light cycles and flowering questions

So what I'm asking is do you have to keep your flowering plants in a 12\12. cycle.
I flipped to 12/12, but a friend told me to increase production to push the cycle back to 18/6 but, there are 3 clones. If they revert back to veg that is called "monster cropping" and is any of this sensable or am I way off.

Oh also is it bad to have multiple forms of lights.


My grow has a mixture of lights as I take what I can get and figure out the details later so I have:
4- 750 lumn cfl @ 2700k
1- 7500 lumn cfl @6500k
11- 1850 lumn cfl @ 6500k
1- 125 watt full spetrum @ 2700k
2- 25 watt red/blue led spotlights (unkown lumn count)
1- 20 watt dual tube full spectrum led
fixture (unknown lumn count)
1- 19 watt full spectrum T5 aqarium fixture @ 6500k.
1- (unknow watt) (unknown lumn count) T12 light fixture @2750k.

I would really like to add at least 1 repile bulb for U.V. and I am planning to make the switch to all full spec cfl or led sticks. But that's a work in progress.

whats the sq ft your working with? as far as spectrum goes. either will work fine. using 6500k in the first 2 weeks of flower will limit some of the stretch it gains in that time when it is transitioning. I have grown under 6500k the whole time. and currently this year im running a 2200k 600hps from seed to chop on everything. photos and autos. if you want to go with CFL then buy a ton of the 26w and 42w ones. buy some socket connectors (lets you place 2-4 in one plug) hang them over the canopies but also place a few around the sides. and you could mount 1-2 strip t5 or led on the walls. but honnestly i wouldnt go adding a bunch of the smaller watt strips or bulbs. only take up space. as far as he 125w cfl. hang that one directly in he middle of all the lights. JMO. cheers and good luck mate. keep it green.

CriticalCheeze said:

whats the sq ft your working with? as far as spectrum goes. either will work fine. using 6500k in the first 2 weeks of flower will limit some of the stretch it gains in that time when it is transitioning. I have grown under 6500k the whole time. and currently this year im running a 2200k 600hps from seed to chop on everything. photos and autos. if you want to go with CFL then buy a ton of the 26w and 42w ones. buy some socket connectors (lets you place 2-4 in one plug) hang them over the canopies but also place a few around the sides. and you could mount 1-2 strip t5 or led on the walls. but honnestly i wouldnt go adding a bunch of the smaller watt strips or bulbs. only take up space. as far as he 125w cfl. hang that one directly in he middle of all the lights. JMO. cheers and good luck mate. keep it green.

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Thanks the space has 260 sqr.in. 47×33×23 I think that's cubic inches tho idk I've been doing construction for 12+ years and still don't understand squat feet and all that I just add all the side and × 2 for each side if that's proper them cheers lol But I have 8 Y splitters for each of the cfls (6500k) and a duel led tube down the center (6500k full spec) the 125w cfl (2700k full spec) in the left center (like you said ) with a 3800 lumn (2700k) cfl right of center an 8000 lumn (6500k) cfl and assorted 6500k led sticks 2 red/blue led spot lights on each end (very little visible light is seen on plant. Not sure if that matters or not ) on the sides I have a t8 fixture that's full spec. And a t20 (2700k) fixture. I want to go all led but costs at the moment are too much. This was done over time

CriticalCheeze said:

whats the sq ft your working with? as far as spectrum goes. either will work fine. using 6500k in the first 2 weeks of flower will limit some of the stretch it gains in that time when it is transitioning. I have grown under 6500k the whole time. and currently this year im running a 2200k 600hps from seed to chop on everything. photos and autos. if you want to go with CFL then buy a ton of the 26w and 42w ones. buy some socket connectors (lets you place 2-4 in one plug) hang them over the canopies but also place a few around the sides. and you could mount 1-2 strip t5 or led on the walls. but honnestly i wouldnt go adding a bunch of the smaller watt strips or bulbs. only take up space. as far as he 125w cfl. hang that one directly in he middle of all the lights. JMO. cheers and good luck mate. keep it green.

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Thanks for the input I'm going to change a few things. But do the red blue leds even get penetration with all the other lights in the way.

This is my grow when I first started I have made many changes in this last few months.


https://www.rollitup.org/t/diy-grow-box-reflective-foam-board.917149/