suggestions on my LED lights set up

[BigTuna]

I gave up on LEDs for now, had a accident and I'm in debt
But I would like to know more about, as for knowledge

For clonning or seedlings, all you need is a floroescent tube or even CFL to get the job done. A single 4' T5 HO fixture can be had for abt $35 including a 6500k tube which will work great. If you want to be "trick" abt it you could substitue a Actinic white tube that is really very blue dominate.

Can veg be done only by Actinic White ? How much W should be enough for 1 m2 ?

[oldmac]

Hey BigTuna,

Actinic white floro tubes work great to encourage rooting, especially to root cuttings and very effective for seedlings. But it lacks other light spectrums for true vegative growth. So after a week or so you would need to go to 6500k floro tubes.

I have seen T5 veg setups where a couple of antinic's are added to multi tube fixtures to increase blue dominance, but there is plenty of blue light in the 6000-6500k floro tubes.

OM

[BigTuna]

Hey oldmac Happy New Year

Great info, can you tell me how much W's of T5 HO are enough for area of 1m2 used for veg.

Btw I found this nice review of Atinic white with charts, maybe someone will find it usefull.

Product Review: T5 Fluorescent Lamps: UV Lighting's 'Super Actinic,' 'Actinic White,' and 'Aquasun' High Output T5 Lamps | Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine