Hackerman
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I am using 2 - 4 foot shop lights in my clone closet. Standard, cheapo fixture with regular T8 fluorescent bulbs. Been using them for a couple decades.
I clone in this closet and I pop seeds here. Nothing stays in here past 6" or so.
Just for the purpose of upgrading, I was thinking about a T5 fixture.
There is no real ventilation in this closet unless the door is open so if the heat put off from a T5 is greater than the heat from the shop lights, I am done and decided.
However, if heat is not an issue, I could see upgrading.
Would a 4 bulb 4 foot T5 be too much for cloning and seed popping?
Would a 2 bulb 4 foot be enough (at least equal to the 2 shop lights)?
I have done some reading and the T5's are definitely brighter but do I really need brighter for what I am doing?
And, if I go with a 2 bulb setup, I don't get the coverage like I do with the 2 shop lights.
Just tossing this out for comments. Mostly, I would love to hear about the heat that a T5 fixture puts off.
Thanks
I clone in this closet and I pop seeds here. Nothing stays in here past 6" or so.
Just for the purpose of upgrading, I was thinking about a T5 fixture.
There is no real ventilation in this closet unless the door is open so if the heat put off from a T5 is greater than the heat from the shop lights, I am done and decided.
However, if heat is not an issue, I could see upgrading.
Would a 4 bulb 4 foot T5 be too much for cloning and seed popping?
Would a 2 bulb 4 foot be enough (at least equal to the 2 shop lights)?
I have done some reading and the T5's are definitely brighter but do I really need brighter for what I am doing?
And, if I go with a 2 bulb setup, I don't get the coverage like I do with the 2 shop lights.
Just tossing this out for comments. Mostly, I would love to hear about the heat that a T5 fixture puts off.
Thanks