CFL 6x3 Grow.

What up RIU. I have two plants, about a week old, so I guess they are still seedlings. I pulled them both from the humidity dome when they broke ground, and kept them under a 20w florescent tube and they did great under that. Once the oldest started getting its second pair of foliage leafs I moved it under CFL's equaling to 32000 lumens, and ever since one of the leaf tips have begun to turn brown. Should I move it back to the 20w grow light for a few more weeks? I still have one under it, and it seems to be doing just fine. To sum this up, when is it acceptable to move it to vegging light?


This is the one under the CFLS with the brown spot.


20 hours later still progressing after I raised the lights.


Here is the youngster under the 20w


And again 20 hours later..

So not only is there a browning spot, but its also stunted in growth. The answer is apparent, to much light to soon, but the question is, when isn't it? TIA .. Happy growing.

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well at this stage dont put the lights close,i say about 6 inches maybe or 10. Dont give it any food cuz u can kill em. what soil is are u using

how close were your CFLs? I keep the lights basicly an inch-inch and a half from the sprout at that age. That leaf tip doesent look like a burn from lights to me.

I'm using sta-green soil, and I was keeping the lights about 3''-5'' away.

So, how do they look today?

What the fuck?... Alright here's what to do...
Switch to the 1 bulb keep it 2-3 inches away, you may have to move it daily to keep the plant from touching it. You may switch to the bigger light when the plant is about 2 weeks old.

This is how they look today, and a shot of my grow room.