T5 grows

fadrian

Well-Known Member
i have a 400w hps but im thinking of getting a 8 bulb t5 (4ft) fixture. it puts out 432w and would have 3000k flower bulbs so the two are pretty equivalent in power consumption.

my question is, can anyone post pics of their buds under t5's? i know what hps can do but i need to be convinced that t5's can do similar.
and i cant search t5 its not long enough of a word.
 

burninjay

Active Member
I don't have pics of past grows, but I changed from 3x100w hps to 6x54wT5 in my growbox. I was initially not impressed but I had already rebuilt the box and wasn't going to rebuild it again. I spent $140 on 6 parabolic reflectors for the tubes, and after that it started producing like the hps was.
I'm not sure what your motivation is in switching to T5, as you already know it's no more efficient. I could have bought some other new toys for what it costs for 6 tubes, a fixture, and the damn reflectors tho.
 
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