LED Without LEDs -My First T5 Grow

Oh yea I need a good place to buy flora suns? Any help would be appreciated.

I can not tell a lie, officer, I put that letter under that 1/2 tun of garbage.
 
I get dense almost rock hard and very frosty buds. Using the coral waves which put out quite a bit of infrared which greatly contributes to density.
 
hyroot said:
I get dense almost rock hard and very frosty buds. Using the coral waves which put out quite a bit of infrared which greatly contributes to density.
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That's really cool, did you read that article I posted on IR? Flowering plants really do benefit from a balanced diet of IR, but it's important to not over do it. I'm running 6 Flora Suns and 2 Coral Wave for flower now and my plants are finally happy again, really happy. They are already flowering after only 7 days of 12/12, staying nice and compact, dark green and woody strong stems. Thanks for all the suggestions and feedback everyone.
 
ok so I need to stop buying bulbs, I didnt realize how cheap the flora suns are, so I ordered 4 FloraSun's and 2 AquaticLife Roseate's...
 
OK, I put the second CW in this morning as the one plant I am babysitting has ~ 5-7 more days. Here are 3 shots. I got her 3 weeks ago in mid-bud set, so while the buds are not 100% T5, still...



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nice aloe vera, looks like they really like that light color. Are they under them 100% or do you put them in the sun once in awhile?

Has anyone else seen those Current USA TrueLumen Freshwater Flora pink bulbs? I can't find a spectral analysis anywhere, but I bet they are similar to the other plant bulbs that we all love so much. They are very affordable! They have a 460nm and a few other bulbs that look nice.
 
BlueB said:
nice aloe vera, looks like they really like that light color. Are they under them 100% or do you put them in the sun once in awhile?

Has anyone else seen those Current USA TrueLumen Freshwater Flora pink bulbs? I can't find a spectral analysis anywhere, but I bet they are similar to the other plant bulbs that we all love so much. They are very affordable! They have a 460nm and a few other bulbs that look nice.
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Nope, inside all the time, 15hrs/day under those lights. I dug it up from outside where it had fallen over and was struggling, it had smooth spines with no spikeletts. Under the t8's its plumped up and developed the healthy spikes on the spines/branches, and is showing new growth also. I have mostly desert succulents, aloe vera and blue agave, but I have a juniper bonsai and some AZ cypress saplings also which are faring just as well. They all originally had their own 4x48" T5 panel w/ 6500k bulbs... they like the "weaker" PAR bulbs more tho and have really livened up :) ... 'cept of course the bonsai, it doesnt do much of anything lol.

I think Petmountian has the Current tubes, but no SPD's. pretty cheap there also, under $10
 
Psytranceorgy said:
Current/TureLumen Freshwater Flora:

Current USA - Support, Sep-13 11:25 (PDT): Dear Mr.,
We do not have a spectrum graph for this lamp, only the specific peaks in nm spectrums.
Sincerely,
Current-USA, Inc.


Current USA - Support, Sep-12 13:53 (PDT): Dear Hobbyist,
Thank you for contacting Current-USA, Inc.
The freshwater flora T5HO lamps peaks at 405nm, 550nm and 640nm.
If you should have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.
Sincerely,
Current-USA, Inc. Technical Support
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originally posted 9/16/11
 
THANK YOU for posting that again Psytrance.

As promised, here is a photo of the same plant top under the Red Sun mixture from a few days ago that the plants didn't like, compared to the Coral Wave/Fiji Purple/Flora Sun mixture that they are liking better. The leaves have perked up and the new growth is much more robust. Notice how flat the leaves look under the Red Sun/Flora Sun/Fiji Purple mixture and how perky they are under the Coral Wave/Fiji Purple/Flora Sun mixture. The flowers are setting already.

3 Red Sun, 3 Flora Sun, 2 Fiji Purple, (not happy) :(
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4 Flora Sun, 2 Coral Wave, 2 Fiji Purple, (HAPPY!) :)
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Here is a leaf grown under a 600w HPS on the left and a leaf grown under PUR T5 only on the right, :)
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So can someone clear this up for me. Are the coral waves good for flower? And how much UV do thy have.? I am going to order
two of the flora suns , I have 1 coral wave. Should I get another?
 
BlueB I don't see any links to the pics

Do you think the combination of Red Lifes + FloroSuns is too much 600- 630?
 
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