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lighting T5 lights but which 1!!?!?

heatofmiami

heatofmiami

I am going to put my girls in my shed with some lights cause i am not happy with the growth of outdoors for seedlings. I know i need T5 lights but i have no clue which one, i went to Home depot and i saw T5 4500 Cool white.. But for some reason i dont think thats what i need..Can someone please lead me in the right direction for the right lights i need and how many ..I am just looking to veg them inside and then put them outside for some killer miami sun..



Thanks and sorry for the noob questions.
 
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/25876-article-light-101/#entry519589

All you will ever need to know about lights
 
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/28095-bakers-peppers-2012-glog/

http://thehotpepper.com/topic/26029-indoor-grow-area-build-grow-pics/page__fromsearch__1
 
Im thinking about getting this one http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?index=0&sbk=1&nav=SEARCH&itemId=230897511754

It also depends on how many plants you are going to grow inside
 
if you aren't in any rush, look around on amazon every week... I got a steal of a deal on a brand new 4ft 4 bulb sunblaze fixture with 6500k bulbs included for $114 shipped. I started 103 plants under it in 9oz cups and have been really, really happy with the light. I'm pretty sure it was just last year's stock and they made some minor change to the fixture. The reflector is like a mirror and I haven't had a single problem with it(other than burning the plants because I didn't realize how hot the radiant energy from it was). From the pictures it looks exactly like hydrofarm, and the industrial ones; I had a hard time differentiating them, and to me it just seemed like re-branding. It gives off a s#!tload of light and I've now got 1foot tall tomato plants under it.
 
65k bulbs from HD is what you want like YumYum said I dint pay that much for my bulbs only - I dont remember
 
4x4 foot T5 is a crap-ton of light! I have 2x2 ft on my aquarium and I only need to run it 4-5 hours a day to keep my aquatic plants thriving.
 
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