T-5 light question

I am about to start my first bubblponics grow,trying to incorparate a light from my saltwater reef tank,the light is 4 feet long and has 6 54 watt t-5s driven by ice cap ballasts so i get about 80 watts from each individual bulb and 2 1 watt blue led moonlights i paid top dollar for this light like 1200 bucks hate to see it go to waste. Is this light going to work,and how well? If so what bulbs should i buy for the best results in a closet. Also what should my light schedule be? And should I run 2-4 or-6 lamps at once? PLEASE any help would be great!!! thanks,

am i posting this in the wrong forum?

You might want to post it here: CFL Growing

I don't know much about T5's, sorry. Hope the link helps, welcome to the site!

Dude That will be great for veg, I use t 5 for all clones and the mommys. check my journal if ya want. They are great they sell em at the hydro shop and are well backed. try em.

By using that Ice cap ballast. you over dirve the bulbd and make them bush out almost 3x more lumes. This will work geat for veg and flower. Just make sure you have the right spectrum bulbs in

what is the correct spectrum, and do i run all six the same color,and for how long each stage?

the best for growth is 6500kelvin best for bloom is 3000kelvin or lower. i reccomend using a mix 50/50 all the time. for veg 18 hours on 6 hours off and to flower 12 hours on and 12 off just make sure they get compleate darkness

how long do i veg them?also how long 12/12 flower? Thanks matt you are very helpful...

which kelvin rating is blue and which is red?

6500 blue
3000 red

for best results veg for 4-6 weeks if you can. keep your lights about a foot away. they are very bright!