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OoOeYGoOeY

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I went to the store and got:

4 14 Watts
2 23 Watts
2 42 Watts

This is 186 Watts Of CFL with a total of 12000 Lumens. ALL BULBS ARE SOFT WHITE (2700K) is this going to be ok for vegg stage.
 
FilthyFletch

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
for 1 samll plant it will work.You could have spent $8 on a four foot 2 bulb shop light and gotten better coverage and results.You did get the right color cfls though right? blue spectrum not the red orange colored ones
 
homegrownboy

homegrownboy

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No he got the 2700K bulbs...meant for flowering not vegging...you need 6500K...it's alright to have 1 or 2 of the 2700K in there, but you wanna concentrate on the blue end more for best results.

As for how many you have, i'd say that's ok...for 2 plants top. I grew 1 plant with 7 23W CFL's, and i was pretty happy with the growth...just too bad that it's in flowering stage and is looking male...CHOP CHOP tomorrow if i don't see hairs comin out.
 
ScarletteSky

ScarletteSky

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Oh....I hope you didn't open the packages or anything. 2700k? for vegging? I know it works for HPS but I don't think it's the same for fluor's. You should take those back and definitely get something in the 6500k spectrum. 15 dollars will get you one 4 foot long bulb that emanates at 6500k as well as 10,000 lumens. Spectralux is awesome.
 
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homegrownboy said:
No he got the 2700K bulbs...meant for flowering not vegging...you need 6500K...it's alright to have 1 or 2 of the 2700K in there, but you wanna concentrate on the blue end more for best results.

As for how many you have, i'd say that's ok...for 2 plants top. I grew 1 plant with 7 23W CFL's, and i was pretty happy with the growth...just too bad that it's in flowering stage and is looking male...CHOP CHOP tomorrow if i don't see hairs comin out.
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So ur saying that its not really that good for vegg stage but they will still grow right? I could keep them in there and it will still grow correct?i will mix in some daylight (6500k) in a few days i hope. When its time to flower i would then take out all the 6500k right and have only 2700K?
 
homegrownboy

homegrownboy

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they'll grow...but not that well and they will be stretched. You NEED more 6500K. If your using 8 lights...6 of them should be 6500K. Look at my GALLERY...that's 1 plant grown with 5 6500K, and 2 4100K bulbs...it was a perfect balance i think.

When you go to flowering stage...you will want more of the 2700K. When i went into flowering i used 5 2700K and kept the 2 4100K...i hope you get the point...more blue in veg...more red in flower.
 
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homegrownboy said:
they'll grow...but not that well and they will be stretched. You NEED more 6500K. If your using 8 lights...6 of them should be 6500K. Look at my GALLERY...that's 1 plant grown with 5 6500K, and 2 4100K bulbs...it was a perfect balance i think.

When you go to flowering stage...you will want more of the 2700K. When i went into flowering i used 5 2700K and kept the 2 4100K...i hope you get the point...more blue in veg...more red in flower.
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Thanks alot i will get 4-6 6500k 2morr or the next day. You are a great help.
 
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