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bkbbudz
03-19-2011, 09:41 PM
I had done some posting of my grow in another forum and was advised to reduce my lighting. I had been using 4 35w 6400k cfls and 1 90w tri band ufo LED. I had some problems with my young babies with yellowing, necrotic tips, and drooping. I turned off all lights except 1 of the cfls. I also added some technaflora magi-cal to my distilled water. The girls perked right back up the next day, no more droop, the color getting darker and some fresh upward growth. I am wondering if the recovery was due to light reduction or the magi-cal? Opinions please?
273415273416 These were taken before the chnge in light and magi-cal.
273417273418273419 These are the day after the light change etc.

Dutch Pimp
03-19-2011, 10:11 PM
too much light. seedlings don't need much light the first one/two weeks. fluoro tubes would have been better

TANKJR
03-20-2011, 03:34 AM
Heck a dark closet would have been better....LOL! Wassup BK? Yea friend...you got carried away with the lights too soon...they need almost no light or at least a very gentle light like the single CFL at a distance, not close, for the first few weeks to a month while they get some roots down. Then you can gradually increase the light and lessen the distance until you get them going good...think gradual changes! The only really abrupt change you want for them is going into flower or to 12/12...the good news is they perked right back up...go easy on the nutes too...they can't get em without roots! Roots, man! It's all about the roots man! LOL! and Roots=Buds! Good roots=good buds, great roots=great buds! Be careful with them until you get them going! Once they have a decent root system, they are pretty hardy...