what kinds of flourescents for seedlings?

[ismokebomb]

what kinds, and how many of those kinds of flourescents should i get for optimal growth of seedlings before i put them under my HID? is there some kind of fixture that makes it more efficient?
+ rep for any advice it will be greatly appreciated!

 

[tom__420]

6500°K bulbs the brightest ones you can get
Either tubes or CFL's

 

[ismokebomb]

6500°K bulbs the brightest ones you can get
Either tubes or CFL's

thank you! are tubes or cfl's more efficient? and how many of which kind should i get for say 10 seedlings?
+ rep

 

[guitarzan420]

tubes are cheaper if you are only using for clones. i use 2 2tube 4' for my clones. get the plant bulbs for them

 

[tom__420]

http://htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=51907
I would use that light if you have the money, works great for veg

 

[FlynLow]

go with the u shaped Cfls.... its wise to go with 6500K but some say even in veg a full spectrum can be beneficial. my babies have a cool:warm ratio of 3:1

 

[guitarzan420]

he has an hid for veg/flower he needs something for clones only( if I read his post correctly, but I have been hittin the bong pretty hard tonight!!)

 

[ismokebomb]

http://htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=51907
I would use that light if you have the money, works great for veg

i would only be using it for seedlings until veg.. but would this be optimum? and should i use this for veg instead of a 1000w agrolite?

 

[tom__420]

he has an hid for veg/flower he needs something for clones only( if I read his post correctly, but I have been hittin the bong pretty hard tonight!!)

Lol he didn't even mention clones he said he needs a light for seedlings to get optimal growth

 

[guitarzan420]

clones,seedlings tomato,more tomatoes!!!lol!!! he's not vegging with them.

 

[ismokebomb]

he has an hid for veg/flower he needs something for clones only( if I read his post correctly, but I have been hittin the bong pretty hard tonight!!)

you are HIGHly correct haha but would this possibly be better for veg? or beginning of veg or something? or should i stick with HID for veg/flowering?

 

[tom__420]

I like to start my seedling under tubes, the HID is a little strong to start them out

 

[ismokebomb]

I like to start my seedling under tubes, the HID is a little strong to start them out

so how long would you recommend keeping them under tubes before switching to HID?

 

[tom__420]

one week should be good

 

[guitarzan420]

need good established roots to tranfer in to veg

 

[ismokebomb]

one week should be good

one week from sprouting?

 

[tom__420]

yeah a week or two and they should be an alright size

 

[ismokebomb]

yeah a week or two and they should be an alright size

thanks much!
problem solved

 

[ismokebomb]

wait lol so would that light be better than regular cheap tubes?

 

[tom__420]

Yes much much better they put out 5,000 lumens per tube, you cannot find any other tubes that put out that much light
t-5 HO is the best tube lighting