My First Grow Ever [Log + Pics]

[TurboALLWD]

yeah, sulfuric acid, haha. AKA aquarium PH down. Got the idea after noticing three blotches the size of a dollar bill on my chest and stomach. Note to self: chemical burns suck, be very careful with sulfuric acid. lol

[xRedDUBdeRx]

Eh, I don't even know what the heck I got. General Electric PC: 73864. 26 watt, 1,700 lumens each, self balasted and says:
HELICAL 26W
120VAC 60Hz 370mA
FLE26HT3/2/XL/SW

So I know that they are soft white, anyc hance they would work or do I HAVE to get a different, warmer bulb?

[GoldenGraham84]

oh they'll work. just won't get as dense of buds as with a 2700 bulb. so no you don't have to get a new set.

[xRedDUBdeRx]

Ok good. Well I figure 5 would be mroe than enough for 2 plants. Well maybe I'll buy one more to have 3 lights on each?

[GoldenGraham84]

well there's an equation that goes like this....

5000 lumens per square foot = optimal growth

with three bulbs on each, you're not quite at that level . also keep in mind that lumens diminish rapidly with distance. so if you have 4800 lumens 6" away from your plant, its getting about 2400 lumens. i'd get more bulbs. or maybe finish this grow out and see if that satisfies your need. for an example, with 12 CFLs on one plant grown to about 18" before harvest, i got just over a 1/2 oz.

[xRedDUBdeRx]

Only a half an oz and it was 18''? Wtf? I knew I should of gotten a HID but not good exhaust =\.

[GoldenGraham84]

thats dry weight. really dry weight. wet weight was about 1.5oz. if i'd done it correctly, i could've had about 3/4oz. i actually was rather happy with it. just growing out a strain cloned from a friend. soon i'll be starting my StrOG (stream of green) log. well, its started already, but i need to put the first clone in when shes big enough. but yes, as you said, HID is the best lighting option. if you want volume with CFLs, this jdsoil guy on here has a CFL ScrOG in flower right now, and its fucking impressive. if you're cool with a longer veg time, thats one way to max out light use.

[xRedDUBdeRx]

Flowering starting tonight. Never officially started it. moving them into a new box with 2 70 watt HPS and 8 CFL's so i think it should be a nice 60 days of flowering for my last two top 44's =D

let me know what you guys think. they've been under 18/6 lighting since my last post.

[xRedDUBdeRx]

Put my babies in the new box for flowering. About to start germing 12 white widow seeds =D

heres pic, day 3 flowering. mostly for new box. 8 2800k lum CFL's and adding two 70 watt HPS today. also put a heater in there to stabalize the temps since the box is in a non insulated garage. also have a moisturizer in there now to stimulate better humidity percentages.