T5 Lighting Any Good? (PICS)

zoslick

zoslick

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Dear All,

I just finished building my flowering cabinet yesterday and installed a bunch of T5 Philips lighting for supplement lighting to lower areas, are T5's any good?

Here are some stats of my flowering cabinet:

Primary Lighting:
110 watt UFO LED (ration of lights: 70% red, 20% blue, 10% yellow)

Secondary Lighting:
-T5 x 3 21 watt @ 2700k
-T5 x 3 21 watt @ 6500k
-CFL x 2 65 watt @ 6500k

So that is my question, Are T5's any good as a lighting supplement? Its for 1 (one) plant.

Thanks and Happy New Years!

Doug
 

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cheechako

cheechako

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T5's are the most efficient of the tubes - as they get larger in diameter (T8, T12), they are less efficient. Some grows only use T5's, so I'm pretty sure they would make a good supplemental light.

If you were using them as a primary, then you need to concern yourself with the other issue - decent reflectors.
 
Ecips

Ecips

Active Member
HO t5 sunblaze 2' 4 bulb 96w

Ive been vegging under this for 2 month

does just fine !
 
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Vincent VonBlown

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Sure any extra light you can get is good.

A cheap way to augment, or use as main lighting, that works well, is to get 200 watt compact fluro bulbs, you can pick them up for about 18 dollars a bulb at Menards. You buy a base for the light at about 8 dollars to go with it.
 
zoslick

zoslick

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Thanks all for the info! As for the kelvin temperature, is it better to use 2700k in flowering? or just preferred?
 
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rooky1985

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zoslick said:
Thanks all for the info! As for the kelvin temperature, is it better to use 2700k in flowering? or just preferred?[/QUOTE
In flowering the plant uses more of that spectrum, I might go as far as to say the led is supplimenting the T5s
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zoslick

zoslick

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rooky1985 said:
zoslick said:
Thanks all for the info! As for the kelvin temperature, is it better to use 2700k in flowering? or just preferred?[/QUOTE
In flowering the plant uses more of that spectrum, I might go as far as to say the led is supplimenting the T5s
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Haha, really? The T5's are a bit brighter now with 6 of them installed... but I hope its enough for the flowering stage. Its my first plant, first grow and I learned everything here on the forum!
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rooky1985

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I have experienced ufo's and learned the actuall watt rule. A nighty watt listed is like 45 actuall watts, kind of like a cfl 23 watt = 100 watt illumination. I have had great luck using 180 actuall watt leds but have always had to throw old faithull in there (600 hps). It is looking real promissing I wish you all the luck. I would like to know if the bud density is that much better at the top of the plant than the bottom, I feel like this will let you know what the led is doing for ya.
 
burwoodkush

burwoodkush

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hello,
I think.;
if you are growing for yourself, just want to have some of your own bud to get high..... dont stress about the lights. put in whatever works.

NOW, if you are going for prize winners....... HID all the way homeboy!

I've grown all CFL's,
I've grown CFL's w/LED's,
I've grown T5HO,
and all combinations in between....... BUT!
I was SOOOO impressed once I got my 400W HPS bulb in my flowering room.
nice big fat dense a$$ flowers.

just my 2 cents
 
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