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 blueberry D
 
Registered: 04/22/08
Posts: 731
Loc: michigan
Last seen: 1 month, 5 days
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 stretching? 
#247570 - 07/09/09 05:37 AM (15 years, 8 months ago) |
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I have a question about how much light should be used to stop stretching because I have two 15 watt 1200 lumen per bulb, for some reason they are still stretching they are a week old and have stretched dramatically any help or advice would be much appreciated.
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 Harry_Ba11sach
cannoisseur
Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 11,753
Loc: Nepal 
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how many seedlings and how far away are the lights?
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blueberry D
Registered: 04/22/08
Posts: 731
Loc: michigan
Last seen: 1 month, 5 days
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13 seedlings, and about 2 inches from lights.
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Harry_Ba11sach
cannoisseur
Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 11,753
Loc: Nepal
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I'd definitely get some more lights in there.
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grogan
Registered: 04/21/08
Posts: 79
Last seen: 12 years, 2 months
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More light simple and easy they love light.. and get it CLOSE to them like 8-10 inches from the tops with those 15 watters.
I would upgrade to two 26 watt BLUE colored CFL's theses IMHO give the best performance ALL around.
I have two of these on a mother plant that is over 3 foot tall.. its HUGE
however these lights won't work good for flowering.. just growing.
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Integra21
Up and coming Farmer
Registered: 05/01/09
Posts: 784
Last seen: 11 years, 10 months
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Re: stretching? [Re: grogan]
#248788 - 07/12/09 05:26 PM (15 years, 8 months ago) |
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Not mimicing everyone else, but MORE LIGHT. Not to one up grogan, But I use 43w CFL's of the Daylight type(200weqiv) and have 2 of them on my seeling tray, 2 more next to it for seedlings and clones that dont need a dome, and 2 more in the next spot over for when they start to get taller. Total of 6, and even though they are all in there own seperate area, any plant in any of these 3 areas, recieves light from all of the bulbs at all times and I have never had a stretching problem. Look how bushy my girls grow. Total cost fo bulbs, extension cords, and plug in sockets was around $60, which is everything you need to make a good light.
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