants/buds with T5s?

VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER · Mar 19, 2014

ace720 said:
you can use 24x24x60 if you want. I did and use to kick ass with it BUT with a 250 hps. I mostly grow one nice size plant with that tent. now I have 36x24x60 and im gonna do two plants. SAME 250. with one plant I was averaging 4-5 1/2 ozs with 3-4 weeks veg from seed. the tent with the 2 small plants is the 2x3 the other is the 2x2

ok I see this tent. so with a 250watt cooltube. I could scrog 2 plants in this tent? [h=3]250w Watt HPS MH Grow Light Kit Dimmable Digital Ballast 6" Cool Tube Reflector[/h]

Hydroponic Grow Growing Tent Box Room Greenhouse System Mylar 3' x 2' x 5

ace720 · Mar 19, 2014

Yup with no problem.
I put the pics so you can kinda see how the tents look and what you might can get out them. You can use t5s with both and get good sized plants to. The 3x2 you put the link up to looks a lot like mine and you can do two plants easy in that.

VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER · Mar 19, 2014

ace720 said:
Yup with no problem.
I put the pics so you can kinda see how the tents look and what you might can get out them. You can use t5s with both and get good sized plants to. The 3x2 you put the link up to looks a lot like mine and you can do two plants easy in that.

ok thank you for your replies and time. I see your picture with the 2 plants. I see your filter. Do you have your inline fan outside the tent? If so how good does that work? what size fan are you using for the cooltube?

ace720 · Mar 19, 2014

Two 6" fans
One on the filter and the other pulling heat from the light
I use a passive intake for fresh air

VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER · Mar 19, 2014

ace720 said:
Two 6" fans
One on the filter and the other pulling heat from the light
I use a passive intake for fresh air

Ok see I am growing 2 plants as a hobby. I let friends and family have it. So I am trying to keep cost down if I can. So could I use just 1 6inch fan with a filter? It would be filter-fan-duct-light-duct. If so what size filter as in length?

ace720 · Mar 19, 2014

I'm not saying you can't do it that way I just wouldn't. One fan really won't work that efficient pulling all that heat. I would use two. One pulling stinky air through the filter and one pulling hot air from the light

VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER · Mar 19, 2014

ace720 said:
View attachment 3028165I'm not saying you can't do it that way I just wouldn't. One fan really won't work that efficient pulling all that heat. I would use two. One pulling stinky air through the filter and one pulling hot air from the light

could I get away with a 6inch booster fan for the light? something like this instead of buy 2 inline fans?

[h=3] VenTech 4" 6" 8" Inch Duct Booster Inline Blower Fan [/h]

ace720 · Mar 19, 2014

That's kinda what I use but I get mine from home depot. It might work

VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER · Mar 19, 2014

ace720 said:
That's kinda what I use but I get mine from home depot. It might work

The tent I showed looks like it only has 2 vents for ducting. So I would have to use just 1 6inch fan and filter. It would have to be filter-fan-ducting-cooltube-ducting.

ace720 · Mar 19, 2014

Nope don't think that would work. Those fans need to pull all the way. They don't work that good pushing at all and really can't be in the middle pushing and pulling.

ace720 · Mar 19, 2014

If yours gonna use t5s you "might" be ok tho.

VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER · Mar 19, 2014

ace720 said:
Nope don't think that would work. Those fans need to pull all the way. They don't work that good pushing at all and really can't be in the middle pushing and pulling.

so I may just go with a 48x24x60 tent with a 4ft x 6bulb T5 light. I would use a 4inch inline fan with filter. I would scrog 2 plants.

VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER · Mar 19, 2014

I would use this tent with this light.
[h=3]Virtual Sun 4-Ft 6 Lamp Veg Vegetation T5 HO Fluorescent Grow Light Kit-VST4006G[/h][h=3]48"x24"x60" Mylar Hydroponics Grow Tent Room 4'X2'X5' Clone T005[/h]

VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER · Mar 19, 2014

The 36x24x60 tent with a 250watt cooltube sounds great. I just dont wanna have to buy 2 6inch inline fans.

ace720 · Mar 19, 2014

Yeah That can work
fan just on the filter

VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER · Mar 19, 2014

ace720 said:
Yeah That can work
fan just on the filter

That would work with the T5 lighting? I would just connect the filter to the fan and vent out the tent. Would a 4inch inline fan/filter be enough for a t5 light?

joe blow greenthumb · Mar 19, 2014

Dr Smith said:
May as well go for the best. The MH will be too much for your girls until they get into bigger pots though. T5 is great for vegging small plants.

Please. My girls go from solo cup in the dark straight to the 1k mh/hps. It can be done and really gets the growth started.

joe blow greenthumb · Mar 19, 2014

My seedlings just came out the ground yesterday. They're under the big light now. I just set them on the floor next to the flowering ladies and they're good to go. Within a week or two I'll place them front and center

ace720 · Mar 19, 2014

VACAVILLE said:
That would work with the T5 lighting? I would just connect the filter to the fan and vent out the tent. Would a 4inch inline fan/filter be enough for a t5 light?

Yeah a 4in would work with the t5
but you really don't want to skimp on the ventilation it would just give you a lot of trouble in the long run.

VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER · Mar 19, 2014

ace720 said:
Yeah a 4in would work with the t5
but you really don't want to skimp on the ventilation it would just give you a lot of trouble in the long run.

ok so maybe I would need to get a 6inch fan with a speed controller.

can you grow good plants/buds with T5s?

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