You contradicted yourself man. If intensity don't matter, then how are you getting higher yields w/HID -vs- CFL w/same wattage ???? From what you say, it didn't matter I thought?
You contradicted yourself man. If intensity don't matter, then how are you getting higher yields w/HID -vs- CFL w/same wattage ???? From what you say, it didn't matter I thought?
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whatsgoodie
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Haha. Intensity matters due to penetration of leaves. 600W of CFL better be placed real nice and done with 23-42w bulbs to get the same penetration.
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iLuvIndica
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i ended buying these T5s yea buddy 
2 sets of 4 bulbs one veg one flower i will be testing veg vs flower bulbs which gives the best results and such but yea this
is what it looks like
2 sets of 4 bulbs one veg one flower i will be testing veg vs flower bulbs which gives the best results and such but yea this
is what it looks like
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iLuvIndica
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Oh yea the yo yo s were thrown in for free there fricken awesome :thumbs: you can adjust it with no problem its really nice and hassle free 
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NewHope
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I'm really noob in growing, but read many info from CFL light.
Not that the problem is surffreak23 speak about simply cannabis plants, and ripster talk about AF?
As I know, the plants need high lumen number from the beggining to the end. This is what they use to grow. Like us. Does matter, when you are growing you get 1 little food each day, or you can eat as much as you want.
The K is important to, couse the plant need other light type in her growing period. (6500K veg. , 2700K flo.) Like us again. When we are grow, our body need some other minerals in the other growing period.
i think the most confuseing think iis in this topick is: matter we talk about AF plants , our not.
If you looking ripster albums , you can see many healthy, beutiful plans, and he USE ONLY JUST 6500K!!!!
As I read many growing guide, I think thats the reason why guides are different.
Maybe the main thing in this topick is important to specify we talk about AF our not?
Maybe this the key is for the whole thing.
Can happened, AF is dont need the same circumstance like a simpyl plan?
Maybe for autos is enougt a 6500K light?
(caouse they Autoflower, flowering is in there gen, and flowering start automaticly, and dont the 2700K light consequences)
Am I see this thing right?
If its true I think i understand that light thing right now.
Nice set man! I wish you successful and heavy yield growing!
Not that the problem is surffreak23 speak about simply cannabis plants, and ripster talk about AF?
As I know, the plants need high lumen number from the beggining to the end. This is what they use to grow. Like us. Does matter, when you are growing you get 1 little food each day, or you can eat as much as you want.
The K is important to, couse the plant need other light type in her growing period. (6500K veg. , 2700K flo.) Like us again. When we are grow, our body need some other minerals in the other growing period.
i think the most confuseing think iis in this topick is: matter we talk about AF plants , our not.
If you looking ripster albums , you can see many healthy, beutiful plans, and he USE ONLY JUST 6500K!!!!
As I read many growing guide, I think thats the reason why guides are different.
Maybe the main thing in this topick is important to specify we talk about AF our not?
Maybe this the key is for the whole thing.
Can happened, AF is dont need the same circumstance like a simpyl plan?
Maybe for autos is enougt a 6500K light?
(caouse they Autoflower, flowering is in there gen, and flowering start automaticly, and dont the 2700K light consequences)
Am I see this thing right?
If its true I think i understand that light thing right now.
Nice set man! I wish you successful and heavy yield growing!
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Stumpjumper
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Your taking my words out of context. Not contradicting myself in the least bit. Intensity between CFL's and HID will produce a larger yield, yes I said that.
However, we were talking about light cycles for optimum growth, not cfl vs HID. You are the one who actually contradicted yourself when you said "Switching the lights works with HID's but not with CFL/T5's" Of course the higher intensity the better, but you need intensity in the right spectrum...
Again, I will say, if changing the lights works on autos when using HID's then it will work exactly the same with CFL's.
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realcarlos
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hey iluvindica how much did that setup cost you? also where did you purchase it from?
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AndyBotwin
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Regarding the spectrum switching, think about it like this. Lots of people who live in a warm climate start their autos outdoors in the spring, and they're ready to harvest before mid-summer. So they never see the predominantly warm autumn light that 2700k simulates, yet they flower just fine. So clearly these plants can survive and thrive while living their whole life at the blue end of the light spectrum.
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Stumpjumper
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The sun doesn't change spectrums. The shorter days late summer/fall is what triggers flowering in photos. The reason people have luck flowering autos from spring-mid summer is because they don't require a short photoperiod to induce flowering. It has nothing to do with the light spectrum.
Where spectrum comes into play is how nice of a plant and how nice of flowers it produces. Autos or not I still have a strong belief that in the first few weeks you would benefit from using a vegging spectrum on your plants before you switch to flowering. It would make a difference in whether your plant is tall and lanky or short, compact and branched out nicely.. Maybe not the case with autos, but I'd like to see some comparisons.
