T 5's

Will i be able to keep a couple mother plants under t 5's? If so how tall can i allow them to be and could i still grow the clones off the lights as well as keep mother plants

If you got a 2ft 4bulb T5 you could keep 2 mothers in 3gal pots, or 4-6 under a 4ft 8 bulb, for clones just buy a cheap 2ft T8 or T12

Make sure you get a high output T5, and not the basic model.

With a regular 2ft 2 bulb (6500k bulbs) t5 fixture you can keep 2-3 bonsai mothers.Keep the fixture right on top of mothers and increase nutes 3/4th to near full strength for clone generation.Raise fixture 6-12" (inches) or more and decrease nutes for dormancy.
you can root 20 clones under a 13-26 watt spiral cfl (6500k).
Bonsai mothers can be kept in a .5-1 gal pot Or some do with less.
google:bonsai mother