Hi Gypski,

Right on!

I like t-5 panels too! I have 6 now. This is all I use in veg and I've added 2 - 8 x 4' with red tubes to the flower room as well. All but 1 of mine are Hydro Farm and I have 1 Sun Systems in the flower room.

In the flower room, the sun systems that seems brighter than the hydrofarm panels. The big difference is the the sun systems panel is only 17.5" wide, where the hydrofarm are a full 24" on the 8 tube x 4' models.

As far as vegging success, I grow plants to 3-4' high in #5 procan pots under my T-5s. In flower, I have 2 x 1k hps augmented with the 2 t-5 panels. Adding the t-5's gave me another 800+ watts without adding too much heat.. I love it.

Peace,

Farmer Rich