Got me a bug light can i leave just that on for 24 hours??

So I've been having a problem with gnats. I talked to the local pest guy when he came to work to do a service. He gave me a "spare" bug light they had and said to put it next to my "spider plants" in a dark room for a day and it would pretty much take care of it for me (may take longer he said) I was wondering if it would be okay to leave only this light on for say 24 hours then resume my normal light schedule. I wasn't sure the effect it will have on the plants. My plants are about 6 weeks old and still in the veg stage. I have had them on a 18/6 schedule. Let me know your thoughts I know I can't leave this on during the "dark" hours can I?? it is 2 black lights but still dont' think it's okay during "dark" Thanks
if your wondering where all my bulbs went they just got washed with insect soap

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Damn thats a f n crazy ass light set up you got there bro hehehe,as long as your in veg stage your fine,Veg cycle can be 18/6,20/4,or 24/7 so that light will be fine on in the dark period.

jcdws602 said:

Damn thats a f n crazy ass light set up you got there bro hehehe,as long as your in veg stage your fine,Veg cycle can be 18/6,20/4,or 24/7 so that light will be fine on in the dark period.

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Crazy ass like you like it or like it's lame??? The bug light is sweet I think. Alright well that's good to know I wasn't sure if I could leave that on or not. It seems to give off a little "moon light" so I figured it maybe fine. Feel free to check out my album all kinds of pics of the grow and setup in there. Thanks again man

Not lame just krazy looking,aint nothing wrong with improvising.You only have to worry in the flowering cycle during the dark period.

jcdws602 said:

Not lame just krazy looking,aint nothing wrong with improvising.You only have to worry in the flowering cycle during the dark period.

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Hey man Home Depot can be a guy's best friend. I have used clamp lights for the most part but think that I will end up getting some T8's and using a few less cfl's draped all over the place. I'm not worried about flowering, I figure by then I will thin down to a few less plants and can easily add additional lighting. The closet will be fairly easy to keep dark at night. I am going to change the venting slightly to allow no light to go through. The case is made of solid wood and should be fine.

growtosmoke said:

Hey man Home Depot can be a guy's best friend. I have used clamp lights for the most part but think that I will end up getting some T8's and using a few less cfl's draped all over the place. I'm not worried about flowering, I figure by then I will thin down to a few less plants and can easily add additional lighting. The closet will be fairly easy to keep dark at night. I am going to change the venting slightly to allow no light to go through. The case is made of solid wood and should be fine.

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I use nothing but t8 from wal mart for my veg room,the fixture is a little cheaper than the ones at home depot.I have bought many things for growing at home depot and walmart.What do you have for smell??

jcdws602 said:

I use nothing but t8 from wal mart for my veg room,the fixture is a little cheaper than the ones at home depot.I have bought many things for growing at home depot and walmart.What do you have for smell??

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Well it smells like weed lol I'm not sure what you meant I don't worry about the smell it is in a large house owned by my family so I have no concern for that.

growtosmoke said:

Well it smells like weed lol I'm not sure what you meant I don't worry about the smell it is in a large house owned by my family so I have no concern for that.

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Wait till like the 4-6 week of flowering the smell is overpowering depending on strain of course,I have my own house also but I don't like no one that comes over to know what I dnly a few choice people know what I do.Well just in case you need to take care of odor there are cheap do it yourself carbon filters you can make,just let me know I know a cheap dyi method.

sweet will do, I may need to do something but I have few guests.....Just me and my g/f.........I may take you up on that dyi carbon filter some time though thanks man

No prob hit me up

alright well I've left this "bug light" on for the last few nights with limited luck looking at this here yellow glue strip I see about 6 bugs not the effectivness that I was hoping it would have. I believe the real problem lies in the soil......back to the drawing board

growtosmoke said:

alright well I've left this "bug light" on for the last few nights with limited luck looking at this here yellow glue strip I see about 6 bugs not the effectivness that I was hoping it would have. I believe the real problem lies in the soil......back to the drawing board

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That is one of the main reasons I stay away from soil.

yea mixin a lil vinegar with water and pouring it over the plant and on soil soaking it worked for me...let it dry and then rinse it off with water...couple tbl spooons of vin per gal of water

gnats are pretty much gone...........sprayed with ortho again today and have left the bug light on at all times (even during "dark") I think I will start flowering as soon as I know that they are gone........