Hagen Exo Terra Repti Glow 10.0 UVB

lmn8r

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Numerous studies have proven UVB is a necessary and useful radiation to cannabis. The general consensus is it will increase the plant's potency when artificial UVB is corrected added.
 

SyNiK4L

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are u talking about for the veg state? cus during vegatation u need 6500k bulbs. 2700k bulbs are for flowering i wouldnt get that bulb tho newayz i would just save ur money and get a bunch of 23w or better bulbs from home depot or wall mart or something...on a bulb that expensive. u could order a 200w or something online..but ur better of gettin lots of daylight cfls from ur local store. Read the thread about growing with cfls to make sure u get the right ones...cus it makes a huge difference when it comes to the different types of bulbs. 6500k bulbs are more of blue color and 2700k bulbs are more red..so make sure u get the right ones otherwise the color isnt useful to ur plant
 

motoracer110

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Save your money, go to home depot and buy one of those 300watt fluorescent bulbs for only $13 you'll get more bang for the buck.
 

mmccrory

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will that big of a light fit in a normal socket? lol im still new to all this, thanks for all the help guys
 

mmccrory

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hmmm, ok...maybe ill head over to home depot tomorrow
you guys are talking 200w and 300w equiv right?
cause i remember seeing a 42w cfl at HD for like $13, i could only imagine how much a real 200-300w cfl would cost
 

NorthWest69

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Don't use equivalent watts people! It's just dumb, the product says the actual watts used right on the box, just go by that. The reti-glo 2.0 is what I've used and it did seem to increase, not the amount of bud, but the potency. Even if this product's benefits are argued, I can guarantee it won't hurt them anyways, they seem to enjoy it. The plant has used UV for millions of years so I chose to use UV bulbs in my grow and achieve great results. I think these guys are talking about the 42 watters, or the 100-130 watt 2700/6700 k lights you can purchase at the hydroponic store. They can plug right into the wall, but sometimes you might need to assemble the ballest, it's super easy but they should have pre-assembled ones too. These bigger lights get pretty hot, but get some serious results, and can be cooled with one fan directly on it. I use one 130 watt, 1- 42 watt, 1- 26 watt reptiglo, @ only 198 watts i'm expecting at least an oz of each small plant. Also the guy who says you cant use the repti-glo for flowering because it's 6700k doesn't know what he's talking about. You can use a mix of 2700 and 6700k lights when growing, just make sure you have mostly the lower K for flowering and more higher (5000 - 6700 K) for veg. In fact a good mix of light frequencies, example the repti-glo, or different lights with added red or blue probably help the plant overall feel like it's getting natural conditions.
 

SyNiK4L

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not to knock ya or anything. but i dont think mixing spectrums does any good...i mean certain light is for certain stages and i think that using 2700k bulbs during veg is pretty useless being that they dont need that kind of light...but i may be wrong...and no i meant a 200 watt...i was looking at the wrong price on that site. So i was thinking that he could get a 200 watt bulb for the amount i thought he was gonna pay for that other bulb...i dont talk equiv either..sorry for the confusion but ya goto home depot get urself a bunch of daylight bulbs. and use those for veg and then when ur ready to flower swap them out for warm or soft white. Thats my opinion i kno northwest does it a different way not saying one way is better than the other but iv heard that mixing spectrum doesnt help but I MAY B WRONG so dont take my word for it. im just throwin it out there...but ya get the highest wattage ones u can find at home depot i could only find 23 watt daylight bulbs i did find a high wattage 2700k bulb but im not flowering at this point in time so im not worried bout it yet. gl hf
 

SyNiK4L

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hmmm, ok...maybe ill head over to home depot tomorrow
you guys are talking 200w and 300w equiv right?
cause i remember seeing a 42w cfl at HD for like $13, i could only imagine how much a real 200-300w cfl would cost

and also on a side note...ud be suprised look them up online they are usually about 40-60 bucks for a 200 watter i dont think they make a 300 watter but im not sure
 

mmccrory

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thanks for all of the input guys, i really appreciate all the information i can get, as i am still new to all of this...i forgot to mention in my initial post that i am 9, now almost 10, days into flowering, and she got her first hairs on day 8. its not a big plant by any means, but its a learning experience to figure out what works best for me
 

