Crees- too many or not enough?

Two auto's: one a blueberry train wreck and a Auto AK47. I originally had 6 CWs, 2 WWs, & a 6500K 65W CFL. Both plants sprouted on 10/30 and I started LST 2 weeks ago. Lots of bud sites and STINKY.

Yesterday I dropped in 5 more WWs via crab legs and took out the CFL. Since they're autos I was thinking no big deal but now another post here has me freaking a little bit lol. Any opinions?

That looks like more than enough. I don't know your exact size, but 50-75W per sq/ft is plenty.

But is it too many?

Bluefish76 said:

But is it too many?

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I would check these things.

1. What are your temps around the canopy? (Try to keep under 85)
2. What is your humidty around the canopy (60% is great for veg and with good air flow can be fine for flowering)
3. What LUX reading is at your canopy? (50,000-100,000 lux is great for flowering, 25,000 lux is great for veg) Anymore than 100,000 you can hurt your plants.

If all three of these are in check, then you are good to go.

You can snag a cheap lux meter off amazon if you want to have a nice peace of mind.

Air flow, temps, & humidity are good. The only question are the lux

I considered those bulbs for a minute in my veg cabinet, but the way you have them can be very dangerous. with the globe off, you got your wires exposed. if you take one inch of heat shrink and slide it past the leds, around the leads. Switch to the flood lights in a 75 to 90 watt equiv. Four @ 20 watts each, with all the light directed to the plant. They are more expensive, but much better use of light. Switch out one at a time if money is an issue.

nevergoodenuf said:

I considered those bulbs for a minute in my veg cabinet, but the way you have them can be very dangerous. with the globe off, you got your wires exposed. if you take one inch of heat shrink and slide it past the leds, around the leads. Switch to the flood lights in a 75 to 90 watt equiv. Four @ 20 watts each, with all the light directed to the plant. They are more expensive, but much better use of light. Switch out one at a time if money is an issue.

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I thought of that and was wondering if I could put either electric tape or liquid electric tape on it?

The flood lights- are those Crees or Phillips?

Bluefish76 said:

I thought of that and was wondering if I could put either electric tape or liquid electric tape on it?

The flood lights- are those Crees or Phillips?

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high temp silicone or just use super glue [when Im poor it works outstanding]

^ sorry meant hot glue!!!!!