PLZ help a noob woma with lights

smoker715 said:

ok guy n girls, ths is first post, and its cool i can actually post, didnt even know that..

well i am growing bagseed right now, i have six babie. right now i have them up a 50w LED panel with three cfls that are 23w daylight, as they are only 10 days.

i just ordered tonight a 150w HPS from htgsupply online, due to i have a small area..2feet by 2feet by 5ft 7in tall. so im thikn that should word out well for the space

it says it cover 9sq feet so thats plenty.

so my question is is that when i get my HPS light, do i need to sure cfls for supplenting lighting for the bottom of the stems or branches...

thx in avance.. all respons are welcom.. just be nice to this noob,k....

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keico said:

For your setup yes 150 HPS is enough for your grow area.

Yes I would keep the cfls because you are gonna need that blue spectrum for vegetative state.

You can grow the entire cycle with just HPS but I am no expert on this

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Geozander said:

Dunno if this will help! But Grolux and sunmaster hps bulbs have added blue in the spectrum for vegging. Only thing is, i am not sure if they make 150w versions. Anyway, best of luck with your grow.

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newb19547 said:

It also will depend on how you grow your plants (Topping, LST, etc.) If you LST, you won't need as much lighting from the sides.

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HAT TRICK STEVE said:

Well i dont know why htgsupply would tell you 150w is enough for 9 sq ft, cuz it is not,.... For 4 sq ft maybe,... I use 400hps in exactly 3ftsq closets and it works out to 5550 lumins per sq foot, which is adaquate,.. Optimal would be closer to 6500 to 7500 lumins per sq ft, which i could get with 600 watt hps, but then there would be heat issues,... Do some riu searches on lighting and youll begin to accumulate ideas, .... In your situation the best thing to do would be s.o.g./lolipopping where you get the plants a certian height for your grow space and when budding begins you shear off everything on the bottom 1/3 of the plant and just concentrate on top cola buds,....

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majek said:

150w will work fine for your grow area, just be sure to keep the plants as close to the light as possible without burning them

Edit: I use a 250w HPS from HTGsupply, I keep my plants about 8" away from the glass cover.

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majek said:

150w will work fine for your grow area, just be sure to keep the plants as close to the light as possible without burning them

Edit: I use a 250w HPS from HTGsupply, I keep my plants about 8" away from the glass cover.

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