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Florida Girl · #5 04-18-2008, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mrskitz

i use a 400watter from start to finish,obviously i change to hps when flowering,,3foot will be to high,,theyll stretch,2.5ft to start off with will be fine,then lower it bit by bit each day,,18/6 is better,ive tried both 24/0 and 18/6,,,,,the plants in the 24/0 started to look knackered in the second week,then i changed back to 18/6 and after there first 6 hours darkness they started to perk back up,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,peace

Thank you... that was very helpful. I now know I can use my 400 MH at 3 ft while in seedling mode but should gradually move down as they grow into veg mode to prevent stretching.

What about the float & grow? Light or no light before the seed has broken the surface? Would a heating pad with no light be better?

Shit... I know I'm asking a lot of questions... it's just that I spent a lot of money on the seeds and I don't want to fuck it up right out of the gate.

Thanks again