Question about Autos im a noobie

sevendouce

sevendouce

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Im growing a Auto Diesel Ryder and its starting to preflower should i change the light regiment to 18/6 or a 20/4 rather then a 24/0 which is what it has been since seed
 
Indoor Sun King

Indoor Sun King

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you can run whatever you like with auto's...personally I run 20/4 just because I believe the plants performs better with some dark time
 
greenlikemoney

greenlikemoney

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Most people that I know who grow autos just grow them in the veg room under 18/6 but you can use whatever photoperiod you like.
 
sevendouce

sevendouce

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I have it at roughly 16 in. Seems fine for heat. Just not sure if I am giving enough lummens. I have the 1 400 HP's and on each side I have 2 23watt 2700k CFLs so plant is getting pretty much full coverage I think anyways
 
Just paranoid

Just paranoid

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ive ran autos with every lighting times. best results i got was from 24 hour lighting but giving some dark hours wouldnt hurt it.
 
budfarmer420

budfarmer420

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I run mine 18/6 because of the light bill.BTW, you really dont need the side lighting with the 400 watt for only one plant.
 
sevendouce

sevendouce

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Really ?, sweet i will remove those. Just figured it couldn't hurt the lower canopy. So how far should be hps be
 
bullwinkle60

bullwinkle60

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About 12 to 18 inches. That's what i did when I grew with CFL's time wise I've grown 24/7 and 20/4 and got more bud with the 20/4 schedule. But for first 3 weeks its 24/7.
 
Just paranoid

Just paranoid

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i was running cfls when i went with 24 hour light. a 400 hps doesnt need to be on all the time tho. you should get good results from 18/6
 
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