I have a 4ft 6bulb t5 fluorescent light fixture and was wondering if it could veg my 8 girls good? Will that be enough light for them until flowering? Is 24 hour light schedule to much? Thanx for the help GC.
Those 4footers r 42watts if I'm not mistaken? That would b 252watts, not bad for veggin. If u have a good light tight grow area with some Mylar everywhere u should be good, IMO. How long were u planning on veggin them?
should work just fine. I veg under (6) 4' T8's that are less than 30W a bulb, if i remember correctly. They dont stretch a bit as long as you keep those bulbs on top of your plants.
Thanx for the help. Its pretty lightproof and theres mylar up. Im planning on vegging for 3-4 weeks from seed. Clones 2 weeks. What would be a good vegging schedule 24 or 18/6?
Thanx grrower. How close from girls? How long do u veg for and what height are they at the end? How many girls do u have under that light?
i have an 8 lamp and fit six 3 gallon buckets under it comfortably . if you put more plants under it i would use smaller pots . since you have a six lamp. i dont think you should do that many plants . if you have themin smaller pots the roots get bound and stunts growth. they grow well under t5 and will get pretty big inside a month . i assume you are using soil that is. ceck out my journal its there if you want. btw 24 hours / 0 is better for t5 's because the on off is what kills the bulbs faster.
Me personally, I run 18/6 for veg. I do it for the benifit of preflowers and power consumption, but I'm runnin a 400MH and 6 3' T12's. U aren't gonna b pullin that much juice so it's your call. I've ran 24/0 b4 with good results too.
I have a 4' 8 lamp t5 that puts out 54w per bulb.I use it for veg only so far 24/0 w/ good results.Keep it close and keep air moving between the bulbs and the leaf tips.I have seen good results w/ flowering w/ 2700k under them as well.I might try it some day.
i have a quantum and run18/6 but will run 24/0 in the future. just switched to 12/12 today . ii have seen veg and flower grows with them and they hold their own thats why i got one. swing through check it out some friends in there have great journals too..
you can see my setup on my journal. I veg for roughly 4-5 weeks. I keep the lights about 1/2" from the top of the plants. My lights dont get hot enough to burn the plants even if they grow right into the bulb for several hours. I have (6) 4 footers on regular 2 bulb shop light ballast and can veg (12) 1 gallon girls and space for 2 mothers. I flower when the plants are about 14"-18". I also top my plants. I think my whole setup runs just over 100W and my girls never stretch.