Episode 3...Revenge of the LED

Girls are lookin lovely again...Veggii, I used a 3/4in paddle bit to drill holes in the sides and bottoms of the pots...made about 7-12 extra holes per pot...
First pic is the 15 clones, dont have a regular light in there for pics yet
clones are:
2 SB1
4 Church
9 HKxBI 1-5
Second 2 pics are HKxBI #2 and #5 respectively. These are my 2 choices for mums...Smoke and yield will be the final decision between the 2.
4th pic is the new 4 60w T12s added for schnitz n giggels
5th pic is the AMAZING HKxBI #2 top going strong!!!
whiskeytango

Some pics of the Church after being put in the 5 gal. Lookin better than it was? What do you guys think?
whiskeytango

Other than the clones that are mums to be, the rest will be in the flowering room in a week to 10 days...

Not the dreaded T12's lol. Get some T5's and watch your results explode. Looking good

Got the lights free...will see what I gotta do to get the fixtures to take T5s...Do I need another ballast?
whiskeytango

Ya you will need a different ballast and different end caps for the lights. I have never retro fit T12 for T5 but someone here I'm sure has. I use a Sunlight Supply 8 tube one.
Puts out 40,000 lumes and makes 20" bushes in a little under 4 weeks from clones w/low heat. I then pop w/HPS and get great results. I also have 100 watts of T5's in with my 100 watts of LED and the T5's make the led veg room expload.

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Originally Posted by Dogznova

Ya you will need a different ballast and different end caps for the lights. I have never retro fit T12 for T5 but someone here I'm sure has. I use a Sunlight Supply 8 tube one.
Puts out 40,000 lumes and makes 20" bushes in a little under 4 weeks from clones w/low heat. I then pop w/HPS and get great results. I also have 100 watts of T5's in with my 100 watts of LED and the T5's make the led veg room expload.

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probably just toss these T12s then...But definitely gonna supplement the Procyons...wouldn't hurt
whiskeytango

Mornin WT ,BD they are looking happy campers! I see you got a pic with the leds on LuV that;) I have retro fitted some T12 fixtures to T5 and I have those 2 same HD $9 T12 Light fixtures I'm thinking of retro-fitting. Its not to complicated have too drill a couple holes,fit new ballast and install some T5 Lamholders Done, oh wire it up! they do get quite warm tho .. I can help you futher if you want but those T12's are running much cooler and prolly work well with the Leds
oh before I forget that one plant looks like gonna be a big a** bud! :thumbsup:

SnS, sorry about the AKs, what a bummer. There's nothing wrong with T-12s, in fact they have their advantages. They cost more to run than T-5, but the initial investment is much less, and they run cool unlike T-5. You can let the plants grow right into the lights with only minimal heat stress. T-5's will fry em. The most important thing to consider is the color of light. A 6000K will do way better than the more common 4100K shop light, which is right in the middle of the dead zone for chlorophyll activity.

retrofit, schmetrofit.

PS: My avitar wants to know if your new one can come over for a play date.

Your church is looking good there to me Stealth. :thumbsup:

Thanks guys!!
Opie, mine said only if you got a few fatties rolled up!...lol
Thanks WH!!! She would've been MUCH bigger, but since we took 6 clones off her, there she is...Her replacement will be in a 5 gal...so be lookin for that monster!!!

Opie, thanks for confirming what I figured. When I did my numbers, the T12 seemed do be a DAMN good fit with the 3 procyons. And the girls sure as shit seem to like it, so nothing changes there... Think Db went and got the 6k bulbs already anyway...

Veggii...that is the HKxBI #2...DEFINITELY a clone made mum already going of her:greenthumb:
whiskeytango