I've used T5's exclusively for 15+ years.
Do all seedling, veg and clone work under them. The clone one is 2', the other 2 4' are 6- 54w HO.
I have 2 2ā 4 bulb units. One I bought, (Hydrofarm), quite a few years ago, at least 10 years now.
the ballasts will hear
The other one I made. Loweās used to sell 2 bulb T-5 shop lights. For some reason they had ballasts that couldnāt utilize the 54W bulbs. So I bought two ballasts and made them work properly.
Shortly after getting them they stopped carrying them
Flourescent ballasts sure do seem to last longer. Iāve probably gone through a half dozen or so HID ballasts, electronic & tar types, while these are still original.
Im wondering how it would work out flowering under T-5ās.
I might have to go to a cabinet type grow sometime this year. Im probably relocating this year and thereās no basement
If the timing works out, I might be able to do an outdoor plant or two to tide me over. But Iām not counting on it.