18/6 veg cycle, or 16/8 cycle?

[mattisreal420]

hey, i was wondering how big of a diffence would it be in growing in veg cycle in a 16/8 hr cycle, and a 18/6 cycle? due to heating problems i have to switch it to 16/8, and i was wondering if i would still get a pretty big yelid as i would ina 18/6? i have always just did 18/6 so i don`t know..Anyone who does, or has did a 16/8 cycle all the way though veg, please give me some insight here. any help would be greatly appriciated.

 

[sprhilton]

18/6 100%

one love

 

[northwoodsmoker]

i dont see why it would hurt but im not sure never did the 16/8 b4.. try it n find out.. ppl do all kinds of crazy light regiments..

 

[DaBeatGoezOn]

You should stick with 18/6 since it's the basic answer for all our light cycle needs. Also, I read somewhere than between 16/8, 18/6, 20/4, 24/0, 20/0 seemed to be the cycle of most beneifit. Read it a few months ago, sorry I can't get into more details with that!


Cheers

 

[To the DOME]

ive do 16/8...helps influence more females. so does lower temps and higher humidity

 

[eric.cartman]

what type of lights your using cuase if its cfl there supposed to be on 24/7

 

[MrJoshC]

what type of lights your using cuase if its cfl there supposed to be on 24/7

How does CFL light have a different affect than HID light on light cycle? To me that doesn't make sense.

On a side note, I also remember seeing a thread claiming 20/4 had the best yield, with 18/6 providing 88.5% of the results as 20/4. But not only can I not find it now, I also don't know how reliable their experiments were.

 

[mattisreal420]

i am useing a 1000 watt HPS.

 

[mattisreal420]

and the crops under the light are 1 month and half are only just a week or 2 old.

 

[nellyatcha]

hey, i was wondering how big of a diffence would it be in growing in veg cycle in a 16/8 hr cycle, and a 18/6 cycle? due to heating problems i have to switch it to 16/8, and i was wondering if i would still get a pretty big yelid as i would ina 18/6? i have always just did 18/6 so i don`t know..Anyone who does, or has did a 16/8 cycle all the way though veg, please give me some insight here. any help would be greatly appriciated.

veg for 18/6 if you can 24/0

 

[mattisreal420]

veg for 18/6 if you can 24/0

how would a 16/8 cycle do compared to a 18/6 cycle? only ever did 18/6. know if the yeild but be noticeable lower then if went with 18/6?? thats what really matters at the end right? the yeildage

 

[Steady1]

I have it in my bedroom so Its so hard 2 sleep with a glowing 600wt light in my face so I switched it up a little I did 17/7 wich sounds wierd but mad It must have worked cause I had an amazing turn out I am very new to this so not saying I am 100% right but it worked good

 

[FullDuplex]

ive do 16/8...helps influence more females. so does lower temps and higher humidity

you cant influence sex, if its genetically male you cant force it to be female. Now you can stress a plant and hermi it but your not going to make a male a female or influence a seed to change sex.......

 

[bgold420]

im doing a 16/8 veg ... my girls are looking lovely ... i did this by accident ... had a stoner moment when setting my timers... but they are growing great ... try it .... im on the start of my last week of veg and they are at about 14 inches tall

 

[killz]

i've been thinking about taking mine to 16/8 because that's what my peppers require to grow. I also want a high temp sativa strain that can withstand 85 degrees all day long. I love my weed, but growing peppers is a fucking a art!

 

[Week4@inCharge]

I know this thread is ancient...but, having just received a gifted Pulse One monitor, I noticed the Veg Template suggests 16 hour light cycle. Gonna try this out for a grow just to test the waters.

 

[jimihendrix1]

Ive been using 24/0 since the dawn of HID in 1978. I use less light schemes if I want to slow growth. I also start seeds and veg under a 1000w Hortilux HPS. So they get blasted from day one.