Clone lighting?

Samno · Jun 9, 2016

Hi guys, I know this question has been asked a million times but I keep finding different info regarding clone lighting.

I have 2 2' 18w fluorescent tubes, one daylight and one cool white, what height should they be above the humidity dome?

Dalek Supreme · Jun 9, 2016

6-8" above.

Budgoro88 · Jun 9, 2016

I put them close enough to create humidity clones don't need a lot of light the roots hate light so whatever closeness needed to cause the dome to fog up that's what I do

cassinfo · Jun 9, 2016

Budgoro88 said:
I put them close enough to create humidity clones don't need a lot of light the roots hate light so whatever closeness needed to cause the dome to fog up that's what I do

BINGO!!

Samno · Jun 22, 2016

These I took 10 days ago, been misting twice a day and keeping 95% humidity under the dome with air holes, can I leave the dome off now? Does the "burnt" leave tips indicate a problem? PH is 6.8

Dalek Supreme · Jun 22, 2016

Domes are for keeping the medium from drying out. If you have dry air with lots of airflow then dome it.

Clones need leaves intact that's above the medium, and they need light. Clones use the light, and energy stores in the leaves to grow roots.

Samno · Jun 22, 2016

Dalek Supreme said:
Domes are for keeping the medium from drying out. If you have dry air with lots of airflow then dome it.

Clones need leaves intact that's above the medium, and they need light. Clones use the light, and energy stores in the leaves to grow roots.

Thanks for your help, I have kept the lights 6" above the dome and hopefully you can see from the pic I drilled 8 x 2" holes on the dome to promote air flow and have been spraying 2 times a day, will it be safe now to leave the dome off?

Stealthstyle · Jun 22, 2016

you shouldnt need to spray

Samno · Jun 22, 2016

Stealthstyle said:
you shouldnt need to spray

Thanks, I left the dome off for about 2 hours and noticed some leaves wilting so I sprayed again and put the dome back on

Stealthstyle · Jun 22, 2016

i mean with dome on you shoudlnt need to.

Dalek Supreme · Jun 22, 2016

I use dynagro Protekt silicone @ .5ml per gal for my mothers nutrient regiment. This among other things help the clones from wilting.

I would ween them off the dome by keeping it half off. You want the medium damp, not soaked, and not dried out. You want the light within it's effective range.

Samno · Jun 23, 2016

Dalek Supreme said:
I use dynagro Protekt silicone @ .5ml per gal for my mothers nutrient regiment. This among other things help the clones from wilting.

I would ween them off the dome by keeping it half off. You want the medium damp, not soaked, and not dried out. You want the light within it's effective range.

Thanks for the tip, I left the dome half on for 12 hours today but noticed a few of the leaves were starting to wilt, so I misted them a bit and left the dome half on, was this the right thing to do?

KryptoBud · Jun 23, 2016

Stealthstyle said:
you shouldnt need to spray

I agree, I never spray clones or the dome anymore, Leave the RW cubes as dry as possible and have roots in 7-10 days. I figure if their thirsty and want a drink they'll have to grow some roots.

Dalek Supreme · Jun 23, 2016

Samno said:
Thanks for the tip, I left the dome half on for 12 hours today but noticed a few of the leaves were starting to wilt, so I misted them a bit and left the dome half on, was this the right thing to do?

Sounds good. Get that light on them 18/6, and do not saturate the medium.

Samno · Jun 25, 2016

Dalek Supreme said:
Sounds good. Get that light on them 18/6, and do not saturate the medium.

Thanks dude, I haven't misted them and weened them out the dome, I've had it off the entire day with no signs wilting, in fact 2 of them are now noticeably taller, I've moved them now to 4" away from the light

Dalek Supreme · Jun 25, 2016

Samno said:
Thanks dude, I haven't misted them and weened them out the dome, I've had it off the entire day with no signs wilting, in fact 2 of them are now noticeably taller, I've moved them now to 4" away from the light

Good good news. Thanks for the update.

They may yellow some to draw on reserves. Get ready to feed them very very light nutes soon. As long they are loving that light they will root.

Samno · Jul 17, 2016

Dalek Supreme said:
Good good news. Thanks for the update.

They may yellow some to draw on reserves. Get ready to feed them very very light nutes soon. As long they are loving that light they will root.

Thanks for all your help, this is them at the moment, got 7 out of 8 success and they doing so well!! One more week of veg and into the flower room they will go

Dalek Supreme · Jul 17, 2016

Samno said:
Thanks for all your help, this is them at the moment, got 7 out of 8 success and they doing so well!! One more week of veg and into the flower room they will go

Awesome! Cloning is a skill that's a must have.

kiwipaulie · Jul 18, 2016

Samno said:
Thanks for the tip, I left the dome half on for 12 hours today but noticed a few of the leaves were starting to wilt, so I misted them a bit and left the dome half on, was this the right thing to do?

They will go and start looking like shit and then they will bounce back. Don't worry

bigsteve · Jul 21, 2016

I use a 60W bulb that hangs about 2 1/2 feet above the domes.

Good luck, BigSteve.

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