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Mgrowing

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Oh really? I thought it was 5.5. I have been using 5.5 this whole time. Did I already ruin them by using 5.5? And also I have 16 plants all that size and I have them under 2, 1000watt MH lights. Is that too much for them right now? Or perfectly fine?
 
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jsmoke420

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I wouldn't wait another week if you already have the room set up. You should be ok but may want to look into some LED lights cuz they don't run as hot, use less electricity and last about 50k hours. That's all I use and they are more expensive up front but way cheaper in the long run.
 
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Mgrowing

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The produce as much lumens? Can you use them for veg and flower? Also I assume they have different sizes. What would I need to cover 20 plants in a 4x5 area? Is it possible to show me a link to what I need. Sorry but I don't know anything about led lights. I only read everything on the MH and HPS. Thanks
 
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grow319

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Mgrowing said:
I heard the basically double in height during flowering stage. My room is 8 feet high so I was gonna veg unroll 3 1/2 feet to get 6-7 foot plant. Does that sound good?
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Yeah they usually do double sometimes even come close to trippling in size during flowering. but yeah that will probably work.
 
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Mgrowing

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photo 1.jpgphoto 2.jpgcan someone help? I dont know what is wrong. The one that has the end curling up I assumed nute burn so I flushed out the soil with plain water. not sure if that was right or not. Also the other one with ooping leaves I have no idea why that is happening. Can someone help me with figuring out why that happened?
 
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Mgrowing

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Also what size and what kind of Led lights would I need? like 2 500 watt or how are they sold? where is best place to buy them. Also do I use the same lights for veg and florwe or are they different like MH/HPS?
 
slim83

slim83

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you should bring your ph up 5.5 will work for soil but you wil start to lock out as the plants get bigger and need more food between 6.0 and 6.8 is were you want to be for soil 6.5 is ideal
 
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Mgrowing

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I have already switched the water and am using 6.5 ph now. Thank you for the help. What about my pictures? Can you tell me what is wrong and what I can do to save them?
 
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jsmoke420

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This light will cover a 6 x 4 area http://www.growlights4u.net/Illuminator-700-Watt-Super-Pro-Hybrid-LED-Grow-Lights and should be exactly what you need. Stay away from MH & HPS if your not used to them as they can burn your plants.
[h=3]Vegetation & Flowering[/h]
Model Light ​
Distance from Plants ​
Maximum Area ​
Light Footprint ​

700W
24" - 60"
63 sq. ft.
9' x 7'

[h=3]Fruiting (Heavy Yield)[/h]
Model Light ​
Distance from Plants ​
Maximum Area ​
Light Footprint ​

700W
10" - 18"
24 sq. ft.
6' x 4'
 
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Mgrowing

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Plants are doing great. I moved them into a grow tent and out of the room I built. Now I only need to use 1 1000watt light to cover. Also just put them in the 5 gal pots. Should have done it earlier. The roots were so compacted at bottom and sides. Like 1 inch thick of solid roots. They had no room. Now they have enough and the tent is awesome to work with. Should have used it from the start
 
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