red light out of cfl's

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newbie grower

Active Member

• Feb 11, 2007

• #1

Which of the cfl's produce the most red light?

 

betaleo00x

Active Member

• Feb 11, 2007

• #2

just get one with like 2700 K color temperature. that's warm light.

 

4ad

Active Member

• Sep 21, 2007

• #3

Go to Lowes (if in the US) and grab some of those red flags they have at the lumber exit for tying on your car...cover the bottom of your grow box with them..I'm trying this for the first time...apparently tomato growers swear by using red plastic mulch to reflect more of the red spectrum onto their plants (increases yield apparently)

 

GotBeat5.0

Well-Known Member

• Sep 21, 2007

• #4

The Soft Whites....Walmart sells the 42 watts for like 8 and change

 

RASCALONE

Well-Known Member

• Sep 21, 2007

• #5

4ad said:

Go to Lowes (if in the US) and grab some of those red flags they have at the lumber exit for tying on your car...cover the bottom of your grow box with them..I'm trying this for the first time...apparently tomato growers swear by using red plastic mulch to reflect more of the red spectrum onto their plants (increases yield apparently)

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hmm,the red spec for veg right?how does it seem to be working,is it?

 

4ad

Active Member

• Sep 21, 2007

• #6

I think it more for flowering...I've just started using it on my dutch method indoor/cfl grow so its too early to tell

 

RASCALONE

Well-Known Member

• Sep 21, 2007

• #7

oh ok,yeah i just read that dutch thread,like i put on there im gonna try this for 1st time,and your doing this with cfl's from start to finish?

 

4ad

Active Member

• Sep 21, 2007

• #8

yeah...all CFLs...I have 5- 23 watters in an area of 32 tall,18dx32wI may add a few flouro tubes towards the end of flowering

 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half

• Sep 21, 2007

• #9

ok blue white is for veg and red is for flower. You have 2700k and 6500k spectrums each is a different colr light

 

4ad

Active Member

• Sep 21, 2007

• #10

Here'a pic of my setup with the red mulch...after it gets going it should give me a good sized bud per week....More than enough

 

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RASCALONE

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• Sep 21, 2007

• #11

these r the ones on dutch?

 

pingweed

Active Member

• Sep 21, 2007

• #12

was moving lights all time to get all sides now bought a 400 hp and mh what a diff in light look at pic 8 weeks 6 wekks 24/24 2 weeks 18/6

 

4ad

Active Member

• Sep 22, 2007

• #13

RASCALONE said:

these r the ones on dutch?

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Yes...on 12/12 before they even sprouted...and by using ONLY seeds, I'll only need one grow box and leave it on 12/12