Lighting Quality of fixture t5 ( ebay )

[fr33domz]

hi i just want to know if its possible to get poor t5ho lightning i recently ordered a t5ho with 65k 54wattbulb ... and my question is i paid soo cheap does it possible to get problem to grow with that kind of stuff ?

 

[AndyBotwin]

The light should be the same, but cheaper rigs often have lesser build quality and ballasts that don't last as long. That being said, I used to own a Badboy T5 fixture which was twice the cost of cheap ones and one of the ballasts crapped out a few months in. Bottom line is that you should be able to grow just fine with any T5, so no worries.

 

[fr33domz]

The light should be the same, but cheaper rigs often have lesser build quality and ballasts that don't last as long. That being said, I used to own a Badboy T5 fixture which was twice the cost of cheap ones and one of the ballasts crapped out a few months in. Bottom line is that you should be able to grow just fine with any T5, so no worries.

alright thankx i just try to looking some solution about my plants lol stunt and bad grow ... this is the first time i use t5ho . normally i use hps ... so im gonna find the solution maybe .... something is wrong and i dont know why ...

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The light should be the same, but cheaper rigs often have lesser build quality and ballasts that don't last as long. That being said, I used to own a Badboy T5 fixture which was twice the cost of cheap ones and one of the ballasts crapped out a few months in. Bottom line is that you should be able to grow just fine with any T5, so no worries.

alright thankx i just try to looking some solution about my plants lol stunt and bad grow ... this is the first time i use t5ho . normally i use hps ... so im gonna find the solution maybe .... something is wrong and i dont know why ...

 

[AndyBotwin]

alright thankx i just try to looking some solution about my plants lol stunt and bad grow ... this is the first time i use t5ho . normally i use hps ... so im gonna find the solution maybe .... something is wrong and i dont know why ...

Try hitting the Live Help Thread in my sig and maybe we can help you get it sorted. The biggest thing to remember with T5 is to keep them really close to the plants. They don't have a lot of penetration so you can't keep the kind of distance you do with HID lights. But they will definitely grow some nice buds for very little electricity.

 

[oldster]

I use a 4 bulb 48" T5 HO to start my plants inside and found with all 6500k bulbs the distance between the nodes was too short. I swapped out 2 of them for 2700K bulbs and the plants grew better.

 

[fr33domz]

hooo ty i put like 12 inch distance from the plant and the light maybe its the probleme lol im gonna add some cfl too

 

[AndyBotwin]

hooo ty i put like 12 inch distance from the plant and the light maybe its the probleme lol im gonna add some cfl too

Once the plants are past seedling stage you can get the light within a couple of inches with no problems. Just make sure you have a fan blowing near the light because it can build up some heat under there. Oldster is also on point with the suggestion to add some red if you can. I run mixed spectrum throughout the grow.

 

[mauricem00]

some ebay grow lights are very low quality.one uses the same type of ballast found in cfls and one lamp on a 2 ft 6 bulb fixture failed after only one month due to ballast failure http://www.ebay.com/itm/T5-Grow-Lig...00?pt=US_Hydroponics&var=&hash=item58a96768d8 this fixture proved to be very low quality and I would advise avoiding it. home depot sells a 4 ft 4 tube T5 fixture for $89 that works very well.you may want to check out 1000 bulbs. they sell high quality commercial bulb and ballast for a very reasonable price and provide great customer service

 

[hiking high]

I grow my plants on 1yup just 1, t4 4ft bulb i have the veg and bloom bulb and i get pretty good results. Its just for me and im a light smoker but i love cannabis.