cfl/led grow 2 weeks into flowering

rbarlow21

rbarlow21

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honestly bro, I'd take the little that you get and sell it to upgrade your grow room! Get a MH or HPS light. but the whole thing about growing is trial and error/ experimenting. don't give up. I have seen worse and I've definitely seen better.
 
gunjamonster

gunjamonster

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its a good cfl setup would be better if you had a hood on them to direct the light more but for a cfl setup youll be ok
 
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superiordude

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Dam dude your harsh. Maybe the pic doesnt do it justice but trust me they look very nice. I grew with hps 25 years ago so i know whats up
 
karousing

karousing

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2 weeks into flower, in soil, looks great. expecially with the cfls. what kind of led are you using
 
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superiordude

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180 watt led ufo with 6 large 67 watt 2700 k cfls...5 total plants ...pic is kind of shitty but just want to kind of show the formation of a bud at 2 weeks
 
Bakatare666

Bakatare666

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More bulbs if you can, get them as close as you can, and remember, you get more light from the side of the bulb than the end.;-)
If you can't raise the shelf or whatever you have the plants on, put boxes or phone books under the plants to bring them up a bit.
Also, rotate your plants daily, so in case you have any dark spots, they will stay more even growth wise.
 
Cpappa27

Cpappa27

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Looking good man take that shit and make some money then buy some HID's. HPS is ok from vegging all the way to flower if your tight but if you have the extra cake to spend then get an MH and use that for Vegging to keep them compact and tight nodes if your space is small. HID's will give you 3 times more weight per watt if im not mistaken so maybe upgrading on your next grow would be better for you. Ok grow on the CFLs though good luck.
 
karousing

karousing

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you have more then enough dude dont worry. 180 watts led (comparable to 250-350w hid) and 350 watts cfl (in proper spectrum i presume) is more then enough for 5 plants.

if you can i would say try and make a mylar layer below the plants/above the buckets to get some free light bouncing up onto the under foliage.

looks great though dude, keep it up
 
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superiordude

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i own a glass business so i was thinkin of laying a couple of mirror under the pots. also as far as the other post to the lighting questions. I do know that hps is the shit but the reason i went with my light setup is because of the low height space i had to deal with and also the heat issue. This is more of a hobby than anything. Money is not the issue here. i just like getting some feed back
 
karousing

karousing

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from what im told/read it is unwise to use mirrors as there is something about the reflection qualities and mylar was preferable. this might be different now as i read it approx 2-3 years ago and am not up to date.
 
Cpappa27

Cpappa27

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keep the mirrors away they create super hopt spots which = burnt plants. Use mylar only no aluminum either cause it does the same shit. Mylar and some good HID's your golden my friend. Good Luck
 
jswett1100

jswett1100

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superiordude said:
i own a glass business so i was thinking of laying a couple of mirror under the pots. also as far as the other post to the lighting questions. I do know that hps is the shit but the reason i went with my light setup is because of the low height space i had to deal with and also the heat issue. This is more of a hobby than anything. Money is not the issue here. i just like getting some feed back
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Well i wouldt use mirrors they don't reflect light like you want them too. it more like magnify s it so your plants will get burned from the bottom up if you put a mirror under them haha anyways they look alright! not bad for 2 weeks that's for sure! happy growing!!! :mrgreen:
 
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