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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