Under-Mi-Sensi
Active Member
Yo Peeps, I'm pretty Newb when it comes to growing indoors, and I have a few uncertainties about lighting. 
First off, I have some seedlings growing that I got from a Beautiful Female whom got knocked-up buy some Male Hooker [not my plants, I'm smarter than that]
(Bastard Male! I'm Heterosexual! [my grow philosophy]).
Then I germinated them (a couple were completely out of shell, with a 1" root in 3 Days! [I germinated them on my Theatre Systems 12" Subwoofer, playing music daily, as I still do, but they are no longer on the Sub]).
Then I Planted them in Organic Miracle Grow Soil.
Then I started lighting them with a cheap, wal-mart bought, 850 Lumen Compact Fluorescent (when I say cheap, I mean that the total cost for the light-bulb and a Snickers was $5.16).
It's all in a neat "Seedling-Start-Box" I built; for before The closet setup is ready. Plus It all has good airflow from a computer fan I set up. In addition, it has a shelf system for moving the plants to and from the light (I'll post Pics soon).
From my understanding, 850 Lumens is kinda weak?
But considering I initially started them (successfully) with a less-than-average size, 60-watt GE Reveal "full spectrum" Lamp Bulb (that isn't even Lumen Rated), there doing wickedly good for the weak start. Plus, they're Considerably Happier with the new bulb.
What amount of Lumens should I be shooting for?
What for, and when during growth should I use the 18on/6off, 12/12, light timing?
First off, I have some seedlings growing that I got from a Beautiful Female whom got knocked-up buy some Male Hooker [not my plants, I'm smarter than that]
(Bastard Male! I'm Heterosexual! [my grow philosophy]).
Then I germinated them (a couple were completely out of shell, with a 1" root in 3 Days! [I germinated them on my Theatre Systems 12" Subwoofer, playing music daily, as I still do, but they are no longer on the Sub]).
Then I Planted them in Organic Miracle Grow Soil.
Then I started lighting them with a cheap, wal-mart bought, 850 Lumen Compact Fluorescent (when I say cheap, I mean that the total cost for the light-bulb and a Snickers was $5.16).
It's all in a neat "Seedling-Start-Box" I built; for before The closet setup is ready. Plus It all has good airflow from a computer fan I set up. In addition, it has a shelf system for moving the plants to and from the light (I'll post Pics soon).
From my understanding, 850 Lumens is kinda weak?
But considering I initially started them (successfully) with a less-than-average size, 60-watt GE Reveal "full spectrum" Lamp Bulb (that isn't even Lumen Rated), there doing wickedly good for the weak start. Plus, they're Considerably Happier with the new bulb.
What amount of Lumens should I be shooting for?
What for, and when during growth should I use the 18on/6off, 12/12, light timing?
It has some Zinc, Magnese, and misc. others in it; it is leaf feed system, but I found a niffty use for it; By anding a minute amount to my Tap water with a Ph of 7.5, I can bring it to 6.5-7.0, for soil growing, and by making a bit stronger mixture, 5.0-5.5 which is recomened for hydroponics; I use about 6.8-7.0 mix for regular watering, and about 5.0-5.5 mix for leaf feed once a week.
