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okayy so i've been on this forum for years reading when i decided i need a baby girl to take care of. ;) soo im growing with 5 cfls for 2 plants in a small box that had 2 12" subwoofers in it before. im on 2 weeks tomorrow and already almost killed one. i water about every two days. 4 off the cfls are 23 w not sure what the 5th is. they look really small to me so can i please get some feed back?
 

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You need 6500k cfls for vegging, or in that range and 2700k for flowering, not sure what you have but just a tip!
 
Yea for 2 weeks those are very small. somthings killing your plant. What kinda soil is it in? what are the temps? and get cfls with a 6500k spectrum. Its alot better for veging
 
You should really check into what all is goin on there.. 1st should be the light's.. that needs to be adressed right away if you wanna save them babies. 2.d don't go on a set day for watering.. just check the soil and feel down.. when its dry , water.. you'll be watching them everyday anyways. Lol a fan for some flow in there would help too.. you need to do somemore reading and learn from others and their grows. It helps!
 
ya they definitely look a little small for 2 weeks. need to get even a cheap thermometer so you can monitor temps. and an exhaust fan would help a ton too i'm sure.
 
Yeah, your lights look like they're all 2700k, try getting some 6500k spectrum for vegging. You can tell which are 6500k just by reading the box, most bulbs have it printed somewhere on the box. Also, try to get your plants closer to the lights. After 1-2 inches cfls start to lose lumens. Use stacks of books to lift your plants if you need to.
 
Thank you everyone for your inputs!! Ill cover the clear plastic with tape, but I bought 4 75w equivalent 6,500k lights and they look more like daylight. I have good feelings about this now. There is an 8 in. intake fan and the 12" sub holes have exhaust ports I am using smart water :) and super thrive. I think they are going to take off!!
 
Thank you everyone for your inputs!! Ill cover the clear plastic with tape, but I bought 4 75w equivalent 6,500k lights and they look more like daylight. I have good feelings about this now. There is an 8 in. intake fan and the 12" sub holes have exhaust ports I am using smart water :) and super thrive. I think they are going to take off!!
 
75 is probably fine, they can with stand a little cold/hot at times, i've expereinced it already with mine haha
 
Like everyone else said get your self some of them 100w Equivelent 6500k CFL's I'd only use one 5 is kinda overkill. Plus I hope you have a better spot to grow because you are going to run out of room real quick unless you want to grow a dime bag's worth..

Plus I noticed your soil has wood chips or some crap in it that looks like crap you know they treat yard wood chips with arsenic and fire retardants. I'd dump that out and transplant them into some foxfarm or build yourself a small DWC hydro. I doubt they make it they look real sad, pale, hella burnt, and over watered
 
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