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Fluorescent lighting for seedlings
    #8030461 - 02/16/08 08:44 AM (15 years, 11 months ago)

what sort of Fluorescent lights should i be using to grow from seed? just a regular fluoro desk lamp, or compact?
also, what would be better, cool or warm light?


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Re: Fluorescent lighting for seedlings [Re: Artnotwar]
    #8033910 - 02/17/08 07:56 AM (15 years, 11 months ago)

cool light 4foot flouros


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Re: Fluorescent lighting for seedlings [Re: cpw1971]
    #8034190 - 02/17/08 10:33 AM (15 years, 11 months ago)

i use fluoros as well. both cfl and 24" lamps. i usually have 2 daylight and 2 cool white around 20 watts each for my cacti seedlings.


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    #8034666 - 02/17/08 01:06 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

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Re: Fluorescent lighting for seedlings [Re: Gr33nday43]
    #8034912 - 02/17/08 02:24 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

does it really need to be two or four foot long if the container you're growing in is only half that size?
and instead of using two 20 watt globes, could you just use one 40 watt globe?

sorry for the retarded questions, but i know absolutely nothing about lighting.


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Re: Fluorescent lighting for seedlings [Re: Artnotwar]
    #8036053 - 02/17/08 11:25 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

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Re: Fluorescent lighting for seedlings [Re: EntheogenicPeace]
    #8036388 - 02/18/08 01:14 AM (15 years, 11 months ago)

yeah i think it would be only a square foot, if that. i only have 100 seeds so i don't think that would need much space. i only want to grow them untill they are ready to go outside.


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Re: Fluorescent lighting for seedlings [Re: Artnotwar]
    #8036423 - 02/18/08 01:30 AM (15 years, 11 months ago)

you mean like this?



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Re: Fluorescent lighting for seedlings [Re: Artnotwar]
    #8036429 - 02/18/08 01:31 AM (15 years, 11 months ago)

i use 24" because the aquariums i have are 24"...if they were 36" i would use 36" :smile:

i prefer 2 20w over 1 40w because i like to have different ends of the spectrum.


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Re: Fluorescent lighting for seedlings [Re: Artnotwar]
    #8037280 - 02/18/08 10:14 AM (15 years, 11 months ago)

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Re: Fluorescent lighting for seedlings [Re: EntheogenicPeace]
    #8040490 - 02/18/08 10:05 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

for seedlings i dont think you need to get fancy with side lighting...they are not that big that they get shaded. either way, tinfoil costs like $1.


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Re: Fluorescent lighting for seedlings [Re: kadakuda]
    #8041435 - 02/19/08 01:55 AM (15 years, 11 months ago)

atm for my seedlings I have 2 24" fluro tubes, one's a sun-glo the other is a cool white. They sit about 30" over the seedlings which are in a dome.
They might go a little red at the beginning, but so far I have found this to be a good setup, my last one was only 1 sun-glo and things seem'd to be etoliated.


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