Help with my lighting and cycle

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Fijiwater

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Hey,
my seedling is starting to get its first leaves and i was wondering how many watts of light is ideal for my plant? i currently have 150w aprox. 8 inches above my plant.
is that sufficient for now? and should i be on 24/0, what should my hours be.
don't go posting acronyms for all this stuff please, i only know what a few things stand for
 
Jakabok Botch

Jakabok Botch

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150w of what exactly?? cfls? thats about bare minimum you want....u may even want to upgrade when it comes time to flower...



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Fijiwater

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box said compact reveal bulb 150 watts/1600lumens full spectrum so i figured that it gave the correct light since it said "full spectrum" but,
eh, you never know these days
 
kmksrh21

kmksrh21

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You want the bulb to be 6500k (kelvin) it should say on the box and yes 150w is enough for one plant, but more is always better...
 
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Fijiwater

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actual i assume, i will check, i mean this shit is bright as hell. i cant open the door without getting blinded by the light it puts off
 
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Fijiwater

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so im guessing i have 5k kelvin reading that guide, it says thats good for veg, but i need more like 2k-2600 for flowering. true?
 
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Fijiwater

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alright i have 2 cfl's i found. there both 10w it says on the side of the bulb, im guessing i should just stick with full spectrum since its 150?
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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No, Incandescent is bad, you don't wanna grow with it, it puts off more energy in the form of heat than light...If you'[re growing cheapy, get all CFL's, 23 actual watts or higher, I like the 26 and 42 watt bulbs...Also it's easier to identify the kelvin rating on CFL's, it's usually on the packaging somewhere...
 
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