My new lights, Opinion Needed!

[JEFFAR420]

Wat do you mean by blue light and red light, I kno that its like blue light spectrum for vegging and red for flowering (something like that) but like can i see a picture of what these lights look like? are they CFL's???

And did you mean he used the 2 40 watts and a blue/red depending on what period of growing he was in?

JEFFAR420 Reviewed by JEFFAR420 on 10-07-2006. My new lights, Opinion Needed! Alright I just went to the hardware store to pick up lights for my first one plant grow. Just a little detail, There going into a grow spot of 31" H x 16" W x 10" D I bought 3 23 watt mini soft white CFL's ( 1600 Lumens, 2700K) Will this be a problem because one, i was looking for 30 watts. and secondly, i didnt realize they were "mini soft white" i was looking for daylight. Will this be a problem for vegging? For flowering I bought 2 40 watt Soft white CFL's with 2600 Lumens and 2700 Rating: 5

[JEFFAR420]

Would anyone be able to answer this or show me a picture of red/blue light bulbs?

[santacruz_organic]

check it out

[santacruz_organic]

cct 5000 - 8000 color deep blue Effect encourages excellent leaf and stem growth---- cct 4000 - 5000 color light blue effect encourages good leaf and stem growth----- cct 4000 color nuetral white effect promotes normal growth-------- cct 3700 - 4000 color warm neutral effect promotes rapid growth -------cct 3000 - 3700 color warmer yellow neutral effect highly active photosynthesis for all stages of growth------------ cct 1500 -3000 color hot orange or red effect promotes flowering

[santacruz_organic]

cct stands for correlated color temperature and is mesured in kelvin (K)

[JEFFAR420]

Triiiipppeh, so actually usuing a coloured bulb will help in different ways of your plants growth or does it all depends on how many "kelvins" are being put out?


edit: WooHoo page 2

[santacruz_organic]

you need to emit a certain light wave not just paint a bulb red, most bulbs that will be red or blue are that color for a reason though check the cct's

[JEFFAR420]

Alright thanks alot man, I appreciate the detailed answeres Ill post up some new pics of my grow box's progress soon.

Peace

[JEFFAR420]

Damn, I found two bulbs in my basement a red and a blue one. But there is no box so I cant tell what cct they are is there any other way to find out?

[santacruz_organic]

look for any code or text on the bulb and search for it or you can bring it in to a hydroponics store or even hardware store and see if you can find a match.