Window-sill and one small CFL
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You want the light to be as close as possible without burning the seedling so it doesn't have to stretch.
Second - I've found that a fan is a necessity to help strengthen the little guys & provide much needed air circulation.
And welcome to RIU.
nevyn
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Thanks for the welcome and the responce, I am surprised at how cool this forum is, why I am surprised I have no idea.You want the light to be as close as possible without burning the seedling so it doesn't have to stretch.
Second - I've found that a fan is a necessity to help strengthen the little guys & provide much needed air circulation.
And welcome to RIU.
Does the wattage of the cfl make a difference with the distance?
And yeah thanks for the info on the fan, that makes a lot of sense.
I use CFL's only for seedlings and mothers.
IDK what wattage they are (lol).
100 watt equivalent I think.
chiefsirbong420
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If u plan on staying with cfls rule of thumb is 100 watt for one plant 50 watts for each additional. 2700k spectrum for veg and 5000-6500 k for flowering. Also i keep my cfl bulbs aboit 1-2 inches away or 3-4 inches away
nevyn
Member
Shit, I got the CFL light spectrum wrong, I thought it was the other way around, oh what a dumb doos I am.
I posted a thread because all of a sudden my plants went into flower, I went from 2 x 23w this was the yellow colour light to 2 x 85w which is a white colour light about a week ago, I am on an 18/6 cycle but for two days in a row I was late by about an hour putting the lights on, so I thought it was that. damn
. I am buying a timer tomorrow, I robbed the old lady down the street earlier so I am good to go, lol, I am kidding about robbing the old lady, she is to poor anyway.
The spectrum is not nearly as important as the timing of your photo cycle.Shit, I got the CFL light spectrum wrong, I thought it was the other way around, oh what a dumb doos I am.
I posted a thread because all of a sudden my plants went into flower, I went from 2 x 23w this was the yellow colour light to 2 x 85w which is a white colour light about a week ago, I am on an 18/6 cycle but for two days in a row I was late by about an hour putting the lights on, so I thought it was that. damn
Plants "like" one spectrum or the other when in veg/flower, but the wrong one will not cause flowering - in standard photo-period plants (non auto's) your timer is your best friend.
nevyn
Member
Phew, that was a lot of money down the tubes, so thanks, my daughter wont have to kill me now for wasting money, lol. I can stop the flowering right, by putting back in it's cycle?
And I appreciate the help.
Yes, get them on a solid 18/6 sked & they should go back into veg (providing they are not auto's).
Watch for light leaks (you don't want any) - that will cause weird things to happen too.
nevyn
Member
Man this growing gets more and more complicated, right so light leaks, I have 2 "air vents" at the bottom of my tent, my cycle is lights on at 18h00 and off at 12h00 so I my plants "sleep" in the afternoon, just like me, those vents at the bottom let in a little daylight, not very much at all but some, that should not effect it right?
Or should I close the vents when it's bedtime for my babies?
EDIT: I dont think they are auto's. I got the seed form good batches of weed I bought a few months ago. It was outdoor because that's how we roll in africa.
You don't want to be trying to remember to open/close your vents twice daily - try to devise some sort of light trap for them (poke around in the diy section for ideas).
For the plants "night" cycle, you want them to see ZERO light - even a bit makes for potential problems.
nevyn
Member
Thanks bud, good info, the problem I found with googling this stuff is there is so much conflicting info.
chiefsirbong420
Well-Known Member
hey bro if if anything. if you want to see light set-up using cfl's come to my thread im a newbie grower too this is my 2nd attempt so check her out if youd like https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/760592-new-setup-tell-me-what.html
When you google (bing - whatever) put rollitup in the search & you will get mostly RIU hits.
What's confusing you ?
nevyn
Member
Nothing confusing at the momant, wait there is something, about reflectors, I want to take a pic of the reflectors I have, one I built myself, the other I bought for very cheap, in dollars it would be about $6, I can get another one, but I am not too confidant they are working, correctly. Will take a pic and then post, but it's bedtime now for my ladies so I will do it in about 5 hrs. and I havent slept in 2 or 3 days as usual so I need a nap too.
nevyn
Member
Double post
So I got this pic of the reflectors the one on the left I made out of a lamshade and painted it flat white, the other I bought recently, it has smallish holes around it which worries me abit, I am also not sure if the shape is doing any good. My question is, should I buy another one, like the one on the right. I have a tight budget so I am building my grow room over time. But at $6 dollars well I can afford that. Not the best pic sorry, it was dark when I took this earlier. My tent is a 165x120x75.
So I got this pic of the reflectors the one on the left I made out of a lamshade and painted it flat white, the other I bought recently, it has smallish holes around it which worries me abit, I am also not sure if the shape is doing any good. My question is, should I buy another one, like the one on the right. I have a tight budget so I am building my grow room over time. But at $6 dollars well I can afford that. Not the best pic sorry, it was dark when I took this earlier. My tent is a 165x120x75.