400w mh or 1000w hps for auto

bripay50

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I have 5 autobabies they're about 10 days old I'm using soil I want to know which is better 4 vegetating a 400w mh bulb or a 1000w hps

I was planning on givin them 12 hrs of both

And i have grow big
big bloom and tiger bloom

Which ones do i use in veg and how much

Any help is appreciated thanks
 

hotshotisdashit

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Definitely go with the 400 watt mh. Not only is the 1000 watt hps too much for seedlings but it's more reserved for the flowering stage with mostly red coloring ,while mh is recommended for veg with more of the blue spectrum. The hps may cause unwanted stretching.
 

bripay50

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Thanks for all your replies... I put em under the 400

And threres 5 plants, I mixed a little grow big with a little big bloom (enough for one plant according to the chart) with some water and split it amongst all of them

So I gave em 1/5 of the nutes from the chart just to b safe
 

Joven Agricultor

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Thanks for all your replies... I put em under the 400

And threres 5 plants, I mixed a little grow big with a little big bloom (enough for one plant according to the chart) with some water and split it amongst all of them

So I gave em 1/5 of the nutes from the chart just to b safe
Never mix the nutes together. When feeding from multiple bottles of nutes at once, pour each nutrient solution into the water separately, ie: for week 3 of veg you want to use 6 tsp of Big Bloom and 2 tsp of Grow Big ( really 3 and 1 @ 1/2 strength or 1.5 and .5 if @ 1/4 strength) so measure your BB and pour it in the water, then rinse your measure glass and measure out the GB and pour that in the water the mix it all. If you are using FF Ocean Forrest like I am, i pot up twice during veg and start my nutes when I flip to 12/12, no nutes in veg at all, the OF is hot enough to support them throughout veg. Anyway, never mix hour nute together, mix them into water.

Edit: when I flip to 12/12, I start with week 4 veg nutes, for two weeks during the stretch before the ladies start to produce flowers. After 2 weeks of 12/12 i start them on their flowering nutes.

Double Edit: you said.............(enough for one plant according to the chart) ..............that chart does not tell you how much to feed one plant, it tell you how much nutrients to add per gallon of water according to plant age.
 
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bripay50

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By the way there's rollie pollies and small centipedes in the dirt... I heard they're helpful what do y'all Think
 

bripay50

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1000w is prob overkill for 10 day old seedlings. Id stick with the 400w mh for a while personally..

I've been switching them between both lights

They're looking good right now

I got the huge black pot
2 yellow pots
3 smaller green pots
 

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bripay50

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In the little green pot I just threw a bunch of Reggie seeds in some extra soil I had after peroxiding it

5 popped and they're growing
I'm just planning on letting em grow with the autos ... Curiosity
 

eugene b

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I've been switching them between both lights

They're looking good right now

I got the huge black pot
2 yellow pots
3 smaller green pots
wow there so small why would you even be thinking 1000w hps more like t5 blue spec a cfl would do it too or the mh you have been using a 1000w on plants that size is a little silly let alone the energy cost!!!
 

bripay50

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wow there so small why would you even be thinking 1000w hps more like t5 blue spec a cfl would do it too or the mh you have been using a 1000w on plants that size is a little silly let alone the energy cost!!!

THAT IS TRUE

I JUST WANT THEM TO BE BUSHY INSTEAD OF LANKY
AND MORE LUMENS
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW THIS MOMENT THEYVE BEEN INDER THE 400 MH FOR LIKE A DAY NOW
 

eugene b

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THAT IS TRUE

I JUST WANT THEM TO BE BUSHY INSTEAD OF LANKY
AND MORE LUMENS
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW THIS MOMENT THEYVE BEEN INDER THE 400 MH FOR LIKE A DAY NOW
im week 4 into flower on 2 autos myself they are cotc cash crop i vedged them under 300 duel spec cfl and they are now under 600w red spec hps and doing great...nice to see someone else doing autos...what strain are they?...keep up the good work and the 1000w hps will be awesome later on down the line...peace
 

bripay50

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im week 4 into flower on 2 autos myself they are cotc cash crop i vedged them under 300 duel spec cfl and they are now under 600w red spec hps and doing great...nice to see someone else doing autos...what strain are they?...keep up the good work and the 1000w hps will be awesome later on down the line...peace
U DONT EVEN KNO HOW HAPPPY I AM TO HEAR UR DOIN AUTOS TOO LOL

I KNOW THE 2 IN GREEN POTS ARE DINAFEM SOUR DIESEL
NOW,
THE ONES IN THE BLACK POT AND 2 YELLOW POTS

(PYRAMID SUPERHASH, DARK DEVIL, DEVIL CREAM, SWEET AUTO SKUNK, AND A RANDOM SWEET MIX AUTO) ...... THOSE ARE WHAT I PLANTED BUT I DONT KNOW WHICH ONES MADE IT SO THEY ARE 3 OF (THOSE)
 

eugene b

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WHAT DO U THINK ABOUT THOSE 5 REGGIE SEEDS GROWIN TOGETHER LOL

ITS JUST SOME CURIOUS SHIT
not a strain i know anything about there autos so should flower when mature in vedge the light cycle is down to the growers preference so no restrictions like normal grows should be a good strain for you if grown right you seem pretty keen to get it right so im sure you will do fine with them ....peace-)
 
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