hello, i am growing two cannabis plants indoors. i have a small aquaponics system setup. i am somewhat new to growing hydroponically, ive been doing plenty of research to get good results, i have had some experience in the past with outdoor plants. My question is how many watts/lumens does one individual plant need for veg and flowering stages? I am currently using one daylight cfl that uses 23 watts but replaces 100w and is of 5000k, on the cool side. is that good enough for just two plants on the veg cycle. i also bought some cfls of 23 watt usage and 100w replacement of 2100k, on the warm side. would that be good enough for the flowering stage? ive read that daylight is good for veg and soft-white is good for flowering but im not quite sure. would i expect a good yield using one cfl. im also not expecting something huge. My girl scout cookies and sunset sherbet are clones. they have been under the 5000k cfl for about a week. i would like to switch to flowering in 3 more weeks. my clones are looking very green, with very little deficiencies. one had a magneisum deficiency the day i got her but ever since i transferred them to my system i have not notice any other deficiencies. i also trimmed down the leaves that were affected by the deficiency. i am using a goldfish to provide the fertilizer and im doing my best to keep pH levels as low as 6.0-6.5, and water temperatures around 75F. im just having a hard time figuring out what lighting is good for veg and flowering and how many watts or K i should use. at the same time i do not expect a huge tree. i would like something thatll produce a good decent yield.
how many watts/lumens/K is good for just two clones
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Rolla J
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5000k-6500k for veg
2700k-3200k for flower
More cfls the better
Im using 3 65w 300w eq 6500k cfls, but also have 4x 17w 6500k fluoros for supplement lighting as well as 6 2foot blurple led strips for supplement lighting as well. Im using about 260 real watts for 3 plants right now. U can mix n match the cfls for more of a full spectum. If in veg for example could do 3 6500k and 1 2700k and in flower 3 2700k to 1 6500k.. Thats some knowledge i picked up. But in veg im using 6500k all the way til i switch to flower
2700k-3200k for flower
More cfls the better
Im using 3 65w 300w eq 6500k cfls, but also have 4x 17w 6500k fluoros for supplement lighting as well as 6 2foot blurple led strips for supplement lighting as well. Im using about 260 real watts for 3 plants right now. U can mix n match the cfls for more of a full spectum. If in veg for example could do 3 6500k and 1 2700k and in flower 3 2700k to 1 6500k.. Thats some knowledge i picked up. But in veg im using 6500k all the way til i switch to flower