Episode 3...Revenge of the LED

[SnSstealth]

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

[SnSstealth]

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...

[Dogznova]

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

[SnSstealth]

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

[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.

[SnSstealth]

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.

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

[veggii]

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:

[Opie Yutts]

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.

[Weedhound]

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

[SnSstealth]

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