Help with light choice.

DirtyMcCurdy

DirtyMcCurdy

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Stay with HPS and a 400 will work great. I have the same size tent for my veg tent. I am using a 4ft 4 bulb T5 and it work as they first start growing but you'll want something more as they get bigger. I only veg my plants for about a month before switching to flower. And I'm still thinking I will get a MH light in there eventually. T5's work but not great... and LED's are too fucking expensive for not being any better.
 
mike4c4

mike4c4

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VACAVILLE said:
Hello I have a tent that is 48x24x60, I plan on a 1 plant scrog grow. I was wanting to know if I should stay with a 400 watt hps or try a 4ft x 6bulb T5 light in that size tent. Or maybe even try a UFO led grow.
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I would stay with the 400. I run a conversion bulb in mine. now i just veg. with it. Do you already gave it? If not ebay has 400 watt HPS+MH full light setup for 119.00.
 
nomofatum

nomofatum

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Dimensions suck for a single bulb, twice as long as wide, would get better distribution with 2 or more bulbs/emitters. I would go with the T5 option if those are the only two options. Even better would be a combo, a 250w HPS + 4ft x 4 bulb. HPS on it's own is ok, but can easily be defeated.
 
DirtyMcCurdy

DirtyMcCurdy

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nomofatum said:
Dimensions suck for a single bulb, twice as long as wide, would get better distribution with 2 or more bulbs/emitters. I would go with the T5 option if those are the only two options. Even better would be a combo, a 250w HPS + 4ft x 4 bulb. HPS on it's own is ok, but can easily be defeated.
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You are right about the dimensions not being ideal for a single bulb... why I chose the T5's I have in there now but they are lacking IMO. They do run fairly cool though, I only have to run minimal air through the tent to keep the temp right. So if he's going to have trouble with temps that would be the only advantage I could really see for T5's.
 
TheChemist77

TheChemist77

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problem with buying led is that they keep improving so an led today will be looked at as crap in 3 years,,not worth the investment as ull want to buy the new improved ones in a year or 2..look at the led's sold just 3-4 years ago, many of them are in trash bins as they sucked ass compared to hid's wich have been being used for 30+ years only ballasts have changed..go hps/mh in a few years then maybe led














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nomofatum

nomofatum

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DirtyMcCurdy said:
You are right about the dimensions not being ideal for a single bulb... why I chose the T5's I have in there now but they are lacking IMO. They do run fairly cool though, I only have to run minimal air through the tent to keep the temp right. So if he's going to have trouble with temps that would be the only advantage I could really see for T5's.
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Add don't replace if you can. T5 (with UVB + 6500k) + HPS = awesome.

I think a cheapo smaller HPS would be a great addition to your T5 setup
 
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tomascat

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BigEasy1 said:
I see you have watched the movie "Heat" lately.

Anybody can come on here and speculate. I'm just asking for corroboration of your claims. If you're talking out of your butt, just say so. We have a lot of people that talk out of their ass here, it's OK. Just don't present it as fact, that's all.
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movie ur ass u believe that ur on the wrong site. we deal in facts here not bull shit;i
 
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tomascat

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thought I responded , u like leds go for it im sayin ur a minority not wrong. whats the pros use? leds? not in ur dreams
 
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