when to switch from fluoro to hps

big-j · #1 (**permalink**) 10-04-2005, 03:43 AM

hi folks this my first grow. my growing cuboard is 3 ft by 3ft and nearly 8ft tall. i have a tower fan blowing on my babies and an extractor fan venting into my loft which isnt on yet this and a vent in the bottom of the door gives a good flow of air .i have 2 big bud seedlings at 2.5 inches for 3 days old the temp in the cuboard is 70 .when should i switch to my 400watt hps from my 18 watt fluoro iam growing in a soil mixture

420 Shade · #2 (**permalink**) 10-04-2005, 03:46 AM

some people just go ahead and put the hps on them, some will leave the flo's for 2 weeks or so.. if u decide to add the hps, just make sure it won't burn your plants by been to close.... also get a temp checker so u will always know if is to hot for your plants..

DutchMaster23 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-04-2005, 03:52 AM

i started out wit my fluors for liek 2 weeks till my hps came in. Then i just put the pots at the bottom of my closet n hung the light down to about the middle of my closet and ever since then they've been growing
! my current temp is about 86 n it seems to stay steady there!

big-j · #4 (**permalink**) 10-04-2005, 03:53 AM

thanks 420 shade . i was thinking of giving them the two weeks . no what you mean about the heat did a dry run this is how the extractor fan came about he he

big-j · #5 (**permalink**) 10-04-2005, 03:55 AM

hi dutch master sounds good to me hows the grow going

DutchMaster23 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-04-2005, 04:27 AM

good so far.

thats just a start i have seeds germinating n ill have up to like 5 more plants

big-j · #7 (**permalink**) 10-04-2005, 03:52 PM

sorry i didn,t reply last night it was early morning here and i went to bed. woke this morning to find another 2 big buds growing 4 out of 4 for my first attemped .got another fluoro for the other 2. i will be very happy if mine look as good as yours. i will change to hps a week on sunday by then i hope they will be strong enough for it

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#1 (permalink) 10-04-2005, 03:43 AM
big-j big-j Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: earth Posts: 20	when to switch from fluoro to hps hi folks this my first grow. my growing cuboard is 3 ft by 3ft and nearly 8ft tall. i have a tower fan blowing on my babies and an extractor fan venting into my loft which isnt on yet this and a vent in the bottom of the door gives a good flow of air .i have 2 big bud seedlings at 2.5 inches for 3 days old the temp in the cuboard is 70 .when should i switch to my 400watt hps from my 18 watt fluoro iam growing in a soil mixture

#2 (permalink) 10-04-2005, 03:46 AM
420 Shade Lovein My S13, S14!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Land Off Heartless... Posts: 2,082	some people just go ahead and put the hps on them, some will leave the flo's for 2 weeks or so.. if u decide to add the hps, just make sure it won't burn your plants by been to close.... also get a temp checker so u will always know if is to hot for your plants.. __________________ <a href="http://www.GraffitiGen.com/"><img src="http://www.GraffitiGen.com/created/15394580.gif" border="0" alt="http://www.GraffitiGen.com/ - Graffiti Creator"></a>

#3 (permalink) 10-04-2005, 03:52 AM
DutchMaster23 $ HiGh RyDeR $ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NY NY Posts: 103	i started out wit my fluors for liek 2 weeks till my hps came in. Then i just put the pots at the bottom of my closet n hung the light down to about the middle of my closet and ever since then they've been growing ! my current temp is about 86 n it seems to stay steady there! __________________ HiGh RyDerS BuRn YoUR DuTcH'$

#4 (permalink) 10-04-2005, 03:53 AM
big-j big-j Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: earth Posts: 20	thanks 420 shade . i was thinking of giving them the two weeks . no what you mean about the heat did a dry run this is how the extractor fan came about he he

#5 (permalink) 10-04-2005, 03:55 AM
big-j big-j Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: earth Posts: 20	hi dutch master sounds good to me hows the grow going

#6 (permalink) 10-04-2005, 04:27 AM
DutchMaster23 $ HiGh RyDeR $ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NY NY Posts: 103	good so far. thats just a start i have seeds germinating n ill have up to like 5 more plants __________________ HiGh RyDerS BuRn YoUR DuTcH'$

#7 (permalink) 10-04-2005, 03:52 PM
big-j big-j Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: earth Posts: 20	sorry i didn,t reply last night it was early morning here and i went to bed. woke this morning to find another 2 big buds growing 4 out of 4 for my first attemped .got another fluoro for the other 2. i will be very happy if mine look as good as yours. i will change to hps a week on sunday by then i hope they will be strong enough for it

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