Quick Question bout 20w light!

[Tomthehippie]

would a 20w light be ok for growing from seed?

Thanks! :)

[turtle420]

would a 20w light be ok for growing from seed?

Thanks! :)
No.

Is it a... ???
CFL?
Halogen?
Incandescent?
HID?

[Tomthehippie]

Halogen. i was just intrested. if not il use natural light this time.

[Tomthehippie]

well its a spot light so i think its Halogen..

[turtle420]

well its a spot light so i think its Halogen..
Sorry dude... but a Halogen is the wrong spectrum for your plants... Plus, too much heat... You'd be definitely better off with natural light...

[Tomthehippie]

thanks man! :)

[sheist]

get a couple 24w CFLs.. and set'm up around the plant..

[Einstein418]

:stoned:
would a 20w light be ok for growing from seed?

Thanks! :)
A 20w light would only be enough for starting your plants there is not enough
lummens in a 20w light to grow to mature plant size you are better using a 150w or higher watts

[Einstein418]

No.

Is it a... ???
CFL?
Halogen?
Incandescent?
HID?
yes the Halogen or MH lamps will work very well the best that I can recomend
is a 430Watt sonagro lamp for $239.00 from advance indoor garden supply

[turtle420]

yes the Halogen or MH lamps will work very well the best that I can recomend
is a 430Watt sonagro lamp for $239.00 from advance indoor garden supply
Halogen?

Sorry... they won't work. Wrong spectrum.

Plus, they put out shitloads of heat. I've seen small toaster ovens that use halogen lights as their heat source...

Read that? as their heat source

[smoknjoe]

Halogens have high light intensity between 650nm-950nm, which encompasses the red region of the spectrum, making them useful for budding.

It's true they give off loads of heat, but some people don't have problems keeping their temps down. In fact, some people use heaters to keep their temps up, making halogens an attractive option. I wouldn't suggest using halogen as a primary light source, but I'm using a halogen to supplement my MH during budding.

peace,

joe.

[Tomthehippie]

well im only using it for seedling growth.. iv got a 400hps system setup for veg. its just for the 1st 10-15 days..

but what bout this.. any of ulot seen these lights you can get that have a timer on them to help u sleep? its suppose to imitate sunlight..

its got a 60w Neodymium bulb in it.. would this work? is it in the right spectrum? And also cus its got a timer on u can tell it when to turn on and off and it dims slowly till off!

[The Grim Reefer]

If you have a 400 watt hps, why not just put them under there asap? Germinating seeds in soil don't need light but as soon as they break through, I'd have the 400 on them. Not only that but it saves you effort of trying to find something else for the first few days.

[infinitsnailofhell]

hey i have a question.. i have a 35W 25" gro&sho flourescent light from wall mart, a 44 watt 25" normal flourescent, and a 25/100 Watt cfl light for my 2 plants. i just started germinating them but would that be enough light for when their vegging and budding?

[BlueDragonSmoke]

not really, a lot of praying and an ass load of mylar maybe,but not to sound harsh it wouldnt be worth the effort in the end ..... 6 ,4 foot florescent tubes and mylar would make a world of difference though

[amstron]

ye, throw it under the 400 now. halogens are not on the same level as MH, HPS, Fluorescent and cfls. but that said they're better than incandescent