Need Advise + HELP!

I currently have a 5 month old girl. she just turned into a gir about a week and a half ago. Shes a little scronny beacuse of lack of light in her earlier stages, but she all good now with everything she needs.

I Currently have two 20 inch 24w flourecents about one inch from her and recently put in a regular 60w light bulb to maybe get btter yeild???????


So my questions are

-Is this regualr 60w light bulb a good idea?

-If so, ont he looking of the picture how much/ around bud witt i get on the lookings and sounds of things? jus a esimaite.

Thank you for your time

1/4 if ur lucky! sorry get a Cfl if u can

Use CFL's if thats all you got, ya that plant dosent look like its gonna give you much in terms of usable bud.

so i should replace the regualr flouresents with compact ones? I mean can you guys give me ways to get my yeild up or is it too late?

if i go out and buy a 150w hps. how much more bud do you think i will get than if i just leave it how it is now

WusSupHoez420 said:

if i go out and buy a 150w hps. how much more bud do you think i will get than if i just leave it how it is now

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If you have the money to get a hps def get one.
You will get much better yield!

LOSE THE INCANDESCENT BULB!!

It will do NOTHING for you.

I would suggest that you get about four 42 watt 2700K CFLs and surround her. IMO, your yield will not be good no matter what you do at this point.

Yep I agree man, after its dried out maybe a 1/4. The reg. light is junk, basically for looks. At the min. use a cfl, ASAP. bro. good luck.

WusSupHoez420 said:

if i go out and buy a 150w hps. how much more bud do you think i will get than if i just leave it how it is now

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Why not just get a 250w, or even better, a 400w? The price difference isn't that much and you will be repaid tenfold in terms of increase in yield. The more light, the more bud......it's that simple (not really).

ManiacBrainiac said:

I would suggest that you get about four 42 watt 2700K CFLs and surround her. IMO, your yield will not be good no matter what you do at this point.

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y would i do that i will simply just go get a 150 or 250 hps.

because then you will have to deal with the heat issues from a HID light set-up. The CFL's will not give off the same amount of heat, therefore be easier for new growers to deal with. Oh, and the standard 60w light bulb is about as beneficial to the plant as a candle. I wouldn't bother.

There is a lot to be said about growing with cfls. I like the challenge of getting awesome
results with cheaper equip. Just like the above mentioned they give off a lot less heat.
you were about to go with incadescents any way. These are cheap too.

Cronic The Hemp Hog said:

because then you will have to deal with the heat issues from a HID light set-up. The CFL's will not give off the same amount of heat, therefore be easier for new growers to deal with. Oh, and the standard 60w light bulb is about as beneficial to the plant as a candle. I wouldn't bother.

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Get an air cooled hood problem solved.

Secret Jardin said:

Get an air cooled hood problem solved.

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Absolutely. Watt for watt consumed HID's are still more efficient than even clf's. Fluoros can give awesome results and are great for seedlings and rooting clones but HID's give off less heat than a comparable wattage CFL.

as all your answers indicate - incandescent is of almost no use to your plant. i do not use hid myself, due to heat issues, as well as light leak. i use ufo leds, and i'm pretty happy with it. cost more than cfl, but something to consider. in the meantime, try to get some more cfl going

OK look im im working with a 3ftx2ft closet i dont need all the cfl's for that little space. im sure a 150w HPS (WTF IS A HIP I DONT RECALL EVER TALKING ABOUT THAT) will do the job---- Anyways i have a fan currently going also so i highly doubt it will get to hot.

You could try some nutrients....but there isn't much you can do. You NEED NEED NEED better lights.

HID light = High Intensity Discharge light. A term for High Pressure Sodium or Metal Halide lights.

cool. anyways do you think it would get hot if i got a 250w or a 150w with a fan ?

too hot*^..........