lighting newbie

  1. M

    can i transition my plants from led to bright window light?

    i get great window light in my apartment, however i am a month deep into my growing, ive been using a 500w led in my house but its not enough, my plants are tiny for being 4 weeks. Is there a way to transition them to using my window light? obvi not put them under direct light at first to avoid...
  2. BWestN2shoes

    Hopefully shes not completely dead

    Well I thought I would get away cheap without having to buy a light for the rainy and cloudy days. I have a 500w t3 halogen bulb and after doing the conversion it equaled 50w LED. So my smartass looked at the chart about how far do you keep a 50w led= 18in so you know what imma say lol I put my...
  3. BWestN2shoes

    Help with light?

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  4. robi22

    Buying new lights need advice!!!

    Hey, I am looking to upgrade my light situations in my 2x4 grow tent. Both lights will be a seed to flower light and I will be going with 3000k spectrum. I have looked at all the options and for my price point which is under 400 cad all in. What do you think of these two options? I am looking...
  5. Weouthere

    Which Light? HELP Buying Tonight

    hey guys!! New to growing, VERY NEW to LED. I’ve used LEDs on my past grow (I killed it) and so far on the one I’m doing now, but I don’t understand electrics or basically how they work. My buddy is an electrician so I’ll have him explain the science stuff but what I need from y’all is some...
  6. Who-Haa

    New grower, new space, lots of questions. All input and suggestions welcome.

    Hey guys. I'll keep the intro short. New Member, long time lurker on some other forums. I'm a long time cannabis user/enthusiast for both medicinal benefits and recreational purposes, but mostly I just love weed haha. Things have finally aligned and I'm starting my long awaited adventure into...
  7. Chuck721

    HELP My 12/12 Ballast got unplugged!

    My 600W HPS ballast was unplugged just enough when moving around some things creating a 3 1/2 hour delay. I have three almost finished flowering but I also have three that I have had in flowering for a week. Two of which have just shown their first flowers. All are feminized. Will this 8 1/2...
  8. H

    CMH vs. HPS

    If this has been talked about in previous threads, I'm sorry for the reoccurrence, I'm building out my room for flower and I've come to a standstill with choosing the correct light for my build. my space is a 18' x 16' sealed/insulted room with an a/c unit and dehu to control the environment as...
  9. Rollverine

    LIght help

    Led 18000 lumen 5000k plus 600 watt metal putting out 12000 lumen at 2715k.... Thoughts?
  10. FirstTimeGrwrLngTmSmkr

    Hindu Kush Transition to Flowering/ lighting question

    Would this work? 2 Phantom CMh 315 angled toward the plant 30" or so from the canopy
  11. TRollemup

    Help with proper lighting!

    Hello all, This is my first post after many informative learning sessions. This is my first grow, I'm running 600w mh/hps in a 31"x 31"x 71" tent. Been up and running beautifully for a week and when I went to check on my baby girls about 2 hours after lights on and....the lights WEREN'T on but...
  12. L

    First time grower

    I decided to take the plunge and try my hand at growing indoors. Just to experiment and learn more about the process I am not going to grow more than 2 plants. I will be growing Blueberry autoflower. I am wondering what size tent I should get. I want to be able to buy all of my supplies from...
  13. john wishmyer

    New to Cfl growing

    just started with a germinated seed using 2 cfl bulbs 6000k also picked up a couple of clones thinking i could get through mid june to put outside for flower . also gonna run a super soil grow and just water with liquod seaweed and molasses
  14. Crazytrain420

    CFLs more effective vertical or horizontal?

    Just wondered if light is better distributed when CFLs are placed vertical or horizontal when over the plant? Im gonna get the longer type CFLs not the weird swirly top ones,thanks
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