Florescent Auto Grow

cool, thanks for the research troutie. and i think the lights are as close as possible

SASquad said:

cool, thanks for the research troutie. and i think the lights are as close as possible

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They could be. maybe the angle of the pics made em look further but the side lights look a bit far away.

no worries mucka!

there are no side lights anymore

why did you get rid of all the other cfl's? Your going to want as much light as possible in there mate, get em all back round it or get a few more of them 125 watters. Im thinking about using cfl's in an old wardrobe but im looking to put 2 x 250w red/blue cfl's side by side that way you end up with more lumens than a 250w hps but without the heat. The only thing about cfl's is light penetration, you really do have to keep them within 4" of the tops and you will see some pretty good results. good luck mate, keep growing.

sas lookin better man,put them cfls up again 2 mate

i didn't get rid of the side cfls, there still under the tubes. im using that section for starting seeds. im germinating 5 different auto strains right now. when they sprout ill put them under the tubes with the cfls, and for flowering ill put them all in my closet under both cfls.

that better? hah

keep em close and 16/8 made em fatten up for me... 12/12was slow growing so i switched back

yeah there on 18/6

the side light on the auto bomb was to close apparently, because the bottom branches went all crazy trying to avoid the it last night. so i just moved it back a little and it looks fine now.
i'll be starting a new auto grow soon with auto blueberry, royal bluematic, pineapple express, S.A.D., and a northern lights auto.
i'll probably start the journal in the next couple days.

nice strains mate .... waiting fore this one

the auto bomb is staring to get kinda yellow. is this a nitrogen or phosphorus deficiency or what?

at the moment im growing two pakistan ryder myself,theyre doing better than you paki.. LoL first one is 48days old and its growing really nicely,shes tall 60cm and there are alot of buds on her ) i have 6x23w CFL and my growroom is 60cm depth and 50cm .. i also use HESI nutrients.. good luck with grow!

hah yours may be doing better but we will compare the density after i grow mine with the hps and yours with cfls.
and 60cm for 48 days sounds pretty stretched man. im keeping my paki ryder short and stalky and my auto bomb is more stretched out.

I'd scrap the multiple spaces and collect all my CFL's in one area. I'm a bit of a newb but that doesn't seem too efficient. Just pick up an emergency blanket for light reflection and make a space, your plants are stretching and need more light. As for the yellowing it's probably a nitrogen deficiency, which is normal mid flowering.

I started my autos under 250 watts of CFL's under my light rig and had them roughly 2 inches from the top at all times. CFL's need to be very close to your plants.

why dont you just get a couple 120w cfls?
and i dont need any reflective blanket, flat white paint is the best for light refection.

iv'e tested these lights and if they are any closer the plant tries to avoid the light.
they will be under a 250w hps soon