right after i germinate my seeds can they go under my hps its a 1kw watt???
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Derrickb16
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a 1000watt hps is to powerful for seedlings let alone sprouts get some cfl's or a tube fluorescent whats it call i think T15 or something
I've grown (just like in nature) in full sun a 1000 watt HPS is no stronger than sunlight. It's a huge waste of electricity which in most cases is generated by a greenhouse gas producing powerplant.
GreenSeedless
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nay, get something else 2 or 3 cfl will do the job for around a week and a half then you can maybe do it i do it with 400mh , i use a lil cloning fluorescent
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GreenSeedless
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it will work! nice (never tried but good knowing seedlings light tolerance)I've grown (just like in nature) in full sun a 1000 watt HPS is no stronger than sunlight. It's a huge waste of electricity which in most cases is generated by a greenhouse gas producing powerplant.
but you forgot to post the key words "highly unrecommended and unnecessary " btw lol but im sure he gets the point
biffchicken
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I've always used my HID lights to germinate seeds in my veg room. You just have to keep the lights quite far away from the plants. Mind you, I've used a 400w and a 250w, don't own a 1000w. I usually keep the lamp at least 2 feet from them and then lower it slowly and see how they take it. My temps are around 75 - 85. And I always keep my 400w at least 8 inches away from my vegging/flowering plants.
I hope so, I almost didn't upload at all, sickens me to think of all the billions of watts going to waste because we can't grow outside.
CSI Stickyicky
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You can do it, if you keep it several feet from the light, but it's a huge waste of electricity (which means money). I'd get a flouro tube or a CFL for the seedling stage, and only use the 1000W when you can really utilize all that light, like when the plants are larger.
