12/12 from seed switch to 24/7 of light after 2 weeks

pablo3264

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ive been growing from 12/12 from seed for about 2 and a half weeks now and im not happy with the results i am getting, its still in vegative mode of course. im using 4 cfl's to grow my 2 plants, i am growing small time, i got 2 UVB bulbs 26watts each zoo med bulbs for reptiles the 5.0 ones....one 42 watt cfl and a 15w self ballasted bulb that gets real bright, since 12/12 from seed into the 2 and a half weeks ive only gotten small little plants about 3 inches tall each which sucks cuz i wouldve expected at least a little bigger.

so i thought why not just veg for about 2 months and then switch to 12/12 to bud and get wayy better results, anyways im rambling on....kinda high lol. but wat wuld happen if i switched to 24/7 right now, wuld it put my plants into some shock?

also im using grow big right now so if i were to switch to 24/7 wuld i still use grow big every week till i induce flowering??
 

Luger187

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doesnt seem like enough light. what kind of light is that 15w self ballasted one? r u usin nutes? what kind of soil?
 

pablo3264

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sorry yea thats wat i mean lol 24/0. Its a 15w light from lights of america says self ballasted on it, Im only using Grow Big from Fox Farms to veg. And ExpertGardeners potting soil, i know this soil sucks but i think my main issue here are the weak amount of lighting, im switching 2 bulbs today for higher wattages another 42 watt and a 26 watt for that 15w. and im going to get 2 32 watt cfls to switch out the rest later they give 1800 lumens each 2400 each for the 42watt bulbs so id be making 8400 lumens total which would be decent for 2 plants?
 

tamjam69

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yes just switch to 24/0 and they will be fine, 8 weeks veg is overkill as you will end up with over 5ft plants, i have found that with 6 weeks veg you get 4ft plants well all depends on how bigger wattage light you have

lol just spotted your using cfl's, nothing wrong with that but i wouldnt veg for any more then 3 weeks as you would need alot of cfl's to cover 8 week vegd plants
 

pablo3264

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cool thanks for the info, still kinda new to growing and only option i have right now for lighting are cfls lol. but ill follow ur advice.
 
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