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VictorVIcious
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One way you should be able to post pics, Go Advanced, scroll down to >Manage Attatchments> this will bring up a new Window> where you can >Browse and >Upload> Close this window and > Preview post, they show up as thumbnails in the bottom of the post> Submit Reply. VV
VictorVIcious
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well...ok, I am concerned about the 2 mh, does that mean you have 2 metal halides over these seedling? Hope not, thought I might see it in your pictures. They have special bulbs that are better for plants that will fit that fixture, aroung $8.00 a bulb at Menards, the t-12's and t-8's have the same pin pattern, they are interchangable.
The floro is enough for the babies for a few weeks.
My eyes are not that great, it does appear to me like you don't need to water the rockwool today. VV
The floro is enough for the babies for a few weeks.
My eyes are not that great, it does appear to me like you don't need to water the rockwool today. VV
VictorVIcious
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If you like you can upload more pix's in the same post, up to 20 I think now. After you uplaod the first 4 go back and browse and upload the next 4..... VV
VictorVIcious
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the MH will be fine after the first week or so, start with it about 18" above the plants and move it down a few inches each day, then start moving it back up as the plants grow up. If its air cooled, and it should be, you should be able to get it within 8" of the top of your plants without burning them. The floros can go right on top of these babies right now, less heat, same light getting to the plants, and cost less to operate. Iused to have a stand I used for vegging plants, I had 6 floro fixtures, 2 for each shelf, and I had 12 clones in 8" pots on each shelf, I think yo have enough vegging light. VV
kellie420
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day 2 moved 2 sprouts into veg room, they are in a humidity dome, temp is 78.8 humidity is 70%-75%+, they are under the 6 flourescents and 12'' underneath them. they are being fed have strenght of my nute solution.
(first one is Willie Nelson x SSH, socond is Magnum )
(first one is Willie Nelson x SSH, socond is Magnum )
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mared juwan
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Nice strains there. Here's a Magnum bud grown under CFLs but not by me. There's a whole journal here. https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/72889-cannacopias-chunky-cheese-magnum-envelope.html
VV is right - you won't need the MH for a week or two but how far away is the flouro from your plants? Looks like the sprouts are stretching a bit more than you want. And I'm wondering what kind of nutes you're using? Just curious. Anyway, good start. Keep us posted.
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VV is right - you won't need the MH for a week or two but how far away is the flouro from your plants? Looks like the sprouts are stretching a bit more than you want. And I'm wondering what kind of nutes you're using? Just curious. Anyway, good start. Keep us posted.
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mared juwan
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Yea flouro light is weaker at a distance compared to MH or HPS. That's okay because it is cooler in temperature so you can move it closer. I haven't used fluoro tube before but I use CFLs (the curly bulbs) all the time and try to keep them an avg of 2 inches away from the nearest leaf. The plants don't burn unless they are actually touching the bulb. With a 24" inch tube and young sprouts I would say go 6-8 inches. Just make sure there is a fan blowing the heat away from the plants.
mared juwan
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Sounds right. As I said I've never used a tube fluoro before but I've done lots of other things like 400 watt MH from seed with no problems. Good general rule is if you can hold your hand at a certain distance and not burn it then your plant can be at that distance too.
mared juwan
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And you want to keep the stretching to a minimum. A short bushy plant is much easier to deal with than tall stringy ones.