pr0fesseur
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stoner rantlol Wait I'm lost....What the hell are you talking about? lol
stoner rantlol Wait I'm lost....What the hell are you talking about? lol
Here's 18 days into flower... I call them Beginner's Lucky 7... my first time, lucked out and got seven out of seven ladies from bagseed... this is T5 with a mix of the bulbs recommended so far. I could have gone farther towards red, but didn't want to spend any more. Maybe next time. In the mean time, how does this look for 18 days into flower?
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Yes you can use that fixture, yes you can get these bulbs in 2 foot I think you can still get the Ati pro color 660nm the professeur uses in the 2 foot length. The bulb order looks good. I include a ulv 75.25 during vegI've been lurking this thread for awhile and just want to say thank you to pr0fesseur for the info and for being a pioneer with all this. I'm ready to take the leap myself and try this. I've got a 3/3 area that I can use with this fixture: http://htgsupply.com/Product-GrowBright-2-Foot-8-Lamp-High-Output-T5-With-Choice-of-Bulbs.asp. It's a 2x2 8-bulb T5HO setup. Can I even use this fixture? And if so what bulbs would you recommend for veg and flowering? This is what I was thinking:
Order of bulbs in veg
blue
purple
blue
red
purple
blue
red
blue
Order of bulbs in flower
red
purple
red
blue
purple
red
blue
red
Any advice? Thanks!
Get those lights up and post a pic!. Any suggestions?
I think that remote ballasts would be a great way to go for side lighting. I am considering side-hanging my fixture but the vents for the ballasts are on top so I would have to make sure to cool it well. I probably won't hang it vertically until I've built a plexiglass hood to vent the heat like a cooltube.Is anybody running their ballasts remotely outside of the grow space to save on heat? I found a site that sells remote ballasts pre wired for HO T5's. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=19811&cmpid=03csegb&ref=3312&subref=AA&CAWELAID=525426348
I'm re-configuring my setup and could use some input. I already own two jumbo 180 leds from prosource worldwide and they work great so I still want to use them. I plan to use the leds for top light but want to surround my space with these T5's everyone has been discussing. My flowering space is 6' wide X 3' deep X 7' tall & split in half (3x3x7) for a perpetual grow. So, I want to add some real kick ass side lighting. Any suggestions?
Sorry to hear of your troubles man... be sure to post us some pics of your veggies under PAR T5's though!making the best oudda the situation, imma be growing veggies in the growroom under the lights.
How's it Gastanker?I'm a big believer in flouros and am a big fish enthusiast as well but I'm having a hard time with this... I didn't read the entire thread - did yields rise rapidly after the initial test run? 1 oz from 116w is pretty terrible; I yielded 6oz from 388w of CFL during my initial test run with them - nearly twice the the g/w and that barely compares to my HID grows. All 388w of my CFL cost me $5, that's 1/4 the price of a single UVL bulb.
I totally agree that spectrum is often overlooked but side by side comparisons always show the standard flouros to do better when growing plants. Hard to argue with side by side scientific testing (I'm talking about fish tank plant testing as they tend to be much more scientific than pot growers and accurate info is much easier to find). If you went onto a coral forum and told them that using just actinic would grow better coral than a MH they would laugh - and that's what these bulbs are made for.
Actinic bulbs penetrate water well and help with particular algae but even coral people admit that they don't grow plants very well. Here is a great aquarium site with a TON of useful scientific information. Even here they state that most 6500k grow flouros will out do actinics/narrow range bulbs.
http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Aquarium_Lighting.html
The vegging plants look wonderful - I'm sure for supplementation those bulbs are great.How's it Gastanker?
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Yes it's true.. so far there's been few posts showing yields under these lights but stick around they'll start showing up, more and more people are trying the lights out.
I can attest to how well they work during veg.
Happy growing
UCDWC~
Dried bud. .5g/w is considered good, 1g/w is considered a pro. What people should report is gram/kWh. g/kWh flouros do very well in comparison to HID.Yeah, let's see how results turn out and then start drawing some conclusions. Personally, If I'm not happy with my yields I will do a run with the standard bulbs after, as I have both on hand. Or I may throw a cool tube in line as well, and use the T5's as supplemental from the side. All depends on how the results turn out. I'd rather not have to double the electric expense if I can get away with just the T5's.
When people shoot for a certain gram to wattage ratio, is that dried bud or wet weight? And what is considered a good ratio?
Ordering some remote ballasts this week. Planning on a 6 bulb on 2 opposing walls in each side of the setup...Get those lights up and post a pic!