HPS LIGHT FOR VEGGING????

you guys need to chill!!!!!!!

im using 100 watt cfl's 2 of them and will be using 4 when i go into flowering i also have a 50 watt hps light witch really is half 4000 lumens hps and i have 4000 of fluro's when flowering comes il take away all 4000 of the cool white and replace with 6000 lumens of warm kalvin bulbs

note: i only veg for 3 weeks and let the flowering do the rest!!!

all in all i think this plan really should work its got all the blue it wants and red i guess the plant takes what it wants when it wants of light that but do you really think it will fuck up my clones and or make plants hermi's or males with my light set up like this?

a couple are reacting good to it and a couple hasnt done anything yet but ive only had it on for 3 days now reply please what should i do!!!!

i have one last question i have a 50 watt hps and ballast can i just replace bulbs with a 50 watt metal halide without burning my ballast or the bulb? will it work?

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Originally Posted by smokinbuds21

i have one last question i have a 50 watt hps and ballast can i just replace bulbs with a 50 watt metal halide without burning my ballast or the bulb? will it work?

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No, you can get a conversion bulb, I don't think they make one in 50 watt though.

PSTEVE

whats your opinion on using hps and fluro's together for vegging and flowering i have read on diffrent grow guides you can use hps for both fases and will still work

so i dont see why my plants shouldnt be ok with these lighting conditions 4000 lumens of hps for flowering and vegging and 6-7000 lumens of fluro's i do see my clones growing good but my seedling is a little yellowish tent i dont know why and the seeds i planted are taking forever to pop up!!!??????????

man this thread is way to long just veg your plants under what youve got its fine, in fact would guess that alot of growers use a hps for veg without a problem. and I would think atleast a couple of people that posted in this thread should have enough growing experience to know it works fine rather than telling new growers that they gotta have a mh or use flouros when they dont, your 100 watts of cfl will cost more to run than your 50 watt hps.

I don't think anyone has said you HAVE to use fluoros or MH for veg, just that plants prefer blue light during veg and getting the primarily red spectrum of an HPS light during veg therefor results in more straggly-looking plants, with longer internode spacing and less bushiness. Doesn't mean it doesn't work; it's just not optimal for the plants. But if all you have is an HPS light, and you can't afford ten bucks for some cool CFLs, well then, can't argue with that.

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Originally Posted by jamstigator

But if all you have is an HPS light, and you can't afford ten bucks for some cool CFLs,

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...Then good luck paying your electric bill!

nobodys been really reading what ive been saying then because im not trying to choose between hps and cool white fluro's im using both!!!!!!

the plants are growing ok!!!!!

i have read enough to no that a hps is ok just would like to hear people tips and stories thats all i have 5 ten dollar bulbs and a hps light

i read that you can use a metal halide bulb and hps bulb together for vegging and flowering i read this in a growing guide so there for im using fluro's and hps for vegging and hps and warm kalvin flro's for flowering!!!

thanx for everyone help!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by jamstigator

I don't think anyone has said you HAVE to use fluoros or MH for veg, just that plants prefer blue light during veg and getting the primarily red spectrum of an HPS light during veg therefor results in more straggly-looking plants, with longer internode spacing and less bushiness. Doesn't mean it doesn't work; it's just not optimal for the plants. But if all you have is an HPS light, and you can't afford ten bucks for some cool CFLs, well then, can't argue with that.

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Jams, they are called DAYLIGHT not "cool"........LOL :rasta: Look a few posts back and you'll get mah joke. Peace bro.........


b0nger

i dont know if anyone has said this but he has way to few lumens. i grew a crop with 250 watt lights one mh for the veg and one hps for the flowering and the flowers were way too fluffy. I recommend he takes the hps light back and invest in some real grow equipment so he is happy with the results. thats just me.