Will this work ? What do I need ?

Ok so first timer here, So far this is what I am running with:

4x 100w (23w) 5500k CFLs "1600 Lumens Each"
2x 200w (43w) 5500k CFLs "2800 Lumens Each"
6x 5Gal Buckets

Soil Mix:
Nitrogen .14%
Ph .11%
Soluble Potash .08%

What nutrients will I need to add during flowering to get a decent grow ? Not sure what I need, or don't need.

Forgot to add, that I do have some 6-12-6 Food Sticks I had for other house plants, would those be adequate, or ?

Take some time and read read read...the amount of soil your using in that big of pots is crazy overkill with the lighting you have on deck...Get some hps lights and read up on a good soil mix and lose the food sticks..sorry man right now your fighting a losing battle..your not ready for the actual grow yet..

Your in the right place to learn...just take time and read up..before long you will be a happy farmer...

Deadlytalon2014 said:

Forgot to add, that I do have some 6-12-6 Food Sticks I had for other house plants, would those be adequate, or ?

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No, I wouldn't use them

I read that for only a few plants 10,000 lumens would be more then enough ? I have 1 above each plant about 4 inches from it i plan on doubling that after veg " i also read you dont want a bunch during veg as to why im not using as many" but i also read that hps takes alot of watts like someone said they grow 50 plants under an hps im looking for 2 to 6 max, so would the 20000 lumen total be enough or still more ? Also ne suggestions on what nutes i can get locally no credit card so no online shopping im already vegging and they are growing super fast just over 2 weeks atm and its branching out n im about to a good topping point

50....? I put 4 plants max under 1000w in flower. will get qp each plant as least

Ya someone on 420mag said they have 50 under a 600w hps that is what made me thnk it was serious overkill for what i want, i guess he did say the light moves but still

How old are those ?

3wks into flower

Cfl is good for growing one or two actual ants imo. I started 4 plants, each under 2 42actual watt cfls then added another 42 w to each one and one in the middle of them all, I had 546 watts total, that's 136.5 actual watts cfl per plant. Growth was slow. I switched from 546w of cfl to 400w of MH, world of difference, instead of living, the plants thrived and grew, by inches a day at points, now the same four girls are flowering under 1k watts of HPS. Cfl for 6 plants is crazy, THE YOKEL has a nice cfl tent, maybe he can give you some advice.

Diabolical666 said:

3wks into flower

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Nice do you top your plants if so, can i top it at the first top or should i wait mines growing its first set now

I have 6 but remember its bag seed so expect 3 or better to be male so only plan on 2 to 3 fems again just using cheap seed to see the diff, also im using a 20/4 schedule since im using cfls

top @ 5th node

Best advice is to read read read, even if you depend on others to walk you through it, you need to understand your plants, their needs and what's going on. Google the shit out of topping, then come back and ask questions on the things you don't understand.

To help give you a better idea on how much lighting you're gonna want for that many plants, I'm running the same exact amount of watts as you but with one plant in a 2 gallon pot and I still feel like I could use more. It's not that what you have won't work you just aren't going to get the results you want.

bryleetch said:

To help give you a better idea on how much lighting you're gonna want for that many plants, I'm running the same exact amount of watts as you but with one plant in a 2 gallon pot and I still feel like I could use more. It's not that what you have won't work you just aren't going to get the results you want.

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Yes but again, people aren't getting, that half of those will be thrown out as they are male, so I will only be growing 2-3 plants into full flower, I have read several posts on here by people using half the lights I have, with 2-3 plants under CFLs and getting good results, I'm just confused at whats so bad about 20,000 Lumens, based on my sq ft I would need about 16,000 - 17,000 Lumens total, and I would have that, I mean, I'm looking for an ounce or better per plant, I saw one guy who grew his entire plant with just one of my 200w CFLs, and his gave him almost 3 ounces.... I honestly thought I had enough Lumens, and needed better ideas for nutes now I feel like I have nothing lol

Also, Don't I need special fixtures / hookups / ventillation for the same Lumens in HPS, then I do with CFLs, plus, I thought CFLs would work better so they can get closer, so I can hang some along the sides as well to increase light to the entire plant, without burning it.

Sounds like you don't like what people have to say. Read up dude, read, read, read........ You wouldn't be arguing the points you are. If you're going to ask for advice, take it, don't like it look elsewhere. Sure we could all say you're right, that you have plenty of light, instead you have people taking time out of their day to help you have a successful grow. If you're going to argue points of what you read against members advice, throw some links to your material.

Your 200w cfls are 42w by the way. Not 200.