What light to use for flower?

[Carolina Dream'n]

T5s ain't gonna do nothing for you as far as supplement lighting goes. Waste of power. Just use the hps.

 

[sno capz]

I will agree in saying HPS should be standard for any flower... But what will extra lighting really hurt? Heat? Not if the room is properly ventilated... Efficiency? T5 takes hardly any energy consumption...

 

[Mad_Prophessor]

Well I believe the forgetting part for sure, 20" for hps? Try 8"...and as for the t5 yeah i put mine in between the plants so it covers the top and bottom 10-8".....
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My point was that the T5 would have to hang directly under the HPS for it to make any difference on the grow.

 

[sno capz]

Learn to read. Look up light saturation. Stop fucking your sister.

Tell your sister she'd be next but her vagina is super sandy like her brothers...

 

[Buzz Buzzilla]

I've used T5s as supplemental side lighting before I think DAT does this too. You can get exotic aquarium and reptile bulbs and such for UVB.

That's what I use! 8,000k and 10,000...most people don't even realize that they can benefit from them...but if you have a good hps then it is unnecessary.....

 

[sno capz]

Well then I think most of us can agree to disagree and that is all

 

[SPLFreak808]

I will agree in saying HPS should be standard for any flower... But what will extra lighting really hurt? Heat? Not if the room is properly ventilated... Efficiency? T5 takes hardly any energy consumption...

I think he ment efficiency as GPW. That is actually a huge factor for me with an electric bill over 500$ a month. A hortilux BLUE is a great!!! Replacement for t5HO.

 

[Buzz Buzzilla]

My point was that the T5 would have to hang directly under the HPS for it to make any difference on the grow.

No! So wrong...lol like I said mine is in the middle of my room about 4" into the canopy?

 

[Mad_Prophessor]

I will agree in saying HPS should be standard for any flower... But what will extra lighting really hurt? Heat? Not if the room is properly ventilated... Efficiency? T5 takes hardly any energy consumption...

You must be growing bag seeds under a desk lamp. Heat is an issue at some point for any grow. Adding heat and consumption to a real grow is not something we would even consider unless it had a direct benefit.

 

[sno capz]

Just keep in mind I never said it is necessary I just said it could be used

 

[Mad_Prophessor]

No! So wrong...lol like I said mine is in the middle of my room about 4" into the canopy?

There are 3 plants. Where are you gonna hang the T5 in his room to make any difference? Like I said, it would have to be directly under the HPS. Come on man. Are you guys really this simple and argumentative?