how much light is too much in flower?

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    alright i know that when plants are in flower they need only 12 hour days, and to make sure there are no light leaks. ive heard that although it is a bad thing to see or tend to your plants when it is in their dark period that if you must it is appropiate to do so with a green light, because the green plants dont absorb it. my main question is if it matters how often you tend to them under green light, is it like a complete safe guard? or is it like you might be ok if you only do it a couple of times? if i do it twice a week is that ok? if anyone has any experience using this technique please leave some tips!
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    Never done it but ive read a green light is ok , but a better way would be to just do it when lights are on when you feed them .:thumbsup:
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    If you do tend the plants under a green light, the light will need to be green LEDs. Colored lenses won't work as the light will still mess up the flowering cycle. ( Same as a light leak )
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    thank you one last question i had
    if a had a heater with a coil heated up red would i be ok if i had it in the flower room to keep it warm when the lights are off? i dont suspect it would be ok but would like a second opinion because of how slight the light is. another opon would be to try to rig the heater to my ventilation some how...
    thanks guys!
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    A small milk house heater set at 65 to 68 deg. F would work. As this is electric caution needs to be taken. Also don't blow the air from the heater directly on your plants.
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    i did look into a milkhouse heater and the one i was looking at emited no light, do all milkhouse heater emit no light? i couldnt find one with a built in thermostat so i switched my focus to one that did have a thermostat but this emits light too. can i have one in my flower room with the fan blowing towards a wall bouncing back to my plants? thanks much!
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    is there any searchwords that would be helpful for determining if a heater emitted light or not?
    is this something that would work?
    Digital Fan Forced Portable Heater-HF-0051 at The Home Depot

    or would this be a better choice?
    29-19/25 in. 1,500-Watt Baseboard Heater-LH-888 at The Home Depot

    could you perhaps post a link to something that you might think would be a better choice if neither of mine are suitable?

    and would you recommend that i have the heater on a side wall about 6 inches from plants or if it should just be in my attic heating up the whole thing so the intake air is at the right temp?

    thanks!
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    The baseboard heater is a good choice. You will need to run a fan to circulate the heat evenly.
    solarcell, Dec 24, 2011
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