Kenneth ko
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I have a normal fixture for factory's and such. Images below
Will this fixture be enough to push t5 lights
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Kenneth ko
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Current lights
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tntgreen13
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No this will not work without being retrofitted for the T5 light. This is however my understanding of it, but I'd google the topic of retrofit. Here's couple places to start:
http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/nlpip/lightinganswers/lat5/pc3.asp
http://greensavingsco.com/2009/12/changing-from-t12-to-t5/
http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/nlpip/lightinganswers/lat5/pc3.asp
http://greensavingsco.com/2009/12/changing-from-t12-to-t5/
Kenneth ko
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So out of t5,t8, and t 12 will it power any of those? I know nothing about these fixtures...sorry for stupid questions
Kenneth ko
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Oh I'm a dummy..it says t 12
Kenneth ko
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I'm just trying to use it for seedlings. Do you think 3 soft white 40 wats and one 2100k 35 watt bulb would work? Just trying to get my plants through atleast 3-4 weeks because my 400 watt hps isn't dimable
$bkbbudz$
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I hav e grown plants well into veg under 2 40w T12 bulbs. So yeah it should do you just fine.
Kenneth ko
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Sweet. Glad to hear the news from someone actually using it . very much appreciated.got any pics of them? Just curious on how close and growth rate
tntgreen13
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Not using T12s myself, however I am using T8s in my veg room, you can definitely feel free to check out my journal where there are numerous photos after the plants had been topped:
http://rollitup.org/Journal/tntgreen13.927876/.
I run my lights within a couple inches of the plants and have had no issues with heat. I personally started as seedlings and plan to continue vegging under 3 - 2 bulb T8 fixtures for 6 bulbs total with 2 - 6500k, 2 - 5000k and 2 - 3000k lights. I do however plan on adding more fixtures to my setup as I have 18 plants in veg about to go into 3 gallon bags next week so will definitely need to add lights, imo.
Kenneth ko
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Current situation . light are about 9 inches from plants.
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Kenneth ko
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So I moved them about 4 inches from soil now. And I managed to lose one seed when I posted the last image trying to move things around and it went top down .......hard to find seeds on shag carpet...I don't advise having a grow room anywhere by that damn carpet..I found it tho..just took forever
Kenneth ko
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Nearly cried like a littler girl hahaha...man my heart dropped
Uberknot
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hehe.....good find!
Kenneth ko
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Currently 3 zamal hash plants and 1 bag seed with two ace seed random regulars
Kenneth ko
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Oh I'm running a 400 watt hps on a non dimmable ballast in a 6' by 9' area