Things to Know About Lighting

Enigma

Enigma

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asdfghjkl12345 said:
i have a questionn, i live in a really hot and dry placee and my plant is not growing for sh*t, ive had it for like a week and a half and its not even and inch tall.. i leave it outside for like 10 hours of sunlight but the climate is really hot and dry so my plant is drying out i guess because its browning a little bit.. but now im putting it under a 20 watt/1125 lumens bulb like 9 inches away from the plant at night so i can reduce the hours of sunlight exposure during the day... so it wont dry out. is this a wise desicion?
or how do i keep it from drying out?
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Keep it inside under light. It sounds like that area would kill it without some environment controls.
 
Baggyslimjim

Baggyslimjim

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I got 1900x2 lumen Fluorescents 48" t-15 bulb i use a self in a full size closet. Do i need more light? all i want is 5 females
 
DragonsBreath

DragonsBreath

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Every thread I read only makes me have to read and look into things more. I like the HPS since it works great for the whole life cycle.
 
Enigma

Enigma

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Baggyslimjim said:
I got 1900x2 lumen Fluorescents 48" t-15 bulb i use a self in a full size closet. Do i need more light? all i want is 5 females
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1900? I assume that is kelvin degree reading of the light. If you are vegging use the 'blue' spectrum (6000 deg K) for better foliage and node production. The 'red' spectrum causes the plants to concentrate more on stem growth than leaves.. you want leaves.

I'm using 4 T5's ('blue' spectrum) at the moment for veg. I'm going to upgrade to 8 T5's soon. This will help when I clone the mothers.. more light = faster growth.

So if you want taller plants use 'red' lights, if you want shorter bushier plants use the 'blue' spectrum. More nodes = more places to bud.

The 48" fixture will hold 4 full-sized females comfortably.

:peace:

Enigma
 
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russ8825

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Got a question here. I just planted my sprouted seeds (like 7-8 seedlings) in to 16 oz cups, and i really don't have a clue about which lights to use. I'm thinking CFLs because they're inexpensive, but I don't know jack about them like how many wats, which colors ,heat or not, how many etc. Also I've been reading that you have to switch lights when it hits flowering, do you add these lights on to your current lights or or the old lights no use anymore ?
 
Enigma

Enigma

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russ8825 said:
Got a question here. I just planted my sprouted seeds (like 7-8 seedlings) in to 16 oz cups, and i really don't have a clue about which lights to use. I'm thinking CFLs because they're inexpensive, but I don't know jack about them like how many wats, which colors ,heat or not, how many etc. Also I've been reading that you have to switch lights when it hits flowering, do you add these lights on to your current lights or or the old lights no use anymore ?
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Plants use more red light than blue light through the entire phase of life. Blue light will concentrate more on leaves, red will concentrate more on stems. There is more to this, but this is the simplified version.

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CFL's can be used all the way through.

Find the bulbs that put out the most lumens per watts consumed for the most efficient.

You can use blue and red for veg and flowering. Some preffer just blue for veg and just red for flowering.. but I've seen very good results from an HPS/MH combination. Actually I think that is going to be next route for me after using just an HPS for flowering and fluoro's for veg.

Just READ READ READ.. there is TONS of information on the boards.

:peace:

Enigma
 
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strictly

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lighting is important but i aint got no money honey. could ya get basic. what's the poor man's alternative?
 
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EmtMdwestPipes

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How do you keep the utilities from spiking when you use the big bulbs? My wife's family is full of electricians (bonus!) and that's the one question I have before I place an order on new lights.
 
jimmyspaz

jimmyspaz

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EmtMdwestPipes said:
How do you keep the utilities from spiking when you use the big bulbs? My wife's family is full of electricians (bonus!) and that's the one question I have before I place an order on new lights.
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A 1000 watt bulb uses about the same power as one person in the household. As long as the bills are paid you should have no problem. In my experiance other things like rats, fires from poor wiring jobs and stealing power are common reasons for police activity.Can you get your electrician relatives to wire up your op?? If so, bonus!!
 
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EmtMdwestPipes

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My brother-in-law said he'd help.....for a 'kind' price so I hope everything turns out golden green! I have a few other q's about room size (maybe another thread) but I'm only trying to grow 1-2 plants at a time.
 
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