what lights to use for veg/bloom in autoflowering strains

djruiner

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i know that auto flowering strains will begin to flower on any light cycle...but what lights would work best...i only use cfl's...cost and space reasons.should i use what i normally use which is 6400k grow lights for veg and then 2700k bloom lights for flowering.should i use both,or just one..cant seem to find any info on this subject
 

kalen2

Active Member
Yep I use all 6500k when they're veg and first signs of flower I switch about half or 3/4 of the lights to 2700k. They start to yellow a little if you just use straight 2700k from what I've heard, never tried using just 27xx though so I wouldn't know for sure.
 

kalen2

Active Member
And if you're using like a 125w+ CFL one is fine for a couple plants but more lights is always better no doubt.
 

djruiner

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that what i had planned on was using just 6400k till flower then switch to half and half.so ill have 4 125w 6400k for veg then ill switch to 2 125w 6400k and 2 125w 2700k for flowering...thanks guys..you rock
 

wil2279

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ok so if i have 8 T5 2ft bulbs... when i bloom, should i switch 4 or 6 of the bulbs to 3000K?
 

timeismoney1

New Member
Big fand! Hell 4 cfl in a small area have bad temps. Your gonna want a good size box fan blowing in cold air. And a exhaust be good
 

wil2279

Well-Known Member
0622001713.jpg0622002101.jpgwell i will be bringing air in from an air conditioned room and taking air out through a carbon filter and an inline fan... i plan on having a fan blowing on the lights at all time and i am trying to grow about 4 autos. the light is only supposed to have about a 2X3 or 3X3 grow area... its not even 200 watts? it is like 194 watts. it has 2 switches so i can turn 4 of the bulbs off and leave 4 of the bulbs on... i have read that the more light the better? mannn if i knew that a 4 bulb light would have been more than enough i could have spent about $110 less on the light!
 
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