12/12 from seed with which cfl?

General Kush

General Kush

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HEY everyone, I'm a new member to the site and was just wondering what lighting would be best for a seedling that will start with 12/12 from seed to harvest...I was wondering if I should use a 2700k cfl the whole way threw or a 5000k cfl, or any others that would be best for 12/12 from seedling.

Yes I know that I should do 18/6 (daylight 6500k) when vegging and then 12/12 (warm white, or soft white 2700k) while flowering but this is my first grow and I'm trying 12/12 as an experiment.

I have the money currently and have a decent setup...all i am waiting on is an answer so i can go to walmart and pick up the type of "K" bulb i need, whether it's 2700k or 5000k or 6500k....remember...im doing 12/12 from seedling to harvest so i wanna know which bulb would work best for the whole way threw.

thank you for all your help
-After watching pineapple express it made me think hey it seems easy...why can't i grow 1. so i spent about 2 days researching how to germ, veg, flower, harvest, and cure, and finally this point...

once i get the bulbs it's time to germinate...
TY again!
 
General Kush

General Kush

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MisterMicro said:
2700k but im sure theyd love the combo if you can afford it.
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thank you for the quick reply!
so you think 6500k cfl and a 2700k cfl will do good for just 1 plant for 12/12 cycle from seedling? and also should i keep both these on at the same time during its 12 hours of light?
 
General Kush

General Kush

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okay thanks alot for the replies guys big help...now i just gotta find 1 of the multi screw in fixtures for both bulbs.
 
MisterMicro

MisterMicro

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yeah depends on how many watts, if your using the 26 watters, shit id through a minimum of 8 on her personaly, but one is risking it if your going from seed. No wories if its a clone, but ya if your using the 85 and 105 watters than ya thatd be cool, one of each.
 
General Kush

General Kush

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well my plan was to get 1 40 watt daylight(6500k) cfl and 1 40 watt warm white or softwhite(2700k) cfl both on 1 plant, do you think this will work at all? when i say 40 watt i mean their equivalent to like 150-200 incandescent
 
MisterMicro

MisterMicro

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MOre the marrier but the rule of thumb is what .5g per watt IF your a good grower and IF you have a HPS light.
 
General Kush

General Kush

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yah so that comes out to like 40 grams? 2 bulbs that are 40 watt = 80 watts times .5 grams is 40 grams. I would be more then satisfied to get this much off of a first time grow that is using 12/12 cycle from seedling
 
MisterMicro

MisterMicro

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yeah, i shouldnt have raised your hopes that high. im not sure on the specs of CFL lighting, but for some reason i couldnt imagine more than an ounce with that get up.
 
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Purp...

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IMO you should get at least 2 more 26 watt lights but that's just me. Also how much you get in the end all depends on how you take care of your girls. I mean the right nutes, no stress, all that and more can help determine how much you will yeild. GL
 
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