Replicating moonlight

I'm on my first grow ever and am doing it indoors. I am using fluoros despite all the bad press they get. I've smoked fluoro bud and it worked just fine. I understand the lighting basics and have just begun to flower my babies. My "newbie question" is has anyone ever seen anything or tried replicating moonlight? I know that indoors, your are trying to provide the perfect environment to keep the ladies happy and I would think that in nature they get moonlight, would it be to my advantage to try to replicate it or will the replicated moonlight cause my plants to go back into veg or hermie? :weedpoke:

thats a good question... i was just pondering yesterday to buy two 400 watt hps systems he used to grow coral in his saltwater fish tank. and they have moon lighting built into them.. thats nothing but a few leds but still.. im interested to see if anyone has ever tried this. oh, and how does 250 bucks sound for those two 400watt lights with a spare bulb?

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Originally Posted by budlover13

I'm on my first grow ever and am doing it indoors. I am using fluoros despite all the bad press they get. I've smoked fluoro bud and it worked just fine.

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Yup your right, you shouldn't worry about any bad press that cfl's get. As long as you use them in the right way, you can get great results.

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Originally Posted by budlover13

My "newbie question" is has anyone ever seen anything or tried replicating moonlight? I know that indoors, your are trying to provide the perfect environment to keep the ladies happy and I would think that in nature they get moonlight, would it be to my advantage to try to replicate it or will the replicated moonlight cause my plants to go back into veg or hermie?

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I havn't tried it, but from what I have read this is likely to cause your plants to hermie and is unlikely to provide you with any real benefit. Whilst replicating nature is in general a good idea, cannabis growers are trying to enhance nature.

Thank you very much for the reply PhatJay. I guess I never really thought about it as enhancing nature.:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by reefersweeper

thats a good question... i was just pondering yesterday to buy two 400 watt hps systems he used to grow coral in his saltwater fish tank. and they have moon lighting built into them.. thats nothing but a few leds but still.. im interested to see if anyone has ever tried this. oh, and how does 250 bucks sound for those two 400watt lights with a spare bulb?

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Thate sounds like a decent deal. Wish I had room for them right now.

If its not broke dont fix it.

i got a 150 watt hid light right now, when i flower, should i upgrade to a 400? my area is only like 2x2.5 and like 4 feet high