how to use light efficiently? lst? Mylar? etc etc
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FourTwenny
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is the 250 watts the incandescent lightbulb equivalent or the actual wattage? it depends on the set up of your plants; if they are gonna be spread out fairly far from each other, having multiple lights is a must. you cant just have one big guy in the middle of those and expect every plant to get the same amount of light.
420God
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You can pick up Mylar at any party store for $3 a roll, all it is is reflective wrapping paper. You should seriously get more lights though. The 250w cfl is only rated for 12,000 lumens and each plant needs at least a good 3,000 for budding. Get some smaller cfls for the corners of your grow area so more light covers the outer perimeter of the plants better.
Hobbes
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White paint will give you good reflection. Mylar can be hard to work with, Reflectix is mylar sandwiched on bubble pad, tough and easy to handle.
Smithy with a 250 watt light you are only going to get 6"-8" penetration into your canopy and cover 24" x 30" (50 watts / square foot) - as you first suggested Low Stress Training will give you the best plant profile to get light to all light receptors. I have a simple lst method I call Crop Circle Of Bud on page 1 of the grow lab. Growing CCOB with a 250 watt light you could easily pull 250 grams after a grow or two, up to 500 grams with practice. If you'd like to go over starting CCOB please post in the Grow Lab thread so I can keep the FAQs together.
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White paint will give you good reflection. Mylar can be hard to work with, Reflectix is mylar sandwiched on bubble pad, tough and easy to handle.
Smithy with a 250 watt light you are only going to get 6"-8" penetration into your canopy and cover 24" x 30" (50 watts / square foot) - as you first suggested Low Stress Training will give you the best plant profile to get light to all light receptors. I have a simple lst method I call Crop Circle Of Bud on page 1 of the grow lab. Growing CCOB with a 250 watt light you could easily pull 250 grams after a grow or two, up to 500 grams with practice. If you'd like to go over starting CCOB please post in the Grow Lab thread so I can keep the FAQs together.
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will check it out now cheers man x
