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*Minor Update* So, I got impatient and "ghetto rigged" that ballast I have and a lamp socket to test it out.... and it worked great !!! Lamp fired up and got bright within a few seconds ! So for flowering I'll be keeping 5 CFL's @ 147W total, scrapping my 4' 2x F32t8 shop light, and adding 1x...

Just keep reading threads in the CFL section and try googling a bit on ""micro growing". Keep your lights 1-2" from your plants and go 12/12 from seed since you have such a small place. Also, look into LST and SCROG. This site gave me a huge first step into my grow and I hope to show off a great...

I'm about to redo my light arrangement if I can get my 150w HPS to work. Busy weekend though, so I might not know 'til Monday if I'll have it for this grow.

Yeah, she was a bit stretched in the beginning, but she's turning out nicely now. Only a few more days 'til I switch to 12/12 !!!

I'd say 3" from the 1st node. But she's about 10" wide all the way around now.

Day 28 Pics: Growth really seems to have taken off since I topped and the roots are getting nice and submerged in the water. When I topped 5 days ago... Now...

Thanks man. Money is tight, but like I said I may have lucked into a 150w HPS. If the light will work I will be adding it when I start to flower next week.

It's perlite covered on top by aquarium gravel. It's a 5 gallon DWC bubbler... so unless it's not bubbling quite enough I'm not sure what to do about that.

Well, here's my DWC grow. It's still only about a month in and with CFL's so far... but you'll see my ghetto homemade 5 gallon DWC bucket :) https://www.rollitup.org/cfl-growing/340630-under-100-1st-grow-5g.html#post4292284

Thanks for this tutorial man. I topped my plant about 4 days ago and am totally happy with the results I've seen so far. Before... After

32 - 42w are supposed to be the most efficient CFL's anyways. I'm growing with 2 x F32T8's 6500k, 2 x 32w 2700k CFL's, 1 x 42w 5000k CFL, 1 x 11w (lol, it's what I had lying there) 2700k U shaped CFL, and 1 x 15w 5000k R30 style CFL. This is my girl 27 days in. WW fem seed. You should check...

Day 27 Pics: Almost 4 weeks from seed and she's about 8 1/2" wide x 4 1/4" tall after topping at the second true node. Props to UB for the topping tutorial on here. I may have lucked into a 150w HPS, so my setup may be drastically altered by the time I start to flower. I've got a used...

Day 24 & 26 Pics: So, I chopped her 2 days ago above the 2nd true node. Now I have 4 main stems growing and I might start flowering Monday or Tuesday. Day 24: Day 26:

http://www.atlantalightbulbs.com/ecart/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=S0250-71C-211K http://cgi.ebay.com/ADVANCE-71A8271-001D-CORE-COIL-BALLAST-KIT-250W-HPS-/330447271743?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf031373f You'll need a little electrical know how to wire those bad boys up though.

Day 23 Pics: These are taken in the evening, so the plant is drooping like it usually does at this time of day/light schedule. I'm going to LST before topping her for a clone. Dont know if it's completly necessary, but Id like to get some more development in the lower branches before I split...

No sir, it won't. The socket is candelabra (small base) and the bulb is mogul (same base as HID lights). It would be like an Elephant trying to fuck a cat.

Been working just fine for me so far. I think the spectrum you want to go for is 5000-6500k for veg and 2700-3000k for flowering. Everything in between 3000 and 5000 seems to be less of a useful spectrum for the plant.

Day 22 Pics: I took these around 5-6 o' clock today, when the leaves are perked up more. Leaf tips are pointing down, which I'm pretty sure is a sign of stress... but I don't know what could be stressing the plant. All the variables have been the same, within reason, the whole grow so far...

Day 21 Pics: Mmmm, I love how even when it's still this small you can put your nose up close and breath in a little of MJ's fine perfume.

No prob man. Glad I could help.