First CFL Grow and I NEED HELP!! Any guidance appreciated!!!

caligrowe47

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So this is my second grow indoors. I have 3 plants. Platinum Bubba Kush is 11.5 inches and the 2 Tahoe Thunders are 9.5 inches tall. I feed them a mixture of synzim, super thrive, 1/2 strength miracle grow nitrogen advance for the nitrogen an I use sensi grow for my base. I have 2 100 watt energy safe cfls hanging at different angles surrounding the plant from above. Then hanging directly from the top I have a 2 250 watt bright white bulb that says up to 4000 lumens but average 3350. I also have a 36 inch fluorescent 17 watt fish tank light on the bottom of the tent facing up to get the underside. I wanted to know how this is a far nutrients and do I need more lighting? Any help or recommendations would greatly help! Btw it is in a grow box that's 3 ft wide and is 5ft tall. I have Mylar covering the inside and I have 2 oscillating 6 inch fans blow to keep them cool.




P.S - I have attached pics below
any help and guidance would be greatly appreciated thanks!
 

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SunnyJim

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Are those actual watts, or equivalent? They look small to be 2 x 100 watters and 2 x 250 watters. I think you need three times the amount of light you currently have in order for those three plants to produce decent flowers.

What kind of mylar is that? It sort of looks like aluminium foil.
 

homegrwn

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first remove the incandescent bulbs they add heat and low lumens. I would add the 42 watt cfl maybe two. You have to remember that cutting down the square footage to 1 or 2 will help your grow however you will need space for flowering growth which can be three times the size at finish. In order to chunk up the buds you just keep a couple veg bulbs running with your flowering cfl.
Fluffy popcorn nugs come from week spectrum and low penetration.
You are going to want to use mj specific bloom nutes amazon.com has good prices. All in all your doing fine. Keep the cfl on a 45 degree angle the best you can and keep them close but not touching. Done count out a low watt hps or LED. They make them mini now for stealthy grows.
 

SunnyJim

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I still don't understand exactly what lighting you're using. Forget about 'equivalent' watt values. They're absolutely meaningless. List the actual watts you're using, and the spectrum of each bulb.
 
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