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01-26-2008, 10:46 PM #1OPSenior Member
Need help deciding on HPS or t5
I am going to upgrade my system soon and I am considering my options.
1. Go with two 432w, 8 lamp, t5 system that puts out 40,000 lumens for each 2 plants.
2. Go with a single t5 8 lamp system for each 2 plants for veg and a 600w hps that puts out 95,000 lumens for each 2 plants during flowering.
I am going to try a rough KBS grow with co2, using 5 gallon buckets in a 15 gallon recirculating uv system.
I am just wondering, I have got some great results (or so I think) using just plain old cfl bulbs from walmart runnning roughly 32,000 lumens for two plants off of these bulbs. I think the reason they work well is that if they are cooled enough you can put them 4-6 inches away from your plant so you get all 32,000 lumens about where as an HPS you have to put higher up because of the heat so you don't get the full usage of the light.
I am basically looking for feedback so I can make a better informed decision. Here are some pics of my current grow, it'll be week 6 of flower come the 27th of January. I am growing a strain called Opium from Paradise Seeds, they are feminised seeds, from four seeds I got two survivors, both female. I took these shortly after I sprayed them with Big Bloom.Paht_Hed Reviewed by Paht_Hed on . Need help deciding on HPS or t5 I am going to upgrade my system soon and I am considering my options. 1. Go with two 432w, 8 lamp, t5 system that puts out 40,000 lumens for each 2 plants. 2. Go with a single t5 8 lamp system for each 2 plants for veg and a 600w hps that puts out 95,000 lumens for each 2 plants during flowering. I am going to try a rough KBS grow with co2, using 5 gallon buckets in a 15 gallon recirculating uv system. I am just wondering, I have got some great results (or so I think) using just Rating: 5
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