Enuff Light?

KeemGod

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• Apr 11, 2010

• #1

Just started ma grow and was wondering if these lights good enuff to keep a mother plant growing or do i need xtra cfl's? I have 6 seedlings (bagseed) and 2 Yumbolt-47 and 1 Cheese vegging right now under them. Once i take them to the flower room, i wanna keep clones n like 2 mother plants. Any help/reply's are greatly appreciated.

 

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KeemGod

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• Apr 11, 2010

• #2

Those are 4ft T-8's! I have 2 in each 1. One is a daylight tube 37watt and the other is warm white 37watt. should i just be using the daylight tubes?

 

darkdestruction420

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• Apr 11, 2010

• #3

what watt and color spectrum and how far are you keeping them away? you should have a fan blowing on the plants so the stems grow properly. they are used to wind blowing on them in nature.

 

darkdestruction420

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• Apr 11, 2010

• #4

I use a mixed spectrum, and yeah, thats probally enough, some side lighting never hurts though so i still would add some cfls.

 

KeemGod

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• Apr 11, 2010

• #5

About how many cfl's do u think would be sufficient? My flower room is 3.5x3.5x10; I plan on only putting the one cheese i got and 1 of the yumbolts into flowering. I want to wit so i can get clones off of the Cheese. That's enuff space for the 2 girls, right? They both are predominately indica so how tall should i let them get b4 i start the flowering? I have a 400 watt hps for flowering.

 

darkdestruction420

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• Apr 11, 2010

• #6

yeah, thats enough room. I would do a screen of green or lst for multiple top colas. that way you make the most out of your light, I would put the 2 plants you plan on eventually flowering into the flowering area now while maintaining the same light cycle. hps will do so much more for your gals than those tubes will and you'll get to clone much faster. as for in the future when you cant do that because you got a perpetual going and the flowering area is needed for flowering I would add 6-8 26w cfls.

 

KeemGod

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• Apr 11, 2010

• #7

But with the tubes right now, I really don't have to worry about heat. I have a 12in ocillating fan that keeps the room between about 76-80 degrees. My grow room is like 16ft and that fan is the only curculation

 

darkdestruction420

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• Apr 11, 2010

• #8

so how do you plan on dealing with heat when you are flowering? Might want to get that taken care of. lol. It's up to you, but the hps will grow your plants MUCH faster. Thats the route i would take......

 

KeemGod

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• Apr 12, 2010

• #9

i have a few wks. b4 i even think of starting flower. i have a carbon filter n fan on the way as well. how tall do u think i can grow ma gurls for that much space? 3.5x3.5x10h

 

darkdestruction420

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• Apr 12, 2010

• #10

i'd flower about 1.5 ft tall for 4-5 ft plants. plan on doing any topping or lst? I would look into those.