R.Duke

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not to knock ya or anything. but i dont think mixing spectrums does any good...i mean certain light is for certain stages and i think that using 2700k bulbs during veg is pretty useless being that they dont need that kind of light...but i may be wrong...and no i meant a 200 watt...i was looking at the wrong price on that site. So i was thinking that he could get a 200 watt bulb for the amount i thought he was gonna pay for that other bulb...i dont talk equiv either..sorry for the confusion but ya goto home depot get urself a bunch of daylight bulbs. and use those for veg and then when ur ready to flower swap them out for warm or soft white. Thats my opinion i kno northwest does it a different way not saying one way is better than the other but iv heard that mixing spectrum doesnt help but I MAY B WRONG so dont take my word for it. im just throwin it out there...but ya get the highest wattage ones u can find at home depot i could only find 23 watt daylight bulbs i did find a high wattage 2700k bulb but im not flowering at this point in time so im not worried bout it yet. gl hf
Not to knock YOU or anything, but absolutely no harm can come from mixing the spectrum in the veg stage. The plant will process the light. I wouldn't TAKE OUT any 5-6000Ks in favor of lower spectrum bulbs, but supplementing can do nothing but help.

If I'm wrong will someone slap me and tell me so?
 

NorthWest69

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I agree, I don't think anybody is wrong in this situation. I definitely would use mostly 2700K for flowering except for maybe a 6700k 26 watt repti glow. For the flowering phase it's more important to try and do everything perfect. Yes, 2700 k is for flowering, and 6700k for veg, but I've never seen anything conclusive that you severly limit your yield by using the wrong light for the wrong phase. In fact I use 3000k and 2700k for veging, and my plants grow like little monster. I do this simply because it's not as easy to attain 67000k lights because they don't just carry them at my grocery stores. I know there lots of other people out there who veg with 2700k and who use a mixture of spectrums for flowering and get away with it just fine.
 

mmccrory

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so im thinking that im gonna add a 42w 2700k cfl, and if i can find a UVB bulb locally i will get it, but i dont wanna order it online(idk y, im just sketchy like that lol) but if i cant find it around town, ill probably just pick up a second 42watter...which would put me at like 192watts for one plant
 

mmccrory

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btw, i really appriciate everyones advice...im slowly building up everthing to do a second grow, but i cant start yet cause im going to be moving in about 2 months, hopefully my current plant will b done flowering(thats why i started flowering it when it was still kind of small)
 

lmn8r

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Most cheapo CFL's you buy at your local store will have a very limited spectrum. Usually two main color peaks. Regardless of whether or not they are 2700k, 6500k etc... No cheapo consumer fluorescent offers the colors plants really need. Plants will still use the light given off by these bulbs, just not as efficiently. What it always comes down to is price. Is it cheaper to load up on wal-mart bulbs and just go for raw power? Or is it cheaper to buy a specialty horticultural CFL, knowing the plants will have better absortion?

Mixing spectrums, if possible, provides slightly more red and blue from the miniscule amount fluorescents give out versus going with a single color temperature. Again, the main consideration seems to be price. If you can get more bulbs by sticking to a single color temperature then you are electing to go for the raw power method of lighting.

Nobody knows for sure which method works the best. My opinion is UVB bulbs are a yes for CFL growers. Generally CFL growers are at least semi-stealth, or limited by space. Closet grows, grow boxes are common place; UVB CFLs are reasonably priced, and are a good value when considering the overall quality of bud produced when supplemented by them.

You can get a reptile bulb at major pet store chains such as petsmart, petco, maybe a local shop may have it.
 

HighThai

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Good work on usin the uvb lamp. remember to not over expose them though. They are used mainly in flowering to increase potency. Good luck
 

SyNiK4L

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ya i hear yall ima try mixing spectrum next time...i thought it wouldnt help but now that all yall say it will and to see the looks of norths plants i believe tha kid....lol i think weve had some beef about opinions and i think norths been more right than i have lol....so good call north u deff got ur shit right and ima take ur word on what uve said and change my setup for this grow as well as next grow...thx for the info man and mmccrory let us know how it goes keep us upd8ed. gl man and have fun
 
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