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snorlax1175

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Okay so im going in the next few days to buy some bulbs for the rest of the growth stages of my plants, right now i have 1 60watt cfl per plant.. im wondering if i go to a 250 watt cfl (6500k) on each until flowering and then 2700k 13watt cfl, would this be an okay setup, and make them grow faster? i need opinions and such i wanna stick to cfls because theyre cheap and im broke lol
 
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also i just raised my plant that is in veg up to about 2 inches from the 60 watt cfl is this gonna be okay seeing as im on a 18 on 6 off cycle and then when i increase wattage lower them abit?
 
kiwipaulie

kiwipaulie

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snorlax1175 said:
Okay so im going in the next few days to buy some bulbs for the rest of the growth stages of my plants, right now i have 1 60watt cfl per plant.. im wondering if i go to a 250 watt cfl (6500k) on each until flowering and then 2700k 13watt cfl, would this be an okay setup, and make them grow faster? i need opinions and such i wanna stick to cfls because theyre cheap and im broke lol
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If your going to do CFL. Get some t5s or just don't expect big yields. :)
 
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snorlax1175

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kiwipaulie said:
If your going to do CFL. Get some t5s or just don't expect big yields. :)
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t5s will one take care of both of my plants and do i change it after it goes to flowering?also what wattage t5?
also i just raised my plant that is in veg up to about 2 inches from the 60 watt cfl is this gonna be okay seeing as im on a 18 on 6 off cycle and then when i increase wattage lower them abit?
 
kiwipaulie

kiwipaulie

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snorlax1175 said:
t5s will one take care of both of my plants and do i change it after it goes to flowering?also what wattage t5?
also i just raised my plant that is in veg up to about 2 inches from the 60 watt cfl is this gonna be okay seeing as im on a 18 on 6 off cycle and then when i increase wattage lower them abit?
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Depends on what size you go for. I don't use CFL at all. So I'm probably not the best person. Riddle has amazing success using them however.

Two inches is fine. I'll always recommend getting any light as close as you can so long as the temps are right.
 
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snorlax1175

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kiwipaulie said:
Depends on what size you go for. I don't use CFL at all. So I'm probably not the best person. Riddle has amazing success using them however.

Two inches is fine. I'll always recommend getting any light as close as you can so long as the temps are right.
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okay cool one more thing can you tell me what wattage t5 i should use like 6500k but wattage for veg and then i know 2700k for flower but also what wattage thats mainly what im confused on. lol
 
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kiwipaulie

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snorlax1175 said:
okay cool one more thing can you tell me what wattage t5 i should use like 6500k but wattage for veg and then i know 2700k for flower but also what wattage thats mainly what im confused on. lol
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Get the highest wattage ones you can :) at least 55w.
 
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Corso312

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Home depot, Lowe's or menards carry led tubes and fixtures...I'd buy led bulbs or tubes before T5 or cfl bulbs... Costco got good deals too .. Or...Ebay or Amazon ... Around 10$ a tube.. 18-20 watt tubes and over 100 lumens per wAtt..
 
Corso312

Corso312

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Lol...what state u in? ... I got an old 1k watt hood n ballast u can have. I'd recommend. Growing outdoors and under the Sun for free...buy some lights after u harvest n move some product.
 
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