Lighting for Seedlings Question

[Reloca]

Hello,

I have six sprouted seeds I am preparing to plant tonight, and I was wondering if it will be ok to put them under my 400w metal halide light? When I have germinatedseeds in the past I have just left them right in the window and then planted them outdoors. This is my first indoor grow from scratch, and per usual I have been reading lots of contradcting info on lighting requirements for seedlings. I have one plant I am revegging under the Halide on an 18/6 cycle, so I was thinking I could keep the little girls right there on a shelf where they are not directly under the light....any advice??

 

[ManicOrganic86]

You could if you put it far enough away. Honestly going to home depot and grabbing 2 t8 fixtures will save you power and you will always have seedling/baby lights - Its about 20 bucks a fixture and 20 bucks for a 10 pack of lights.

 

[Reloca]

Alright, I can do that and set up a little nursery, I have to go to home depot tomorrow anyways...Thanks, do you know how many inches away the lights should be from the plant?

 

[bkbbudz]

With t5 they can be very close, almost close enough to touch. But seedlings don't really need any light until they sprout.

 

[Reloca]

This is what I did for tonight, the light shuts off in 20 min anyways, and tomorrow I'm going to the grow shop and Home Depot....

 

[ManicOrganic86]

Yea the t8s can be very very close. even running 24 hours a day they are always cool to the touch.

 

[TheOrganic]

Def vegging with floura anything is better than a 400 in my exp when they are young. Young Plants seems to like that softer veg light. But they do like a nice super blue 1000w also when they are older.

 

[bkbbudz]

They will be fine like that until you get the new fixtures. Is that a Cocker Spaniel, great dogs! Only one small suggestion, animals can bring spider mites into the grow area. You may wanna try to keep him/her away.

This is what I did for tonight, the light shuts off in 20 min anyways, and tomorrow I'm going to the grow shop and Home Depot....View attachment 2024922

 

[Reloca]

They will be fine like that until you get the new fixtures. Is that a Cocker Spaniel, great dogs! Only one small suggestion, animals can bring spider mites into the grow area. You may wanna try to keep him/her away.

Yep, that's Barney my baby, I usually do try to keep him outta there just because he's kinda clumsy too, but old faithful follows me everywhere I go. Guess I'm going to have to lay down the law and keep him out from now on, thanks for the info!