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sirsmokesalot479

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• Apr 30, 2012

• #1

I have just started my first closet grow i have grown outdoors b4 but because of getting my own place i can try out my indoor journey.
i have lined the interior of the closet with aluminum foil and i had two GE reveal 150 bulbs inside but i took one out because it seemed to hot.
i started about two weeks ago and i have 3 small plants starting to grow 1 is showing 2 actual marijuana leaves and the other 2 are still looking cloverish.
i am watering 1 time a day right before the light turns on(bought a brinks timer) is this enough or not enough? am i using ok lights? they seem to be very healthy so far.better than most of my old outdoor grows.

 

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sirsmokesalot479

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• Apr 30, 2012

• #2

forgot to mention thers also a 8 inch fan and i have it on a 18/6 cycle am i on the right path or am i way off?

 

AlwaysFUBAR

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• Apr 30, 2012

• #3

Wrong kind of light. You need to do away with those lights. Plants with stretch and really never grow. If you are having problems with heat I would suggest the compact fluorescent bulbs. The aluminum foil is ok but if you have white walls I wouldn't worry to much about it. Mylar would be best though.

 

Deeproot

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• Apr 30, 2012

• #4

yeah ditch the foil and get some mylar or panda film

 

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sirsmokesalot479

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• Apr 30, 2012

• #5

what are the prices for the mylar and what lighting should i use that i can get from a regular store like walmart thats all we have here to shop at

 

Deeproot

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• Apr 30, 2012

• #6

26w compact flouros at wally, mylar and panda is pretty cheap, i get it from htg

 

AlwaysFUBAR

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• Apr 30, 2012

• #7

when your plants are in vegitative growth i would recomend get a cfl with a blue light spectrum (6400K) and when they are ready to going into flowering i would recomend switch ing to a red spectrum (2700K)

 

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sirsmokesalot479

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• Apr 30, 2012

• #8

6400k and 2700k is the lumens output right?

 

Deeproot

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• Apr 30, 2012

• #9

yeah, 64 for veg and 27 for flower

 

AlwaysFUBAR

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• Apr 30, 2012

• #10

sirsmokesalot479 said:

6400k and 2700k is the lumens output right?

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that is the color spectrum. some of them have it printed on the bulb. but mostly you can tell by the package color.

 

Ringsixty

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• Apr 30, 2012

• #11

I agree...ditch the foil...your better off painting it flat white or you can get one if those mylar emergency blankets from Wally world.

What I would really like to see is a picture!