Question on mixin CFLs and MH - First Time Poster

Hey everyone hows it goin

Knowing the topic posting heres almost as excitin as the stripclub:bigjoint: except no naked women... oh right thats the other tab in explorer :lol:
dont mind the name i just couldnt think of one and I just watched 24...

Anyways first post here on this forum but been readin for a while. definitely no expert grower but i got a few under my belt, smaller harvests for personal.

got a new one goin now with 2 plants from bagseed in soil (all i could get to germ kinda a test before i invest in good seeds) in a:

-2.5' x 1.5' x 5.5' cabinet

-1x exhaust (always on)
1x Intake (timed with lights)
1x circulation (timed with lights) fans same cfm w/ 2 speeds lo hi + 1 passive Intake hole

-400W MH on 20/4 sched veg right now i believe standard 4k bulb not 100%
as of now 5x 23w cfls 4x 2.7k
1x 6.5k

ive got lots of red but only 4 6.5k to work wit wonderin if i should ditch due to MH but figurin the boost in high blue specially in veg might help em

but adding 5x more cfls for flower, Im veggin now for 4 weeks prolly go 2 more since theyre growing really compact and bushy before i flower (plus ive messed with em a lttle to try topping fimming etc.).

sorry bout all that figured id let you know what was goin on for my questions...

1.with the 400 will 230 watts of 2.7k add a better density while receiving the benefits of the mh hopefully gettin like .5 gram/per watt?
2. would leavin one 6.5k help now or in flowerin or should i swap in more blue or go all red?

also any notes on my fans sched or anything else i appreciate any and all help and and glad to be part of the communitybongsmilie:eyesmoke: btw, if i can with no rep, anyone who helps im reppin
 

sa1asjok3r

Active Member
i would use the mh for flowering and defietly throw some red spectrum cfls in there it should workout just fine.
 
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