5000k full spectrum- useless?
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Tomogchi
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Hell no its not useless..
While its not a 6500k or a 2700k bulb, the plant can deffinetely make use of that. You may want to add a 2700k and a 6500k bulb just so it gets all the spectrum, but that bulb will deff help.
just out of curiosity, how much did you pay for it??
While its not a 6500k or a 2700k bulb, the plant can deffinetely make use of that. You may want to add a 2700k and a 6500k bulb just so it gets all the spectrum, but that bulb will deff help.
just out of curiosity, how much did you pay for it??
Rodriguez
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So adding a 2700K to a setup with a 6500K would help in veg stage? I thought 2700K was only required for flowering?
I already have a 6500K (just using the one CFL at the moment) but I'm getting more CFLs soon. I will need a 2700K for flowering anyway, but should I add it to 6500Ks when its still vegging?.
Also is 6500K needed at all for flowering or just use 2700K? Thanks.
It would help keep it warm if it was cold.
No, it's a waste of electricity. See chart below:
https://www.rollitup.org/attachments/cfl-growing/240662d1226605588-5000k-vs-6500k-hortgraph2.gif
shit. might as well get my money back from that one, and just get that 20 dollar hps. the 85 watt cfl cost me like 36 $ including shipping. called the company today, and they told me the bulb already shipped, so now i have to ship it back and they charge a 35% restocking fee....
sorry, well at least you can send it back. Yep those $20 HPS look like they're going to be the newbie grow light of choice. Look on the bright side all the extra weed you'll get will more than pay for your restocking fee. I've got 4100 K & 3500 K bulbs I tried growing with before I found that chart. The difference in growth with 6500 K was shocking.
You talking about the ones from places like Lowes? I saw some hps there, but where do you get a cheap (but safe) ballast for them?
NO that was a complete light with a weird fixture, they're long gone now, they died out on people prematurely too, a "too good to be true" deal
Best hardware store HPS is a outside security light 150 watts minimum. ou just splice a power cord onto them, take the glass off (optional) and hang 'em up (that's the trickiy part)