Check out what you can do under T-5's.. these plants are about 90 days of vegging and about 4' in height. They'll be going to the flower room in about 1.5 weeks with the tallest being topped 1 more time.

Gypski, when you go to flower are you going to use the same space? If so, all you'll have to do is swap the blue veg tubes for red flower ones. You should have great results.

In my flower room, I augment my to 1K hps with 2 8 x 4' t-5 panels.. I only use red tubes. The last unit I installed had a mix, and frankly I didn't think it was as bright, though I didn't measure it. Also included is the results flowering with both light systems.

Peace,

Farmer Rich