Day 5, just switched to CFLs, pics included.

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MasterNuggets

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #1

I'm on day 5 and I just switched over to CFLs.. I'm using

2 42W(2700Lumens)
2 26W(1750Lumens)
For a total of nearly 9 thousand lumens.. Since I've switched from AgroSHIT-Light just this morning I've already noticed a large difference in the growth of the plants.. Here's my setup.
I got the 42s in the front with the 26s in the back, couldn't find a real socket for the lights so I had to attach them to an extension cord and then hang the extension cord lol. Here are the pics-

 

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Dr.Chronic

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #2

Nice setup. If you goto walmart in the hardware section you can buy shop lights that have the reflector and the socket/cord, everything you need to setup a cfl for only 6 dollars. Lowes, Home Depot, and Ace Hardware any many more stores you can find them...

 

icurbyou

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #3

Put your lights way lower. You have a case of the stretchies........

 

Dr.Chronic

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #4

Yeah if you can't lower the lights just use something under the pots to prop them up closer to the light and youll be good

 

icurbyou

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #5

Oh.. and lumens dont add up. You have a total of 2700 lumens... However, your plants are probably getting less thant 1500 lumens considering they are a mile away from your bulbs.

 

Dr.Chronic

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #6

Lumens do add. You should read this. https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/83128-lumens-lux-adding-all-up.html

He's refering to the luminoux flux... which is 8900 Lumens

 

In.The.Basement

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #7

about the stretching...if your plants do strech and you have room in your pot, is it ok to just add more dirt to make them shorter?...i've done this with some of my plants just to make them stronger and it seemed to work out ok.

 

icurbyou

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #8

Dr.Chronic said:

Lumens do add. You should read this. https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/83128-lumens-lux-adding-all-up.html

He's refering to the luminoux flux... which is 8900 Lumens

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Also seen threads using a light meter where you can turn on 50 lights and it's the same lumens.

UR THREAD vs MY THREAD = Stalemate.

 

icurbyou

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #9

In.The.Basement said:

about the stretching...if your plants do strech and you have room in your pot, is it ok to just add more dirt to make them shorter?...i've done this with some of my plants just to make them stronger and it seemed to work out ok.

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I was growing on a window cill and my plants stretched.. I did just as you described and it turned out fine.. However, why would you want your plants to stretch? Sure you could buy the stalk more.. but the plant is using it's energy to stretch rather than grow branches.

 

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MasterNuggets

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #10

In reality the lights are actually only about 2 inches away from the plants, if that.. The arial veiw makes them look much farther than that.. The stretchies are from the agroshit-light. These lights should fix em nice

 

Dr.Chronic

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #11

Yeah youll have alot better luck with the CFL's

 

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MasterNuggets

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #12

The only one thing is that, as I've said in the last 500 noob posts I've made my grow space is only a couple feet at most so I want to start topping asap.. Based on the picture of my plants how long do you think before I should start the toppage?

 

icurbyou

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #13

No one can say that answer yet. All you have is 5 inch long stretched sprouts. You need to be thinking of getting some real growth out of those plants before you even think about topping. You have a long ways to go bro

 

Dr.Chronic

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #14

Vegitate them until you think they are big enough to switch to 12/12. And then the week you are going to switch to 12/12 right before it top or fim the plant.

 

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MasterNuggets

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #15

I've never grown before so I have no idea when to switch to 12/12 seeing about the space issue I figured I should start alot sooner than normal cause don't they grow like 3x bigger??

 

icurbyou

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #16

They can grow 2-3 times from when you put them into 12/12.. You can put them into 12/12 at any time. Some people go straight into 12/12.

Basically, if Im right here, think of it like any other tree.. Like an apple tree.. If you forced it into bloom sooner, it will be smaller and yield less apples... If you let it grow into a 15 foot monster before it bloomed, it would have many more branches thus more spots for apples.... meaning a larger yield.

Of course all strains are different.. Im just speaking generally.