Seedling temperature

skunk420

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I have some seedlings growing under UV light in a polystyrene cloning bin with a heat pad underneath it, what temp should the air inside be kept at?
 

skunk420

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It's part of a growing kit which the guy at the grow store recommended to me, It's apparently what is used for raising clones and seedlings until they're big enough to go into a full size pot. The store is a specialist pot growing store so I assume I can trust what they recommend. So what should the temp in the growing environment be?
 

sk3tch3

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floros good, uv bad...anyway above 68 degrees f is ideal. no more then 78 but you shouldnt have that problem. is your light 6500k spectrum. a cool light blueish
 

sk3tch3

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if you are handy you can wire the ballasts together and use higher output bulbs. big difference, those suckers get bright. Fluorescent lamp capable of operating on multiple ballast system - US Patent 5498924
here some info. i cant find a diagram on how to do it but the idea is that you can find these ballast almost anywhere and most times are being thrown away and if you find em pull the ballasts out of them, wire em togetyher and hook it to a single light. it will be bright as hell. lol
 

skunk420

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I is it really worth it if im going to be putting them under a 600w growing light once the roots abit more developed?
 

sk3tch3

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YES~! unless you are doins a SOG with no veg. the ballasts are cheap if not free if you can find them from an old office or store remodel. a light supply store will have them for cheap or on ebay. https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/8513-cfl-vs-floro-vs-hps.html

the hps will be needed at a certain time. what i have been trying to figure out is what spectrum or light output is best at different points in the life cycle. for the first three weeks of veg you want a high out about 6500k floro (t5 t8) or cfl's. mothers are different though and seem to like the
HID way more even though they are still in veg
 
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