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nanskies · Jan 2, 2010

i have 3x-150w cfls and a 150hps i was wondering if i should used my hps the whole time i know i can but if i cfls during veg and hps during flower would it be better?..does the light increase during growth have any effect on the plant?..what would you do?..any advise or pics to help would be great

JN811 · Jan 2, 2010

nanskies said:
i have 3x-150w cfls and a 150hps i was wondering if i should used my hps the whole time i know i can but if i cfls during veg and hps during flower would it be better?..does the light increase during growth have any effect on the plant?..what would you do?..any advise or pics to help would be great

USE BOTH THE WHOLE TIME :leaf:

Mr.Bob Saget · Jan 2, 2010

nanskies said:
i have 3x-150w cfls and a 150hps i was wondering if i should used my hps the whole time i know i can but if i cfls during veg and hps during flower would it be better?..does the light increase during growth have any effect on the plant?..what would you do?..any advise or pics to help would be great

You can, you will just get some stretching with the HPS during veg.

darkdestruction420 · Jan 2, 2010

Use all of them, and get more.

straw · Jan 2, 2010

use them all, but make sure your cfls are as close as you can get them and your hps is a safe distance but not to far. use the hand test to see f its comfortable to your hand

ambience · Jan 2, 2010

Like everyone else says, I would use all of them. I would allow the HPS to be the main source of light above the plants and just use the CFLs for supplemental lighting, especially during flower and later stages of veg when the light penetration of the HPS is not reaching the lower branches and nodes.

trombon84 · Jan 2, 2010

I believe you can do pretty good with both all the way. Just make sure that you put the cfl's a lil closet to the plants than the HPS.
This is how I do it and this is what I get:
- I veg only with CFL's 6500k because of the spectrum of course and because I can put them a lot closer to the plants so they develop faster. The CFL's are about 2 inches above the plant. (in the pic are raised)
- When I start flowering I add a 400W HPS between the CFL's, or I flower with 2 400W HPS

this are few pics from the beginning and the end.

and by the way...? why do you ask for rep. when you didn't post any pics, or anything...? you asked a question...right?

nanskies · Jan 2, 2010

not asking giving

nanskies · Jan 2, 2010

thanks again everybody...i guess ima use all lights but start with just cfls...thanks

trombon84 · Jan 6, 2010

yeah, thats a good idea.only blue spectrum CFL should do a very good job for a a couple of weeks

darkdestruction420 · Jan 6, 2010

no, use them all man.using mixed spectrums like the sun does results in better growth than using just a single spectrum, they get both all the time from the sun in nature, higher blue than red in spring and more red than blue in late summer/fall. and something else ive noticed- during veg using all blue spectrum or all red spectrum makes no difference, but when you mix them right it does make a nice noticable difference. put the 150w kinda far away the first week or 2.

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