Best or Preferred T5 Seedling, Cloning, Veg Lights 2021?

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I can’t swing LED’s right now. I was hoping as indoor lighting technologies advanced in my absence prices would moderate. OR, am I just looking in the wrong places?

I’m preparing to set up and I’m getting my ducks in a row.

For those growing now and using T5’s; which is best, which is preferred?

What are you using now and are you happy with them?

I found a few that I find interesting and around the price I’d prefer to pay.

There are these: iPower GLT5XXPANL4T4 4-Feet 6400K T5 High Output Grow Light in Four 4 Lamp Fixture - $94.53 Amazon.com: iPower T5 Grow Lights, 4ft 6400K High-Output Fluorescent Tubes, Grow Light Fixture Bulbs for Indoor Plants, Hydroponic and Greenhouse, with 2 Hanging Cables, 10ft Power Cord : Office Products

And these: Durolux T5 HO Grow Light - Four 4 Foot Lamps - DL844 - $115.99 Amazon.com : Durolux T5 Ho Grow Light - 4 Foot 4 Lamps - DL844 Fluorescent Hydroponic Indoor Fixture UL Listed - Bloom Veg Daisy Chain with Bulbs : Patio, Lawn & Garden

And these: HYDRO PLANET T5 HO Grow Lights Eight 4 Foot Lamps - $169.99 Amazon.com : Durolux T5 Ho Grow Light - 4 Foot 4 Lamps - DL844 Fluorescent Hydroponic Indoor Fixture UL Listed - Bloom Veg Daisy Chain with Bulbs : Patio, Lawn & Garden

IF you can refer a similarly priced and reliable grow performance LED grow light I’d be interested in seeing what you’re talking about.

I just can’t afford a $$$ LED starter/veg light. Nothing against $$$ LED grow lights. I understand the necessity of the $$$. I wish you all the best!

I’m am a Capitalist, I’m just a poor Capitalist! :grin:

Thank you in advance! :tup:

***I posted this on another site, just to get varied opinions. I just like to visit friends, occasionally! :toker1:

Add Edit: I CAN’T REPLY FOR ANOTHER TEN FREAKIN’ HOURS. Sorry, @dequilo or others.

Second Add Edit: While ALL great ideas, suggestions and comments I can’t reply because of V V V!

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Third Add Edit: Fuck me runnin’! I had the Roll It Up emoji once, then when I made my second Add Edit I lost it an now I’m left with V V V even though I’ve TRIED to edit it several times! :confused:

Why was this made so difficult!?!?

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got these to try on baker racks for clones and seedlings

be safe and be well

Dequilo

saw you at MPG :wink:

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I did reply at MPG also

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I use mh and hps for flower you can get 400 mh hps combo for about $140_$150

Sorry dequillo didn’t mean to step on you but if you can afford the electric bill I used 2 x 1000 Watt mh on a 200 gallon reef tank got over 10 years

Peace out and stay safe

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I’m not suggesting for you to buy a Phototron but I’ve been using Phototrons for seedlings, vegging and flowering, the P-trons uses T5’s…as of now I’m using a small P-trons for my seedlings and gonna be vegging them then to sex my plants. T5’s works great for seedlings and for vegging. I plan on growing outdoors this year. I’m not quite sure yet if I wanna set up a room for my 1K HPS.

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I also added this light in my Phototron it was only$15 and it made a big improvement on my seedlings.
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For veg I’m running a 6 bulb t5 with sylvania pentron 54 watt 6500k bulbs .

Plants seem to like it and grow relatively quick with minimal stretching .

Price if I remember it around 140 bucks .

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One of my friends had one of those in like 2002… wow! Love what your doing with them!

On topic, agromax pure par bulbs, like $10 each for the 4’ , they are almost as good as led. I like a mix of t5 k values, so 2 pure par veg, 1 3200k and 1 5400k. Works amazingly well. Then flip to pure par flower for flowering, and the same 2 other bulbs.

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For a similarly priced LED the Mars TS1000 is 210 CAD Think you'll get more ppfd per spent with this compared to T5s.

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I have 2, will agree the ts1000 is awesome.

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Sun blaze T5 lights are solid.

Otherwise used t5 fixtures on kijiji/craigslist if you’re really on a budget.

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The led tubes dequillo posted are nice ive got em. Not flower lights but they will grow. Same for the durolux unit. I have 2 x 2’ ones and a 4’ 8bulb by them. Have held solid 4 years now in veg. Just replace bulbs when they go out. Ive even flowered under the 8 bulb its about 500w. But not comparable in penetration to hid or good leds but it will actually make decent buds.

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If you want to talk about cheap but effective, I use Bathroom vanity light fixtures mounted on strips of wood, and household screw in led light bulbs some cfl reptile uvb bulbs to supplement spectrum, not needed but I got them cheap. 20-25w/sq.ft for veg, 30-35w/sq.ft for bloom.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Project-Source-3-Light-18-15-in-Vanity-Light/1260081

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Hello, my friend!

Do you show them here, or anywhere else, where I can see how you have them mounted? These great, and I can build a frame for them - I’m just wondering how you have done it.

Thank you so very much, old friend!,
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I should not have included “Veg” in my title. I will have another light or lights for that. I just want to take them from seed or clone to Veg.

Thank you, @potdaddy4x4 !,
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Looking nice, @PhilCuisine !

I remember those P-Trons! Ha! I’m going to be maxing out my allowables, 6 Veg, 6 Flower…you can get 6 to Veg in 1 of those?

Thanks, @PhilCuisine !,
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I usually just flower 1plant in my big P-trons …

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That looks to be a great setup. While the fixture is available on the Amazons for $129, the T5 tubes are not.

I will keep this in mind.

Thank you, @ShiskaberrySavior !,
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Those look excellent as well!

Thank you, @anon93244739 !,
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Now that looks very interesting. It accomplishes my goal AND gets me into LED’s for a quite reasonable price of $159.99 for the whole setup, including thermometer/hygrometer, timer…etc…while it shows 2 yoyo’s, I’m not sure how many it comes with.

It’s sized right for my cloning machine!

Nice!

Thank you, @Bammer1082 !,
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Thank you, IF I go for tubes and fixture separately, I will certainly consider these.

Again, thank you, @anon16977489 !
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