Lighting My T-5 HO Dealings

[Eyes on Fire]

yeah ill wind up getting an even sweep prolly across the light.but I just wanna see how much more or less blue seems to be ideal.Any ideas?mine are stock lames man.just plain reds i believe.so if I got 8 bulbs ya think one set or two bulbs(4 bulbs total) on the inner and outter edge(s)..ya like that set up? or something similar...? i cant wait to play with that.

 

[Roark]

I go no more then two reds per 8 bulb fixture. I think I'll do 3-4 reds last two weeks, while on the super model diet. I had some moby dick auto's that fuckin stretched as soon as I put in 4/4 mix. Had to swap out 2 reds to stop um. Atleast that is how it seemed.

Pop22 your too kind.

 

[Gadgetguy]

So my guess is you liked t5 over CFL? How about differences between wattages with each type of light? What performed better and what put out less heat?

 

[Eyes on Fire]

CFL's are gonna generate less heat just due to design as a rule.I always liked T-5's over CFL myself..Didnt know udf ya were talkin to me er not..lol.

Yeah if your looking to upgrade with some cfl grows under you like I did..Maaan,Its awesome..Now im ready for some Leds and mixed spectrum T-5..lol. I personally like the longer four foot t5 cuz a small fan blowing across that surface is awesome on medium man..keeps it nice with my 5X5 tent.I just gotta get a few bucks to buy some bulbs..

Thanks for the tips guys.ill letcha all know how it works out in the coming weeks.Thanks again."AFN smoke out"

 

[Roark]

I never did cfl just t5 only ever. I too am lookin at leds. 4ft bulbs for sure on t5. They do put out some heat though. In the winter I run um 24/7. Keeps the room perfect even in 0º outside. Of course I have 40-80gallons of water that stay nice an warm too.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

Hey thanks for the help fellerz!!I finally decided on a two bulb pack to hep me wee plant out next grow..Thanks again..Very informative and the links were excellent too.Danke !!!"AFN smoke out"

 

[Loud Pipes]

I switched from hps to t-5's and cfl's a year or so ago. Everything is dual spectrum. Very happy with the results. Your stuff is looking good:tiphat:

 

[Muddy]

I just installed some UNO T5 XHOs in my hydro room. 4 bulb fixtures, each bulb is 110 watts, double that of normal HOs. Right now I have some photos in soil less media. Just put them under the new lights a few days ago and switched the plants to 12/12 yesterday. So far the results look impressive, but they are putting out a bit more heat than I expected. This is my first go with T5s and it will be interesting to see how they compare to the FERO LEDs I'm using over the hydro system.

 

[Grey Bear]

Hey Muddy,
I imagine those 110w bulbs are too hot to touch?

I am interested in how that combination of bulbs and unit works out for you.

I think you can help the heat from the unit itself a bit by adding at least one small computer fan to cool each ballast.
A very small fan attached to one end blowing across the bulbs will help also.

 

[Muddy]

Hey Muddy,
I imagine those 110w bulbs are too hot to touch?

I am interested in how that combination of bulbs and unit works out for you.

I think you can help the heat from the unit itself a bit by adding at least one small computer fan to cool each ballast.
A very small fan attached to one end blowing across the bulbs will help also.

I haven't tried actually touching one of the bulbs but I will and let you know. The fixtures are actually well vented with vents over both the ballast and each bulb. It's more a combination of everything. LEDs, the XHOs, humidifier, co2 burner, chiller, water pump, etc. all running in a closed room. I was also running lights on during the day. I felt that was less suspicious since my electric company uses smart meters. I just put them on 12/12 running lights on from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Temps maxed at 86, which I can live with. I do have 2 fans on the XHOs, one blowing across the top of the plants and one blowing across the top of the fixtures, which are doing a good job in moving the heat away from the plants. I originally was planning on all LEDs and sized my heat pump accordingly. I should have gone one step bigger.