t5 help

[pcduck]

get another lamp, most likely would be cheaper and just use 27watt for seedlings. When I was checking I also was :confused2: then realized what was going on, I then had to go back and recheck all prices for the 54 watt lights.

 

[mojavemama]

I use 4 foot T5 Ho's in veg and flowering. I augment with CFL's in flower.
I keep my plants as close as possible, I'd say 3 inches max from the tops. I adjust the height daily. They do give out heat, yes, but not as much as my old T12's and T8's--but maybe because I have less of the T5's. I don't know. I just know the plants seem to love them and not get burned.

HTG is good on prices, unbelievably good. You can get 4 4' HO T5 bulbs for $20! Locally, I pay $11 each for them--either 6500K or 3000K.

I think the CFL's are much hotter, give off more heat than my T5 HO bulbs.

 

[Gone2pot!]

I'm jumping in with a really dumb question...what is HTG? Just .com after it? I can't think of a store with those initials. newbie, newbie, newbie, newbie newbie...etc.

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

HTG is High Tech Garden Supply. hXXp://www.htgsupply.com/about.asp
Change the XX to tt.

Weirdly, I noticed that it is cheaper to get 2 4' 2 tube fixtures (2 x 49.95= 99.90) than it is to get 1 4' 4 tube fixture (129.95). I had a couple of bulbs that did not last a year and they were very good about replacing them.

 

[legalize_freedom]

Yeah well I guess I learned a lesson here...I thought it didn't look like nearly enough light, but then I'm used to seeing a 400w in there. I think maybe with my veg space being so small (4.5 sq') that I may be better off with a lower wattage MH. Even with your lamp THG it would be shy on the lumens I need, and would take up all the space. I have like 6" on the ends of my fixture, and only maybe 3" on the front and back. The cabinet is 1 1/2' x 3' so I can't go biggr than a 2' t5. Maybe I should have done a little better planning...lol...instead of getting baked with the credit card in front of me...lol

I am happy that I moved the 400w in with the 600w...that was a good move regardless, and the plants are loveing it. I just should have looked a little closer when replaceing the 400.

 

[Droopy Dog]

Yes, they are a special double tube fluoro--they do not look like the normal tubes. I believe they call them PL-55 tubes--10,000 lumens from this fixture.

This is what I have also, thanks to THG.

Price is right, bulbs are cheap, and that sucker is bright!!!!!! Bought 2.

DD