lighting ok?

jimmym357

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Its about 2 months old foot tall just topped i had 3 100w 1600 lumens 5600k cfls hanging on top 18/6 its whole veg stage. I topped today so i went and got 3 more of the same lights cause i figured its going to need more light for when it gets bushy. Im also going to start flowering in 2 weeks or so. So i figured is going to need more light for the bud sites too. What do u think?
 

Bakatare666

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Pics so we can help.:mrgreen:
Sounds OK for now, but would be better if we could see it.
My last plant, I vegged and even went a couple months into flower with only 98w of mixed 5000k and 2700k CFL.
 

jimmym357

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Ok so i should mix the lighting i thought it was one one setting for veg stage, and on le setting for flowering.
 

Bakatare666

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Ok so i should mix the lighting i thought it was one one setting for veg stage, and on le setting for flowering.
For CFL's, it's kinda different......
What I do, is use the majority of the higher spec. for veg, like a 60/40 ratio if not more-like 70/30 of 5000k and 2700k, but when I flip to flower, instead of taking out the 5000k vegging bulbs and replacing with 2700k's, I just add more 2700k's.
My theory-'Why take out useful light if you don't have to?'
 

jimmym357

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Tru tru can u see the pics this time? I didnt know that!? All my lights have been the same since day 1 5600k and im only vegging for 2 more weeks then start flowering. I have 6 lights in total and not adding more! So should i replace 4 of the 5600k with 2700k or convert all to 2700k?
 

millie

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Tru tru can u see the pics this time? I didnt know that!? All my lights have been the same since day 1 5600k and im only vegging for 2 more weeks then start flowering. I have 6 lights in total and not adding more! So should i replace 4 of the 5600k with 2700k or convert all to 2700k?
A lot of people including myself have a mixed spectrum aka half half for the whole grow. Converting 4 would be absolutely fine but so would converting all of them. It's up to you...
 

jimmym357

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Ya i figured since we try to imitate nature durning the spring going into summer will be more like 5600k and in fall the spec turns more like 2700k.
 

WeeGogs

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forget the lumens you have a plant under six candles burning 600w between them just buy a 600w dual spectrum that will do the whole job from start to finish if you are in the uk here is a complete set up ridiculously cheap.

600w complete economy kit.

http://www.grotec.co.uk/Lighting
 
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