seedling two leafs 150w hps

so im a first time grower i've benn doing my homework! i think im doing ok!! it's 2 inches andi have the bulb about 2 feet away ,also im using a cfl i just lay it on the planter and its not above it so i do a lot of turning!! any tips anything would help!! I'm really needing to get some friends on here cause i have some autoflower coming anyday !!! thanks anyone that friends me or responds

Two feet away is too far, you can most likely bring the bulb down considerably closer. A thousand watt lamp I'd keep a couple feet away, because a 1000 w HID would be significantly brighter and produce much more heat.

A 150\250 watt lamp you should be able to bring down a foot (considering the plants are young) and perhaps closer, e.g. six inches or so. It depends what your room temperatures and air circulation is like as well. Whatever distance you have the bulb from the canopy, in general, if you can hover your hand there (let's say 6 inches from the bulb) and it feels comfortable, not too hot, then it is is probably a safe distance for the plants.

If you have a reflector with a glass lens, sealed\air cooled you can bring the lamp even closer as the bulb will stay cooler (assuming you have an inline fan cooling it).

thanks for the advice , i try andkeep the room temp at 73-80 but thats with a desk top fan blowing from on top of the heater (the heater oscillates LOL) no in line fan, they seem to be doing well im going to drop the light and is the cfl still ok just laying on the planter's? thaks again hope to hear from anyone with sound advice

so i had a thought if i get a nother 150 hps and keep it set it next to my other one then i wouldn't have to lower the bulb right ? or are they going to streach?

2 inches tall doesn't need direct intense light. Maybe drop her down to 12-16 inches but not closer. She can barely photosynthesize anyhow. A pair of 26 watt CFLs could veg her for 2 more weeks.

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lol that's so funny you say that!! i went to walmart and got the 26w cfl and you know those fixtures for turtle's that have a clamp so you can mount it any where and a domed reflector hood got it all and a heavy duty light timer with two plugs for 35 bucks!!! but yes thatks for the post i think you right. Now after the next two weeks should i leave them on and add the hps back?

newfarmer85 said:

lol that's so funny you say that!! i went to walmart and got the 26w cfl and you know those fixtures for turtle's that have a clamp so you can mount it any where and a domed reflector hood got it all and a heavy duty light timer with two plugs for 35 bucks!!! but yes thatks for the post i think you right. Now after the next two weeks should i leave them on and add the hps back?

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Sure, you can keep the CFLs along with the HPS when the plant gets big enough to benefit. And when you do get to the point of adding the HPS back in, just start it something like 12" away and slowly lower it over the course of a few days. But you can actually keep a 150w within something like 4-6" when the plant is adjusted to it and you have decent temps/air circulation. The CFLs can be kept around a couple of inches from the plant (just don't let them actually touch or grow into the bulb).

thanks man you all have been a big help so far everythining has worked out great , im going to try and get some pics so you guys can see whats's up !!!! ps add me as a friend i need all the help i can get

Do I smell bacon or u just that flakie

newfarmer85 said:

thanks man you all have been a big help so far everythining has worked out great , im going to try and get some pics so you guys can see whats's up !!!! ps add me as a friend i need all the help i can get

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I'd wait until at least the 4th node/set of leaves are out and growth starts picking up before starting to worry about adding the HPS. CFLs really are a great way to get plants started - it will be happy with them for awhile and won't stretch if you keep the CFLs close.

smokegreenshlt said:

Do I smell bacon or u just that flakie

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Possibly a federal-Special-Agent-on-a-deep-undercover-covert-code-worded-intra-agency-task-force-op. But I can neither confirm nor deny whether you, in fact, smell bacon and would ask that you direct all further inquiries to the Department of Public Affairs. Thank you for your concern on this matter citizen.

Best advice I never took was the following: Keep the lights at the recommended levels, water/feed when it needs it, and leave it the fuck alone the rest of the time.

I hope you take this advice and save yourself the misery that I endured. Cheers.