I have 2 26 watt cfl's and 4 27 watt cfl's all in the daylight spectrum in a 18 gal rubbermaid lined with reflective material with one fan bringing in fresh air on the bottom and on opposite side top I have a elbow pipe for hot air to escape I currently hair 1 seedling in there gonna add 5 more tonight will this b enough light to get through veg period only bag seeds from good shit unknown strain
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malbulja
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Dude that's plenty. Here's a 2 week old seedling lighted with just just 2 20w Daylight CFLs.
malbulja
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Thanks. Yea, the fan leaves are all burnt up because I keep the lights so close that they grow into the lights in a matter of hours. But hey, a few minor light burns are no big deal to get amazing growth!
That growth is from (2) 20w 6500K CFLs in a 5'X2' closet with a automobile windshield light reflector bouncing all the light back to the plant.
Sounds like a good setup man. Where did you pickup those 47w bulbs?
malbulja
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I don't have any 47w bulbs. During veg I started with (2) 20w bulbs and a few days before flowering I increased to (4) 20w bulbs. When I started flowering I moved to (6) 26w 2700K bulbs. All from Home Depot.
homegrwn
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in a small enough space you can use a single cfl for two -four plants... Dont get it twisted youll need way more light at flowering to get any kind of good results... In a 21 gallon rubber made I had seven plants vegging with 4 27 watt daylight CFL... and bro not to dig but I find it hard to believe in all my grows that the plant pictured above is 2 weeks from sprout and if so what strain is it... Ive been growing a long time and thats alot of nodes for two weeks into growth... And a seedling is a vegging plant at its first node... Just my opinion.. be careful who you listen to on this forum some people talk out there ass its human!
malbulja
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I don't really care what you believe or don't believe, take a look at my journal (in my signature) and yes, that is a 2 week old seedling (16 days) from sprout and I have every single day of its life documented. Its an AK47 with a few CFLs in Miracle Grow potting soil.
And yes, definitely be careful about listening to people on this site, many don't know their ass from a hole in the wall.
malbulja
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It's only one plant in an old kitty litter bucket and its AK47. To the haters, today is day 18 from sprout and attached is today's photo. I'm only updating my journal now once or twice a week instead of every day like I was.
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malbulja
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Yes its AK47 and its not as big as it looks in the photos. Today its 6 inches high and its canopy is 14 inches across.
malbulja
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+rep. Thanks for showing respect.