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flipwonder
05-19-2005, 12:29 AM
is a 100 watt heat bulb, that gives UV rays good enough for the first 2 weeks of growing? i bought the bulb where i bought at a local pet store for reptile heating. im deciding to purchase more of the same, for the weeks following
Da1KrayzieThug
05-19-2005, 02:10 AM
heat is BAD!
PartypokerPlayer
05-19-2005, 02:20 AM
heat is VERY BAD....youll just cook them cuz you wouldnt be able to get them as close as needed without burning them up...ive already suggested a good vegging light if u dont wanna invest in an MH or HPS at the moment...i vegg with the compact floros i told u about and my plants are nice and compact...not streching ....they arent as compact as they could be dont get me wrong...but they are quiet compact to be grown on compact floros.....like i said man 1 of those bulbs is under 10 bux....and screws into any house hold fixture...and once again what i did was get those clamp shop lights b.c they burn regullar every day bulbs and will burn the compacts as well...ull just have to take off that metal shade so it will fit...plus i would think that metal shade would hold in heat from the bulb so would be best to take it off anyway.....hope you find your way m8....and to you Thug....i love your picture there with the puppy lol thats cute....peace out guys
Beeblebrox.420
05-19-2005, 03:26 AM
Heat lamps emit primarily infrared (IR), not UV. Incandescent lamps emit very little UV, unless the glass is specially treated to convert some of the visible light output to UV, as in blacklight bulbs.
flipwonder
05-19-2005, 03:56 AM
yea, the bulb is blacklight, is it still bad?
Sensi Super Skunk
05-19-2005, 04:07 AM
yea, the bulb is blacklight, is it still bad?
It isn't beneficial. Black lights emit UV-A. UV-B increases the THC content of cannabis.
PartypokerPlayer
05-19-2005, 06:02 AM
doesnt really matter...UR TRYING TO USE THE WRONG SPECTURM ! ...damn get an mh or an hps....
PartypokerPlayer
05-19-2005, 06:07 AM
lol wow i just read what i just posted and sounded a bit hasty...my appoligise.....but fer real tho man ive already told u a way to make a CHEAP setup more than once with promising results......and that will buy u time to get a nice hps on ebay or where ever it is u wanna get it.....heres my results on compact floros so far