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T5's for ethnos
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Whats up everyone. I wanted to get some opinions on multiple variety ethno lighting.

I regularly grow MJ (med card) and rare/exotic species of extremely hot chilis. Most are familiar with their lighting requirements. For these I use HID. I have 2 - 600w switchable digi's and a magnetic 400w HPS. I also have 1 - 4' 4 bulb T5 that I use for vegging the MJ and chillis until they are ready to go under the big lights.

Ive been vigorously researching ethnos lately and have ordered a bunch of different varieties Im interested in.

However, and correct me if Im wrong .. but Im assuming MOST of the ethno species have less light requirements then MJ?? Some of the plants Ill be working with are Salvia, Melissa, Skullcap, passiflora, klip dagga, etc, etc.

Im thinking about getting another 8 bulb T5 fixture to support the ethnos. Of course, Ill always have my HID grow tents up and running for the MJ and chillis and if I get a high light requirement plant I could always spare some room in the tent.

If possible I would prefer to use an 8 bulb T5 since their bulbs retain their lumen output (most of it anyway) for the lifespan of the bulb whereas HID output drops off significantly over time.

The thing is, we all know t5's penetration is not near as good as HID ... but since most ethnos need less light Im hoping it will be sufficient. Im not sure though I mean some of the plants are going to be taller then others, some are going to be close to the T5, some further away ... overall Im just curious if you all think an 8 bulb T5 fixture would be sufficient for the majority of ethno types??

Thoughts? Suggestions??

Edited by OZZ (11/13/11 01:41 PM)

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Re: T5's for ethnos [Re: OZZ]
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I have been considering T5s myself (esp T5 HO for space constraints) and if you do get this set up, please post pics!! I'd love to see how they work out, esp with salvia and passiflora.


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Re: T5's for ethnos [Re: SKrink]
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Sure thing. I know the lumen output is more then sufficient as I use them for vegging MJ and Chilli's, as mentioned above.

The only question will be how well it works out for plants of varying sizes that will be varying distances from the bulbs, since the fluro's instensity drops rather quickly with distance.

Heres my thread posted a bit further down in this section showing new MJ and chilli's under a 4 bulb, 4' T5 (HO) ...

http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/15357617

Edited by OZZ (11/13/11 03:19 PM)

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Re: T5's for ethnos [Re: OZZ]
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For my taller plants like the Salvia which has really exploded with growth in the past month, I use an extra CFL bulb (6500K) to light the lower portions.
Not completely necessary, but it makes it so that you don't get a plant with small lower leaves and huge top leaves.


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