jknight4652
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wow, my T5's yielded me 10oz wet...almost 3oz dry...was very happy and used mixed bulbs also...oops also noticed my t5's were more wATTS....54 EACH BULB.....maybe thats whythere usually an inch away...yes h/o 24w per bulb 2' four bulb ...sun blaze
im a newbie and it seems to me there is way to much negativity out here.john org. hit nail on head perfectly.learn from experiance and get better each time.id rather pay a lil more on electric bill than pay 50 for an eighthIf this is your first grow, you did fine.
My first grow was totally ghetto and I got lucky with the 8th I harvested off the one plant I grew, but that was a long time ago. Each successive grow benefits from the lessons learned on all previous grows. Each harvest will reflect your ever increasing experience.
Your yields will increase if you keep trying.
Good luck and good growing.
as in the ones at lowes and home depot?It's not the color that's responsible (ok, maybe a little), it's clearly the lumen output. I tried to flower a plant some time ago just with fluros, thought I'd save on the electricity bill... BIG mistake. Fluros aren't nearly as good for flowering as HID bulbs.
If you can't find HID bulbs (I'm sure you can, the thing that's hard to find is a ballast), go with halogen bulbs. They may not have the perfect spectrum, but they're strong (150w - 2830 lum), don't need a ballast and will offer decent results (over 50g dry on any plant).
I don't live on that side of the planet, so I don't know what you got in your home depot, but here's a link:as in the ones at lowes and home depot?
halogen over CFL or T5? i've never heard that - in fact, i've only heard the opposite. are you sure about halogen lights? all the literature says to stay away from them due to high heat and very little results...It's not the color that's responsible (ok, maybe a little), it's clearly the lumen output. I tried to flower a plant some time ago just with fluros, thought I'd save on the electricity bill... BIG mistake. Fluros aren't nearly as good for flowering as HID bulbs.
If you can't find HID bulbs (I'm sure you can, the thing that's hard to find is a ballast), go with halogen bulbs. They may not have the perfect spectrum, but they're strong (150w - 2830 lum), don't need a ballast and will offer decent results (over 50g dry on any plant).
I don't live on that side of the planet, so I don't know what you got in your home depot, but here's a link:
http://www.deslamps.co.uk/haloluxhalobtt-lamps-halogenahalo-btt-lamps-c-1244_253_992_66.html
Also wanted to say, it may not just be the lights that caused a low yeald. Did you have a good air circulation, large enough pot, good nutes, right temps and humidity, good pH? Not saying that you don't know about these, just that it's best to pinpoint the problem so you don't have to repeat it.
I know that's what everybody says. Still, I tried them, they don't heat up worse than a 150w HPS. I think people get these bulbs confused. There's 2 types of halogen bulbs, the ones I liked and those really thin bulbs for construction site or gigant bilboard lights. Like this:halogen over CFL or T5? i've never heard that - in fact, i've only heard the opposite. are you sure about halogen lights? all the literature says to stay away from them due to high heat and very little results...
Well, that looks like a nice setup. I'd have to say, it's kinda clear that the lights wern't strong enough. More lumen, more buds, that's what I always heard.pots i used 3 gal
2..6 inch fans
had a few nights in the mid to high 60 .. before i moved them out of a closet into and 6x3x2 metal cabinet
only got to about 75-80 with the lights on...and i monitored the ph at every water iwth a lumen/moister/ph tester i got at lowes...
i used foxfarm tiger bloom and the veg stuff as nutes nothing else...