will it be good enough

aroddblac

aroddblac

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hey this is a pic of my red haired skunk and i am using 2 40watt tubes and it is about 5in tall and how much longer should i veg do you see any help problems with it if you do let me know plz but will my light be enough to flower them or should i get something stronger if so wut do you recomend View attachment 1296047
 
kudaross

kudaross

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You're definitely gunna need more lights. And get the lights you have as close as you can to the plants. Make sure to get some 2700k for flowering, and if you can get more lights for veg, get some 6500k's
 
karr

karr

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I would get all the light you can afford. The problem with those tubes is that your plant is only getting a small portion of all the available light. Some Cfls on the side could help.

If at all possible go with a cheap magnetic ballast 400w hps, and throw in a 400w CMH bulb. It will do you well for flowering and vegging(really well). And heat is not too bad.

Plant looks healthy though, get some more light and it would take off. Plan for it to grow twice its size or more for flowering, then veg to suit your space.
 
ooli

ooli

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Yeah, as much light as possible when you're using flourescents. I'd say at least 200w or so.

Whoop! Kalamazoo!

~ooli~
 
ooli

ooli

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aroddblac said:
well my space is about 5ft by7ft
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You can definitely go a bit taller, but you have to keep in mind what kind of penetration you're gonna get using flourescents (low compared to HID) and how you plan to position the lights. Also, keep in mind that they will likely double, if not larger, in height during the flowering phase, depending on strain.

So, if you are going to place lights all over the fuckers, pardon my french, then you can feasibly growth them as tall as you want. But, if you want to keep the lights closer together you have to worry more about the height and penetration constraints.

~ooli~
 
kpac

kpac

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If you have them use them. The only reason you wouldn't would be because you cant control your heat the more the better just don't cook um look at some other grows people have them around their plants 360 degrees
 
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