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T5 vs T8 and equivalent

gardev
9 years ago

Obviously T5s are the better choice for indoor growing, but the initial cost is far higher than T8s. I could get more than twice as many T8 lights than T5s. I live in Canada, stuff is expensive here.

Would 2 T8 lights be better than 1 T5 light? It seems like double the T8s is a no brained but I'm not much of a physicist. Thoughts?

In my case it would be 8 T8 bulbs vs 4 T5 bulbs.

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