Need confident answers asap PLEASE!!!!

DjMesh2012

Active Member
this is my first grow where i haven't used mh or hps im using 5 4ft florescents and 5 cfl's 2 are 100w equivalent and 3 are 200w equivalent but i have two plants that i absolutely need to start flowering because my set up is in a closet and one is 24in. tall and the other is 20in. tall but i have been using cool white for vegging which was for sure the right bulb for vegging but i have absolutely no idea what type of 48" florescent bulb to use for flowering i know it should be in the red spectrum but am not sure what bulbs are in the red spectrum i have heard to use the daylight bulb from someone which i really didn't know if that was right then i heard to use soft white which i am pretty sure that is for sure not right but i have no idea what so ever so if someone who knows for sure could please let me know asap i would greatly appreciate it! thanks
 

Vaurien

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You should think about getting a 400W HPS or higher for flowering they definetly work the best, if you can't use that then a mixture of blue and red is the best I believe
 

korvette1977

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soft white is the bulbs you want for flowering ... But ive heard and read that mixing all the different spectrums have had positive results ...
 

DjMesh2012

Active Member
so how positive r u on the soft white because it just seemed like it wouldn't be in the red spectrum but if ur positive i'll go with it oh and vaurien if u read up there i said this is my first grow using florescents and i also said i am used to mh and hps but there is a reason i am using florescents and not mh or hps and thats because i can't where i am living now but thanks anyways
 

DjMesh2012

Active Member
awesome i really appreciate it guys. that just really surprises me but thats because i knew not to use it for vegging i knew to use cool white and i never even thought about flowering with it but thanks
 
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