So you got your hps now? Was gonna recommend a cheap one i found the other day on amazon. Im gonna upgrade to it since its mh/hps for like $125! Thats cheaper than a 4' 4bulb t5 light! Anyways, i grow outdoors, but i do start my seeds inside for about a month before i transplant them. btw heres the hps/mh combo if u didnt get one already Ipower ones are about the same price, not sure which ones are better though. The apollo doesnt look as cheap to me imho. Also, i skimmed the pages, but u were asking about cfls. From what i read (again i dont grow inside) people say u need 100 actual watts per plant. If not more. So that would be (3) 42watt bulbs per plant. Hope that helps ya some.
what is the best lamp to get in Kelvins for a veg stage plant? im not talking about having different types or mixed together but if only one to be used what should it be? 6500K, is that a actual blue light?
Yes i switch to HPS in the flower room. i have a 400 W bulb in a DIY cool tube. as for when i was using CFL i had 4 100 Watt 2700k bulbs in the flower room but that wanst nearly enough and those bulbs are 20$ so in retrospect for the 80$ dont waste the money just save up the extra 120$ and buy the HPS will double your yield easy. But those are some very good prices on the combo lamps!
you want 6500k for veg and 2700k for flower. The bulb will not be blue its self but it will give off a more white "blue spectrum" of light. If you are buying CFL they will be labeled " Daylight" bulbs. Flower is labeled "Soft White" this is the more "red spectrum"
I use a 400w appolo and it is great. I didnt go with ipower because it was the same as my setup but 30 dollars more. I felt like I would have been paying for the lower case i. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Do you have the combo like i linked but the 400w? Im thinking of getting a 600w to veg indoors next year starting in jan/feb, so they veg a few months indoors before going outside. Was just curious how it was. Heard/read great reviews on it.
Combo just like that but a 400 with a cool tube. It is Amazing to say the least. I'm thinking about picking up 2 600W for a flower room. Well worth the investment. Mine hasnt had a single problem yet. You can't dim it while its on and it takes a minute to boot up but I really don't mind that personally. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
My grow is in my sig and I have a couple pictures of my setup. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Awesome info <span>hemptation420 and many thanks.</span> Grow box is looking killer as well, would like to make something like that. Does it vent well enough to get all the heat out, or to let the heat escape?
No just the HPS. I use Florescent to veg still. Keeps heat down and works just as good from what ive seen / read. Thank you and no problem. Ive gotten lots of help from this forum so im willing to pass it on! The box vents very well. Keeps excellent temps. but the room its in gets a little warm THANK GOD for Central air. lol
You should be able to just buy the Meh bulb think they are like 17$ should you have the ballast that does both. Sry on tablet mh bulb is what meant to say stupid auto correct
Can you help me, wondering how your veg room is a blue light in one picture but another its white. talking about the pics on the first page. Can anyone tell me if this cfl is going to give a blue ish light or just plain white light http://www.ballastkit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=676_715_688_1056_1060_1168&products_id=1505 Shouldn't a veg room have a bluish color to it just like the bluish color found on the right side of your box?
That's 6500k, bluish for veg. 2700k is reddish for flower. Sent from my ADR6350 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
One pic your veg room is a blue light. In this pic, which is also the same veg room (according to the caption) the light appears to be white and not blue. Is there a reason for this?
In mine? Or the thread? Daylight 6500's are pretty whitish, they're not "blue", just more on the blue end of the light spectrum. Also the light may appear different in pictures because of the white balance setting of the camera. Like if it was on daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, etc. Sent from my ADR6350 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Ahh clarifying I edited some info into the last post lol Sent from my ADR6350 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Thanks for the tips. One last question if u can do u think the cfl's make good ones that i posted the link for... well u may not be able to open that link w/ phone/tablet. thanks for the clarification
I'm not sure on big ones, but the link says not for enclosed areas. Dunno what kind of grow area you got, but sounds like ventilation needs to be able to handle that beast. Sent from my ADR6350 using Grasscity Forum mobile app