hey guys, i just got another question here, ive been doing some serching about CFL vs tubes, and one thing i was wondering, whats the optimum light scheme for a plant going from gerination to veg stage? i have an assortment of bulbs, i have 3 23w, 4 26w, and there all hoked up currently on my 20-4 schedule theres all this talk about "soft lighting" for a beginner plant becase to much light for a "baby" will stress it, and that all makes sence to me but the one detail im still foggy on is what exactly is the "soft lighting" ammount. i know how lumens work (level of light given off by the bulb, but thats only to the human eye, plants absorb less than that) then i started reading about kelvins, and how around 6500k is good for starter plants, but my question is

how to i measure my kelvin output (or input that the plant is getting) with the CFL's i currently have, that way to make sure that im giving my plants the right aspect of light for there growth state, and not just throwing a ton of light on them and the plant not growing correctly

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VuhnillaGorilla Reviewed by VuhnillaGorilla on . Vuhnillas first grow log whats up guys, ive been a quiet follower around here for a while now and ive recently decided to try a grow. ive been doing reserch on growing from alot of folks around here on growing techniques and styles, seeing how this is my first grow im not expecting amazing results right off the bat im just getting my feet wet here, but i worked in a greenhouse all thru highschool and always had fun planting and etc. now i have a real motivation to use my green thumb. I also followed the "total noobs Rating: 5