Lots of experience with the t5's I love them. You can keep the plant close, not touch, touch will quickly cook the leaf. I like the heat they put out. , its the added heat I need to keep my space warm. Right now I have a 4ft 6 tube t5 fixture over top and a single t5 as side lighting. This pic, these plants born and raised under t5's and their children as well.Yes it is full spectrum. And That's what I was thinking but was reading in some places that the vs1000 is good for veg so I was just trying to ask see if someone had experience with this light. This is my first grow set up. I have a 3x3 and was going to try to get 2-3 plants in there under the vs1000.