Has anyone ever mixed a full spectrum light with t5 fluorescent??

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Just experimenting seeing what happens when you mix different lighting.. I figured it'll be a good mix idk who knows we'll see ....
 
Has anyone ever mixed a full spectrum light with t5 fluorescent
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The only thing i can say from extensive testing but with hps, mh, blue and cmh in different combos and alone is that i dont like blue heavy light in flower. Keeps plants too short and leafy and looser buds. Less yield too.

My favorite combo was hps and 3100k cmh together.
 
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I have 2) SP-250's, 2) 235 watt blurples and 4 double bulb T5 HO's. I'm pushing ~1372 watts at the wall for lighting.
Is this just for veg? Many watts do you run total along with house cost?
You must be like $400 a month
 
ru knuts

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Is this just for veg? Many watts do you run total along with house cost?
You must be like $400 a month

I think your guess on my bill is close. The lighting is from veg to finish, I also have a separate seedling/clone closet. I have a grow room in an out building so I have a heater, ac, humidifier, dehumidifier, pumps, fans etc...
 
SkunkyDunk

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T5's work great for perimeter lighting (sides and ends).
And as said above must be much closer.
 
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I think your guess on my bill is close. I have a grow room in an out building so I have a heater, ac, humidifier, dehumidifier, pumps, fans etc...
Madness I ran my veg at 1200w and was like $100 a week
That’s without flower
Any tips for managing cost of electricity but also keeping everything legal?
 
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Oh yes. Ive used a blurple panel with cfls for the sides of my grow. Plants did not complain in the least. CFLs or flourescents can only help because of their superb light spectrum output.
 
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Madness I ran my veg at 1200w and was like $100 a week
That’s without flower
Any tips for managing cost of electricity but also keeping everything legal?
I never check the electric bill, it's on auto pay. As far as legal, I have 6 plants and can legally grow 12 in Michigan. I'm not sure about cutting my cost. I could cut the lighting watts, but that would be like shooting myself in the foot.
 
Daviee___

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I have 2) SP-250's, 2) 235 watt blurples and 4 double bulb T5 HO's. I'm pushing ~1372 watts at the wall for lighting.
Your ladies look great bro! I ditched the full spectrum n t5s that's all i had awhen I first got these ladies and I was on a budget but Finally got a chance to get my mh/hps up and going. the temps n humidity are pretty decent I would say so. 42%/41% 70F/78F check it out brotha thanks
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ru knuts

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Your ladies look great bro! I ditched the full spectrum n t5s that's all i had awhen I first got these ladies and I was on a budget but Finally got a chance to get my mh/hps up and going. the temps n humidity are pretty decent I would say so. 42%/41% 70F/78F check it out brotha thanks View attachment 953008
Very nice, they look happy.
I'd try to bump the humidity a bit if I could, according the VPD chart anyway. I'm still learning about VDP, and not sure if I figured it out yet. Perhaps someone with more knowledge will chime in.
 
Daviee___

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Thanks. Yeah I'm working on getting a humidifier at the moment it looks like that's gunna be the problem getting my humidity up since I'm in my garage .
 

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