T8 light

[zacmaster]

why is it not a good idea to use a T8 light. the more i read the more confused i get. from what i read it puts off a little less light then the T5 and is more expensive to run but if you have enough of them i don't see why they wouldn't be fine. Any thoughts?

zacmaster Reviewed by zacmaster on 05-14-2008. T8 light why is it not a good idea to use a T8 light. the more i read the more confused i get. from what i read it puts off a little less light then the T5 and is more expensive to run but if you have enough of them i don't see why they wouldn't be fine. Any thoughts? Rating: 5

[spliffy777]

hi there ,not really sure how well the t8 will do.but i do no that the 58 watt t8 ballist will power a t5 bulb .i just recently bought 4 of these ballists .ive set 2 t5s up and they work great .hardly any heat aswell.very cool veg light the t5. hopes this helps .
spliff

[midlifecrisis]

T8's will do fine as long as you can keep them close, I have 8 of them mounted vertically, with supplemental cfl's on top (about 400 total watts).This does just fine for up to 3 plants.


Pics are 4,6,9 and 13 weeks....not as good as HPS but it gets the job done....... hope this helps. :jointsmile: