Noob Closet Grower

rastap0t

Member
Hey everyone I'm new to the forums here and had a question to ask the community. I just bought a clone from a local clinic in my neighborhood and set up a pretty cost efficient grow spot in my closet. The box is 15inches by 25 inches and 5 feet tall. Instead of mylar or whatever a friend told me to use I grabbed white trash bags to hopefully reflect light. My main concern here right now is my light source. I have two light cans each with one 25watt CFL 1300lumen 2700 Kelvin GE light. The lights are two inches above my plants and I was wondering if grabbing a daylight CFL would be a good idea. The plants are about a foot and a half tall and are looking pretty healthy...
 
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Illegal Smile

Guest
In veg you should have mostly 6500k, plus you would do well with more watts now, and for sure in flower.
 

rastap0t

Member
So Ive been doing some research on the internet but some sources have been confusing me on the right light spectrums for the ideal grow. Some sources state that red light is best for vegetation and that blue light is used during the 12/12 flowering stage. So can someone clarify what it is because if thats correct, I want to change my setup too.

For Vegetation:

2 GE Daylight CFL Bulbs
2 x 75w
2 x 1150 Lumens
2 x 6500 Kelvins

1 GE Spiral CFL Bulb
100w
1300 Lumen
2700 Kelvin
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For Flowering:
2 GE Spirals CFL Bulbs
2 x 100w
2 x 1300 Lumen
2 x 2700 Kelvin

1 GE Daylight CFL Bulb
75w
1150 Lumens
6500 Kelvins

Does that sound accurate for three plants for both stages?
 

smallclosetgrowr

Well-Known Member
6500k promoted nice and healthy stem grow , where is the warmer 2700k works more on the leaves/bushy look , have mostly 6500k , the switch oppsite with flowering , plus white trash bags lol ? youd be better off with crappy tin foil , have u got any flat white paint laying around ?
 

rastap0t

Member
For sure well imma grab two daylights tomorrow I guess. Hey lowkey the trashbags reflect light. I took a film class and if we didnt have a reflector the teacher said a trashbag would make a similiar reflection. Any suggestions with nutrience? I was gonna go with just 20/20/20.
 

rastap0t

Member
Very nice I read the cfl proximity thread and it was chill but I just cant put that many lights in that one closet. I already have three cans putting out and the plants are flourishing, they are trainwreck and the leaves are just a pure green with 7 leaves and new ones poppin up all around.
 
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