Will my lights work for seedlings?

Hanjabba

Hanjabba

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Hi y'all. This is my first post. Of all the forums I've read, this is my favorite by far. Knowledge is most definitely power. Anyway, I recently acquired some pretty decent equipment at a good price and want to make due with it. One of my first questions is whether 4 T5 agromax 10k finishing spectrum too much for seedlings? Should I unscrew like 2/4 bulbs or just leave as is?
 
Mad_Prophessor

Mad_Prophessor

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The fixture is fine, but the spectrum is wrong. They need blue light and it sounds like the bulbs are red (for buds). Seedlings don't need a lot of light.
 
Hanjabba

Hanjabba

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Cool, thanks. I was planning on ordering some 6400k lights, I've read those are optimal for vegging. I'm starting to realize that most of the fixtures contain bulbs that seem to be for flowering. i acquired a fixture that hs 4
T5 at 1000k, an 8 T5 with bulbs that say bloom spectrum, two 125 watt 2700k lights, and a big kahuna not sure what the bulb is. Which will work best for seedlings until the 6500k's get here? Thanks for the help. I'm usually an outdoors kinda guy, just figuring out the whole spectrum concept.
 
Mad_Prophessor

Mad_Prophessor

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Hanjabba said:
Cool, thanks. I was planning on ordering some 6400k lights, I've read those are optimal for vegging. I'm starting to realize that most of the fixtures contain bulbs that seem to be for flowering. i acquired a fixture that hs 4
T5 at 1000k, an 8 T5 with bulbs that say bloom spectrum, two 125 watt 2700k lights, and a big kahuna not sure what the bulb is. Which will work best for seedlings until the 6500k's get here? Thanks for the help. I'm usually an outdoors kinda guy, just figuring out the whole spectrum concept.
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Any light will work, but you need the correct spectrum for whatever stage of you grow you are in. They will work until you get the right bulbs, but they will stretch more without the blue light.
 
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