LED Without LEDs -My First T5 Grow

AltarNation said:
Yeah, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the plants suffered at all from the burns... just a little localized patch that dies on the leaf exactly where the bulb was touching. :) Definitely not a big deal at all compared to intense HID damage! Just wanted to clarify because it sounded like kpmarine got full recovery even in the spots that touched the bulbs. Definitely no worries with these little burns, especially when contrasted against the kind of damage you can get from HID.
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Oh, sorry, didn't mean to imply that. I was trying to say they were trivial compared to the HID damage I had seen.
 
kpmarine said:
Seriously, that needs to get fixed. I didn't realize how much I'd taken it for granted until it was gone.
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Sadly, I feel like this might be a thing of the past at this point. It's been gone an awful long time this time. :( RIU fails me, but oh well. I have to admit I give out way more rep now.
 
kpmarine said:
Maybe that's why it's not fixed yet. People are more motivated to post now.
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Well, more motivated to use rep, yes. I guess maybe they didn't like how it was overshadowing the reps. But all the extra posts are just the word "Like" so I don't see why that would make them happy, lol.
 
I LIKE this ^^^^


and if i can get my fucking phone to cooperate i will throw some pics up so i can get your opinion on these bulbs(came with light)
 
bulb colors.jpggot any guess as to the spectrums of the bulbs would be helpful. the red bulb is a phillips 5000k still can read the label, that really blue area is atinic not too sure what brand the other 2 on the ends are really blue but look as if they have some white to them
veg under new t5.jpgsuper cucumber.jpgmy veg area under the new t5 light and my super cucumber plant 3-4 weeks old
flowering room.jpgww flowering.jpgpurp flowering.jpgflowering room 21 1 gal pots SOG 400w hps 400w MH x2 reptisun 10.0 WW and a purp Flowering (i dont know what strain the purp is some bagseed from highgrade calli bud)
purp close up.jpgrecent yeild.jpgclose up widow.jpg purp close up, some recent yeild, WW under scope
 
polyarcturus said:
have you seen the spectrum charts for the 4100 phillips 54w t5 its got a pretty good spread im thinking those the coral growth accelerator or 1200k and a red sun? i think that might be the best mix for me. with 2 40w aquaium bulbs.
296w veg that not too bad to swap for my 400 mh i think i will be good with this mix tthx for the input. good read UC
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Id actually like to see the Spectrum of the 4100k Philips if anyone has it. I noticed they carry these at Home Depot now for $9
 
^^^ IMHO, after a ton of researching lighting mj, I want a few staple bulbs because G/Y are far more important than PAR advocates realize. PUR is where the action is, and that includes ~ 25% G/Y/O.

I experimented with FloraSuns during veg, but not seeing enough stretch or growth with my Indica dom cross. So I added 2 UVL AquaSuns to increase the B/G ratio. They were only in a couple days, when my new RLs arrived. So, I popped them out to test my new Red Lifes, which have been in for 4 days. Not much happening, so will revert to the ASs.


Failing that, I will replace the FSs with Quantum Grows until ~ 6", then shift to UVL AquaSuns into early-mid flower, then replace them with FloraSuns which I think have sufficient B/G/Y to carry the load + Red Lifes, and of course Coral Waves throughout.
 
that really isnt a bad bulb jsam. but i dont knoe if 5000k form HD have a spectrum like that. the 4100 graph you have is wrong the spread is better than that and would combo with the other bulbs i want to buy better, but if those 5000k are at menards i will probably get those instead
 
That lamp isnt terrible, but I wouldnt use any other single type of lamp for my entire system and I would rather have more PAR lighting for chlorophyll than for other pigments.
 
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