would fluorescent tubes work?
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daddygreenfingers
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yes they will be mate i use them
DownOnWax
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I use Fluorescent tubes and they work great for me.
I have found that with tubes, it is crucial which type of bulb you use. I suggest getting GE Wide Spectrum Plant/ Aquarium bulbs. They are by far better than anything you can find at the hardware store.
Here are White Rhino Seeds at 3 Weeks under 6 -40 Watt GE Tubes:
I have found that with tubes, it is crucial which type of bulb you use. I suggest getting GE Wide Spectrum Plant/ Aquarium bulbs. They are by far better than anything you can find at the hardware store.
Here are White Rhino Seeds at 3 Weeks under 6 -40 Watt GE Tubes:
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daddygreenfingers
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4foot long 36 wats 8 strips 4+4
wyteberrywidow
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yes the floros will do good to veg your plants but to flower u want to pack on the hps.
DownOnWax
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Exactly, I don't use my fluoro's for anything but vegging.
I guess it is possible to go all the way through but results would not be as good as HPS.
daddygreenfingers
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that space 4+4 8 strips did the veg ok mate
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daddygreenfingers
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im going to get some t5 bulbs ther the best for veg
DownOnWax
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Ya I have a 250w hps I was just gonna use from seed to harvest but been looking around and seems fluorescents for veg is the best thing to do would their be a difference in quality if I just used the 250w the whole grow? also would it be good if I used my 250 as a supplement with the fluorescents when there vegging or their just better off with the fluorescents alone?
DownOnWax
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See if you want to use the 250 Watt then I would reccomend getting a MH conversion bulb.
Metal Halide are for vegging and High Pressure Sodium are good for flowering.
What you could do is have the fluorescents for vegging and the HPS for finishing. That way you could always have some plants in both stages of growing!
More harvesting BABY!
Metal Halide are for vegging and High Pressure Sodium are good for flowering.
What you could do is have the fluorescents for vegging and the HPS for finishing. That way you could always have some plants in both stages of growing!
More harvesting BABY!
justatoker
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not true..using floro for flowering can be done and it can give great results.
what I was planning
but was wondering if the hps would help it grow better if i didnt have enough floros for vegging
nickfury510
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how is his statement not true? he didnt say flouros wont work for flowering..he was just saying the best choice for flowering is an hps. which is true.
nickfury510
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i use my hps for vegging and it works just fine..these are at 2 weeks from clone. 
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wyteberrywidow
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I didnt say you cant use floros for flowering but hps would be more ideal besides using floros in flower u wont get near as much as a hps unless you are going over the hps wattage with floros.
wyteberrywidow
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thanks for clearing that up for me.some people just love to see there words typed on the screen b4 they read.
nickfury510
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i hear ya.....this site is full of people that have all the info but never grew sprout if you know what i mean
justatoker
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can u read dude? he didnt say that.. but im not gonna agrue. Just re read the damn post ? >
HE SAID >
"yes the floros will do good to veg your plants but to flower u want to pack on the hps. "
And I said great resuts can be had with floros in flower.