how far away should i keep my CFL bulbs?

mr.man

mr.man

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:wall:ok i have 3 (13) watt CFL lightbulbs (getting ready to upgrade to 20's or 42's if i have a 20 watt how far away should i keep the light? my 13 watts are 9 inches and 11 inches away. (i think they are too far away but my plants still seem to like it i dont want them to burn) how fat should i keep a 42 watt bulb away? can somone list the watts and how far away for each bulb :wall:
 
cheetah2007

cheetah2007

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9 inches?!?!?! you nuts.....the plants will strech like ivy or somefin!!!!!!!!!!! you should keep them 2" far @ most man!!!
 
mr.man

mr.man

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well theres also sunlight in the room and this plant is 72 days old but i do have a seedling
 
Mitsu racerX

Mitsu racerX

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13 watt you can go close 1 to 2 inches...when you upgrade go to about 2.5 to 3 if ya got good air flow..

Hope this helps I raise and lower line at will...
 
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mr.man

mr.man

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ok, im going to move the lights closer, i have a box fan thats about a foot high running, i just wanted to be sure
 
Mitsu racerX

Mitsu racerX

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72 days and not into flower yet?? Why not I clone and veg for 2.5 months and flower for 6 weeks(like it 60/40) ....
 
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Mitsu racerX

Mitsu racerX

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Give that bad boy some more light. I just got done cutting down a Indica..18 inches tall and produced 1.25 oz of good sweet smoke...Got 2 hybrid clones in flower as we speak got 1 week left of those then have 2 more behind that(2.5 weeks left)...


Cheetah have to disagree with ur SIG....I just use bagseed and get awesome weed....HAHAHAHA Peace man
 
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Mitsu racerX

Mitsu racerX

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No the buds got big as hell and smelt fruity.....It will grow but not like Sativa...BRB let me get some pics
My lil grow
 
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sweet jake

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i have 1 75 watt cfl and 1 50 watt, how far away should i keep them from the plant which is just a sproutling. (2 weeks)
 
Mitsu racerX

Mitsu racerX

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rushbuds said:
your lights can go closer then that
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to tell ya the truth with the reflective material my lights are as close as they need to be. the closet was wraped in the reflective material. The way the shots taken it looks farther apart then hey appear.:bigjoint:
 
mr.man

mr.man

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You guys wanna know how that plant turned out last year? 30 inches tall, 5 inch buds on the sidesand they were about 2 inches fat only lasted me 2-3 weeks though, plus i smoked the leaves for like a week. on a REALY REALY shitty set up, 14 buds on it. now i have 2 seedling in a good grow room in my closet:bigjoint:
 
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