Things to Know About Lighting

born2killspam

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Thats enough to veg that area, except you won't really be able to fit the light in there well.. And I think its gonna get awfully crowded in there with 25 unless you're going for a really fast flip to 12/12..
 

bgmike8

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actually it messes with photocyte or whatever chemical it is that tells the plant to flower. i had to tape over my ac led display so it wouldnt shine at night.
 

420Doode

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Do you have an opinion on OttLite? I just got a ton of em' on sale a cuple weeks ago. They seem to be doing reel good so far.
 

Phenom420

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Yup yup...I'm a general contractor...they are in fact all over large construction sites.

HOWEVER I HIGHLY DISCOURAGE STEALING FROM CONSTRUCTION SITES...IT'S DARK, THERE'S NO ONE AROUND...THEIVES THAT ARE CAUGHT ARE GENERALLY DEALT WITH SEVERLY WHEN CAUGHT IN DARK PLACES WITH NO WITNESSES.

BESIDES IT'S JUST FAWKING WRONG TO STEAL AND ALMOST AS WRONG TO CONDONE OR SUGGEST IT. BAD FORM MY FRIEND, BAD FORM!!!!!!

and on a more personal note...thanks, it's people like you that cost me hundreds of thousands of dollars a year replacing crap I find stolen, you know we can't work when you steal our stuff?!!?!?! Oh and those lights, that's called EGRESS LIGHTING, it's sole purpose is so we don't trip and kill ourselves at 5am when the fawking sun isn't even up yet. And when it's not in place OSHA comes and shuts down our job site because we are then in violation of federally mandated construction safety laws!!! Makes me sick when I have to be woken up by my Foreman because someone stole from our job site!!!!

YOU WANNA GROW POT FINE...DON'T STEAL FROM HARDWORKING PEOPLE TO DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No shit! I thought stealing was for the crack/meth/pill heads.

I def. feel ya on this subject
 

esc420

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will these 125 watts work by leaves are dry but turned down and there wrinkled and shrivled with a darker cast
 

born2killspam

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Nope, thats about what I'd expect from lights like that.. Ya know how in the FAQ it says that incandescents and halogens will not work?. Well the reason thats written there and so many other places on the site is because incandescents and halogens will not work.. Its analagous to trying to use your oven element as a reading light..
 

born2killspam

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Is that 6hrs direct sunlight?? eg Balcony facing generally south (assuming you're in the northern hemisphere)?? If so, I've seen that work not too badly..
 
Dude, Color rendering index is a way to measure the accurateness of the light spectrum. The closer the CRI is to 100 the more perfect the light spectrum is...so this is very important to a grow!
 

thedano

Member
anybody know if i can go sun light for 6 hrs , then cfls for another few daily??? my outside area only gets that much..will it be bad with both??
 

thedano

Member
it is direct sunlight for 6 hrs straight, lot of clouds lately tho..think a few extra hrs of clfs would be ideal??
 

cowboylogic

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anybody know if i can go sun light for 6 hrs , then cfls for another few daily??? my outside area only gets that much..will it be bad with both??
You bet you could dude. Just make sure the outside temps are close to the temps inside. Within like 10 degrees or so. If not the temp shock may do more harm than good. But if the temps are close, go for it! Your plants will love it!
 
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