edwin
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would a 68w 300 equivelent be o for just one plant...
Lighting help
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ilikebike
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Re: lightin help..
i assume you mean CFL light. Im im sure you could grow a plant with just one of them but id try to get more lights in there. you wont yield much with just one cfl light. works great for vegging though but when you want to pack on weight your going to need some light penetration
i assume you mean CFL light. Im im sure you could grow a plant with just one of them but id try to get more lights in there. you wont yield much with just one cfl light. works great for vegging though but when you want to pack on weight your going to need some light penetration
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edwin
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Re: lightin help..
what type of lighting would be good for 5 plants that just sprout about a week..
what type of lighting would be good for 5 plants that just sprout about a week..
ilikebike
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if they are just sprouting a few CFL's would do the trick, but when you go to flower the plants, i would get at least a 400w HPS.
if they are just sprouting a few CFL's would do the trick, but when you go to flower the plants, i would get at least a 400w HPS.
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edwin
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Re: lightin help..
hps light too expensive..i just wanna use cfl lights
hps light too expensive..i just wanna use cfl lights
ilikebike
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no doubt, then you should think about building yourself a CFL reflector so you can get alot of CFL's in one area. If your growing 5 plants your going to want alot of CFL's heres a good link for a DIY reflector Diy Custom CFL Growlight
also check out this section of the forums there is so many DIY cfl reflectors, browse around your bound to find something you can make
Do It Yourself - 420 Magazine
also check out this section of the forums there is so many DIY cfl reflectors, browse around your bound to find something you can make
Do It Yourself - 420 Magazine
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edwin
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is it ok to leave my 1 week plant 24 hr light..
ilikebike
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yes but most people will tell you to give it some kind of dark period. 20/4 or 18/6
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edwin
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here some pic of the plant,.,.,.,
ilikebike
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cool man, you going to train those little buggers or what? doesn't seem like you have much vertical room
burton1291
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you're not going to get much further unless you get more light asap, they will start to die soon bro.
ilikebike
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haha look back at my first 4 post, i told him he needed more light since he first asked the question. You should take advice when people are giving it to you bro! Most people on this site know there shit , some are a little more biased then others every one has there ways but there are essentials that you need like lumens per square foot of space/ lots of things you need to account for! i know how it is to jump into a grow and then figure out you dont have the shit you need to keep it going and it falls to shit. Dont let a small problem become a big one. get more lights, even if it means buying a 5 pack of 25w cfls at lowes and getting a few more sockets. Or splurge on a $150 400 digital dimmable ballast and light kit comes with absolutely everything you need and you can run it at 200w if you dont want to pump a full 400w the whole time/ later bro
burton1291
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try to get the bulbs at least 1-2 inches away from the plant since they are such a low wattage.
edwin
take the plunge and get yourself a HPS of some kind. Most of us closet/cab guys start with the cfl's and then end up love growing and buying an hps. I started with 12 cfls then added 2 70w hps security lights. All that was a PITA!
Then I bought a 400w, then upgraded to 600w hps digital that is putting out some fantastic buds. Heat is an issue, but it's worth it.
All those splitters for the cfl's are a pain and I think dangerous also if you aren't careful. And you get a better bang for your buck with HPS.
You can get a 150w hps from HTG for $70 that is about 16,000 lumens. That is about the same as 10 23w cfls which will be 230w. So you save 80w power to get the same effect. You can get a 600w kit for around $200. or a dimmable kit 600w for $220. They include the hood and bulb.
They carry a few cheap LED's also, but I am still doing research before switching to LED.
I know guys that use cfl's and grows very good bud.
Most hps growers grow EXCELLENT bud.
There is no comparison between my first grow and my last, part the light and part me learning and getting better with each grow. I have 5 grows under my belt and I am growing stuff that is knocking peoples socks off. No one in town is showing me anything as good as I am growing.
If you do stick with the cfl's, make sure you do as much as possible to optimize your grow. Using some LST or scrog to get all the bud sites up top and close to the lights.
Do your research and take a few pointers from the posts you like reading. Tweek it to your liking and you should do OK.
The exception to the most HPS growers grow excellent bud is this;
I sold my 400w to a guy when I upgraded to the 600w. He lent it to a guy who doesn't want any advice from me because he said the guy bought two books and wants to go by the book. Well I'm not sure what books he read, but he gave me about a 1/4 oz of what the guy grew and it is THE WORST tasting weed I ever smoked. Honest. I don't even know if it is any good, because I can't get past the taste. I told him to take it back.
PS
genetics, genetics, genetics. get some good seeds.
take the plunge and get yourself a HPS of some kind. Most of us closet/cab guys start with the cfl's and then end up love growing and buying an hps. I started with 12 cfls then added 2 70w hps security lights. All that was a PITA!
Then I bought a 400w, then upgraded to 600w hps digital that is putting out some fantastic buds. Heat is an issue, but it's worth it.
All those splitters for the cfl's are a pain and I think dangerous also if you aren't careful. And you get a better bang for your buck with HPS.
You can get a 150w hps from HTG for $70 that is about 16,000 lumens. That is about the same as 10 23w cfls which will be 230w. So you save 80w power to get the same effect. You can get a 600w kit for around $200. or a dimmable kit 600w for $220. They include the hood and bulb.
They carry a few cheap LED's also, but I am still doing research before switching to LED.
I know guys that use cfl's and grows very good bud.
Most hps growers grow EXCELLENT bud.
There is no comparison between my first grow and my last, part the light and part me learning and getting better with each grow. I have 5 grows under my belt and I am growing stuff that is knocking peoples socks off. No one in town is showing me anything as good as I am growing.
If you do stick with the cfl's, make sure you do as much as possible to optimize your grow. Using some LST or scrog to get all the bud sites up top and close to the lights.
Do your research and take a few pointers from the posts you like reading. Tweek it to your liking and you should do OK.
The exception to the most HPS growers grow excellent bud is this;
I sold my 400w to a guy when I upgraded to the 600w. He lent it to a guy who doesn't want any advice from me because he said the guy bought two books and wants to go by the book. Well I'm not sure what books he read, but he gave me about a 1/4 oz of what the guy grew and it is THE WORST tasting weed I ever smoked. Honest. I don't even know if it is any good, because I can't get past the taste. I told him to take it back.
PS
genetics, genetics, genetics. get some good seeds.
