Quote Originally Posted by drudown11
the onyl reason your plants arent growing is because the lights not close enough. I own the same T5 fixture you do, just a smaller one and it works great. Notice how washogaul said "within 2 inches". thats because they need to be 2 inches OR CLOSER to have good growth. T5's are great, ive even flowered with them and gotten top quality herb(weight and density is an issue though)

your going to want more than 1 gallon pots next time. That would explain your yellow leaves and the stunted plants. They were rootbound. Plant them in 3 gallon or even 5 gallon pots, your yield will increase substantially.
I only have them in 1 gallon pots till they 1 month old.....then its into 5 gallon pots for 2 more weeks then off to my flower room under a 1000 watt hps .

Thanks everyone for clearing up the light issue. The stunted growth and lockout problems with those plants was due to off gassing I think..of the caulking. I have new clones in 1 gallon pots for 2 weeks so far. They have ok growth even with the bulbs aways away....but the yellowing leaves and deformed leaves on my last grow sucked. Those 6 plants are flowering at day 20 almost right now. These questions asked here was pertaining to my new set of plants. Perpetual continous grow going here :rastasmoke:...chop 4...move 4 to flower...clone4...repeat as needed until cooked through..hehehe

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Mrbudkisd Reviewed by Mrbudkisd on . 8 bulb t5 light...how close do you keep it to YOUR plants? I have a 454 watt hydrofarms t5 light fixture and was wanting to know how close to keep it to my plants. I know the hold your hand rule...I am trying to diagnose a on going problem with a grow cabnet. Thanks everyone:thumbsup: Bud Rating: 5