T5 Lighting

SmittyB..

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Been researching the T5 Flouros Just wondering if anyone had any luck with these and if so do you have pics? WOndering what the cost of your bill went up like??? Thanks guys and gals! YOur the best
 
t5 are great for clones and vegging plants, I have never flowered with them.
T5s consume an unnoticeable amount of electricity.
 
Sorry nobody has been helpful! T5 being a small flourescent uses very little in the electrical department. Personally I have T5 lights, however they are on a saltwater reef tank growing coral... really they are. They work awesome I have 12 4 foot 54 watt T5's over a 125 gallon aquarium... corals seem to love it and noticed negligible difference in power bill.... however I do notice a difference when I run my 600w HPS or 250w MH in my grow room! For early veggers I quit using the MH and only run T12s now and the HPS in bloom room. I have been thinking of hooking up some T5's in there... long story short, it wont hurt your pocket book.
 
i use them and love em.. (for vegitation).. i bought the HIGH OUTPET (HO T5'S) for a fraction of the cost of the TECH brand.... your local hydro store should sell em... mine are also internal ballast.. love em'.... i paid 100 USD for mine.. but mine only has the 4 x 36" bulbs, 2 heat bulbs and 2 light ones.... perfect for a small cloning/veg station....

here's a link that will atleast give u some names and technical info.

Hydroponic Gardening Hydroponics System Hydroponic Supply General Hydroponics Growing
 
Thanx man that helped out alot... I was just messing with the 48 minute thing big guy...

I have a super question now... Anybody who could throw some opinions out there at me... Here goes.... First of all I would love to have a veg and bud area ok? So with that said I have made two 5 gallon bubble bucket systems as of right now what could i do to have one mother plant, clones, and have buds producing all at the same time... What kind of set up could i use.... Such as lighting, the hydro system, etc... Ive been putting a lot of thought into this and cant seem to get anything complete ly put to gether in my head... HELP!!! thanx

P.S Im a noob gimme some slack
 
well botanicaire has a 25 clone mini system that will work for a vegitation/cloner for you, its an aeroponic system.... you can use whatever hydro system you want for your bloom, i use an ebb and flow system, again botanicaire, 3 x 3 + 2 1 x 3's.. i clone directly off my plants in bloom.... i use a 40 gallon resevoir, co2 system (controlled and measured) and a 1000 watt HPS..
 
Im just starting my system and i dont know what to buy for my lighting system could someone tell me what i could get for both flowering and vegitation in lowes or walmart were i live thats all we gat here but i cant get anything that the cops could infa-red. I really need help and i do have two 48 inch f40t12 w/3050 lumens 40 watts color temp 6500k
 
check out ebay for a used or rebuilt 400 watt hps, you can get one for the fraction of the cost of a new one.... this will get you from seed to smoke, and you can always expand later as cash flow permits... but dont "chince" on a light,, its the most important item, so dont buy something you will later replace, get something you can add onto.. like a 400 watt hps etc...

good luck
 
what do i do about the infa-red that the pigs use because they flew around yesterday and i heard that hps, produce alot of heat and i just want some good bud to smoke not end up in jail so do you think they would be able to see a hps are there at least any systems that are easier to buy parts and build and works . Thanks for the help
 
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what do i do about the infa-red that the pigs use because they flew around yesterday and i heard that hps, produce alot of heat and i just want some good bud to smoke not end up in jail so do you think they would be able to see a hps are there at least any systems that are easier to buy parts and build and works . Thanks for the help

Move to a more reputable neighborhood.
 
i live in a small town smart guy

Sorry man. But small town spending the money on a helicopter and thermo imaging to *maybe* find someone? I'm scepeticle

On the other hand, from what I've read, they work on windows and un insulated walls (I could be wrong) But with an insulated wall, in a room that is supposed to be <80F I can't see them breaking down your door. I close off the AC vents to rooms I don't use. Those rooms get hot.

peace.

oh, how big a light you thinking? 4 1000watter's? I doubt a single 400W would show up at all.
 
do you think if i insulate the room i could use a 1000watt with no detection. and what do i use to insulate it just fiberglass or something special
 
Not T5's but awesome lights. Just bought 2 of these for clone/vege.

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PowerPlant - Professional Horticultural Lighting - Product Information - 110w Sun Mate Propagate Light
 
I've been using two T5 4 foot 8 bulb 54watt HO systems for about a year now. Have been very happy with them. But I'm about to move them to my veg room and have a new 1000 watt air cooled hps system I'll be installing in a couple days.
 

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smitty, I wish I would have taken pix of my last grow with t5s. I'm talking about 40000 lumens.you would not believe the size of the budz.I'm not comparing hid and t5s , I'm just saying I grew 4 years with hid and I had problems with heat and bugs.
 
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