Home Depot T5 is it a T5HO?

MedicalMike420 · Mar 14, 2016

Can I use this light for growing? Can I use the eye hortilux bulbs in this fixture?
Light- http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lithonia...put-Fluorescent-High-Bay-IBC-454-MV/202838871
Bulbs- http://growershouse.com/hortilux-powerveg-full-spectrum-with-uv-4ft-t5-ho-bulb

Thanks I'm going to Home Depot today and I don't want to buy a light at a grow shop and I need it like today I don't want to order one

MedicalMike420 · Mar 14, 2016

This is just for veg I have a 1900 watt room for flower. This is a 2x4 box, I need a cooler light for the box tho. Atleast for now

cindysid · Mar 14, 2016

This light is fine for vegging. I have even used the old t8's and t12's. IMO there is no reason to buy special "grow lights" for vegging. T5's or cfls work fine.

MedicalMike420 · Mar 14, 2016

cindysid said:
This light is fine for vegging. I have even used the old t8's and t12's. IMO there is no reason to buy special "grow lights" for vegging. T5's or cfls work fine.

Do you know anything about whether or not it's compatable with those hortilux t5 they have blue ones that work good in veg, thanks for your input

resinhead · Mar 14, 2016

The HO's draw 54 watts,otherwise it will be 50 or less. You could measure it with a meter, or maybe the wattage is printed on the bulb

MedicalMike420 · Mar 14, 2016

resinhead said:
The HO's draw 54 watts,otherwise it will be 50 or less. You could measure it with a meter, or maybe the wattage is printed on the bulb

It uses 54 watt bulbs.. Does that mean it's high output?
It doesn't come with bulbs I want to get some eye hortilux blue t5s

resinhead · Mar 14, 2016

MedicalMike420 said:
Do you know anything about whether or not it's compatable with those hortilux t5 they have blue ones that work good in veg, thanks for your input

Those blue horties are made to supplement in veg. I'm running 2 of those out of ten total t-5's right now, and wouldn't recommend any more than that. I'm getting tons of trichs way early in veg. It's weird. I like them though. Even more so as a finishing bulb.

resinhead · Mar 14, 2016

MedicalMike420 said:
It uses 54 watt bulbs.. Does that mean it's high output?
It doesn't come with bulbs I want to get some eye hortilux blue t5s

Yes

MedicalMike420 · Mar 14, 2016

resinhead said:
Those blue horties are made to supplement in veg. I'm running 2 of those out of ten total t-5's right now, and wouldn't recommend any more than that. I'm getting tons of trichs way early in veg. It's weird. I like them though. Even more so as a finishing bulb.

cool thanks man, so I guess I'll grab a couple normal bulbs at Home Depot and then order one of those blue ones and see how I like it. This might be temporary, but if it works well I'll just leave it

cindysid · Mar 14, 2016

I use the 6500k bulbs for vegging, but I have used the 3000k bulbs in a pinch without much noticeable difference.

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