T5 HO flourescent Grow question

reefer101 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-22-2009, 10:52 PM

I am going to be attempting my very first grow in about a month. This site has been a great source of knowledge btw! I am going to use a combo of 2 T5 HO bulbs and cfl bulbs:

I already have a 6500K t5 bulb and I need another but I'm not sure which spectrum to use. I know that the 6500k bulbs are best for the seed/veggie stages of the plant and the 3000K bulbs are best for flowering/budding, if I were going to use one spectrum of bulb (either 65K or 3K) which would produce more bud, or should I use a mix: one 65K and one 3K bulb? I don't want to buy 3 more bulbs to have a pair of each. I want this grow to be as successful as possible.

Also, there is a poll: what Kelvin rating bulb do you use? 6500K, 3000K, both, or other?

reefer101 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-23-2009, 01:29 AM

*bump

reefer101 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 05:04 AM

[QUOTE=reefer101;4943191]I am going to be attempting my very first grow in about a month. This site has been a great source of knowledge btw! QUOTE]

Here is a link to that grow I mentioned. its going very well

check it out
http://forum.grasscity.com/indoor-gr...ystic-1-a.html

TexarkanaTim · #4 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 06:34 AM

Not to be an ass, but that is kind of a ridiculous poll....To get the most out of your plant, you need to use the proper spectrum light at the proper time. Sure, your plant will probably produce some bud, but will produce its optimum amount given the correct lighting. Use both 6500k and 2700k. Remember, you get out of it exactly what you put into it......

Alatar · #5 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 09:08 AM

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Sure, your plant will probably produce some bud, but will produce its optimum amount given the correct lighting.

Voltaire once said that the perfect is the enemy of the good.

If you refrain from growing some bud because you lack the resources to grow bud optimally then you will have no bud at all. The optimal grow is the enemy of the good grow.

Of course, there is also the failed grow.

View Poll Results: What K rating bulbs do you use for your plants?
5000K and higher for the entire lifecycle of the plant	0	0%
Less than 5000K for the entire lifecycle of the plant	0	0%
Both for the entire lifecycle of the plant	2	28.57%
Both, but I switch depending on the plant's stage of life	4	57.14%
I don't know my K rating	1	14.29%
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#1 (permalink) 06-22-2009, 10:52 PM
reefer101 Blue Mystic Grower Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Camper Velourium Posts: 81	T5 HO flourescent Grow question I am going to be attempting my very first grow in about a month. This site has been a great source of knowledge btw! I am going to use a combo of 2 T5 HO bulbs and cfl bulbs: I already have a 6500K t5 bulb and I need another but I'm not sure which spectrum to use. I know that the 6500k bulbs are best for the seed/veggie stages of the plant and the 3000K bulbs are best for flowering/budding, if I were going to use one spectrum of bulb (either 65K or 3K) which would produce more bud, or should I use a mix: one 65K and one 3K bulb? I don't want to buy 3 more bulbs to have a pair of each. I want this grow to be as successful as possible. Also, there is a poll: what Kelvin rating bulb do you use? 6500K, 3000K, both, or other?

#2 (permalink) 06-23-2009, 01:29 AM
reefer101 Blue Mystic Grower Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Camper Velourium Posts: 81	Re: T5 HO flourescent Grow question *bump

#3 (permalink) 10-22-2009, 05:04 AM
reefer101 Blue Mystic Grower Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Camper Velourium Posts: 81	Re: T5 HO flourescent Grow question [QUOTE=reefer101;4943191]I am going to be attempting my very first grow in about a month. This site has been a great source of knowledge btw! QUOTE] Here is a link to that grow I mentioned. its going very well check it out http://forum.grasscity.com/indoor-gr...ystic-1-a.html

#4 (permalink) 10-22-2009, 06:34 AM
TexarkanaTim Outlaw by Choice Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: FarNorCal Posts: 2,008	Re: T5 HO flourescent Grow question Not to be an ass, but that is kind of a ridiculous poll....To get the most out of your plant, you need to use the proper spectrum light at the proper time. Sure, your plant will probably produce some bud, but will produce its optimum amount given the correct lighting. Use both 6500k and 2700k. Remember, you get out of it exactly what you put into it......

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