When to put seedlings under CMH

Dee Muney

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I have some seedlings a couple days old currently under a low watt LED about 25 WATS. I have set up my tent with a 315 CMH and want to know when I can put the seedlings under this light and at what distance?
 

Richard Drysift

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Never used CMH lighting myself but it can’t be that much different than a regular MH. I would keep them under the LED until they grow a set of nodes or two; maybe 3+ weeks from seed. If you pull up your CMH far enough; say 2-3 feet from the top of the plants it’s probably safe to put the seedlings under it right now.
 

B|uDreamer

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My autos go straight from a seedling plug to a pot about 3 feet away from a 315 within a few days of breaking ground. Let them grow to 2 feet away then adjust to keep it there through veg. I stop raising as much in flower and they usually end up about 18 inches zway at the end.
 

dennis000

Active Member
Never used CMH lighting myself but it can’t be that much different than a regular MH. I would keep them under the LED until they grow a set of nodes or two; maybe 3+ weeks from seed. If you pull up your CMH far enough; say 2-3 feet from the top of the plants it’s probably safe to put the seedlings under it right now.
It is really much different than a regular MH.
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4K MH


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4k CMH
 

Dee Muney

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Keep the seedlings under the LED for another week or so. No point in wasting watts lighting the floor.
I allready have some 5 week old plants currently under the CHM so it is allready running . It’s on 18/6 the led is on 24/0 trying to get the sprouts to catch up lol
 

.Smoke

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I allready have some 5 week old plants currently under the CHM so it is allready running . It’s on 18/6 the led is on 24/0 trying to get the sprouts to catch up lol
They should go under it now then if you're running it already.

These are under 400w MH @ 30k Lux.
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500W @ 40k
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Better to get them used to it asap.
 

Dee Muney

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My autos go straight from a seedling plug to a pot about 3 feet away from a 315 within a few days of breaking ground. Let them grow to 2 feet away then adjust to keep it there through veg. I stop raising as much in flower and they usually end up about 18 inches zway at the end.
You don’t get any light burn on the top of some colas? That happened to me
 
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