What do you think about the lighting setup?

I'd suggest figuring out a way to move those lights around. They are great where they are whi.e the plants an adult, but you want those lights 2-4 inches away from the plant, at all times. With this setup it will be hard for the seedings to grow, and they wil stetch a lot too.

if u have a lowes by you they have 40-46w 6500k anhd 2700k those would do a lot better. also if you can grab one of these setups http://www.sunlightsupply.com/p-1213...row-light.aspx or this http://www.sunlightsupply.com/p-1142...p-fixture.aspx instead of the small cfl reflectors up top it would do you a lot better and order a 300watt 6500 and 2700 plus all your small cfls you will do much better. also for your seedlings put a few small lights lower to the ground for them.

i have a similler setup check it out journal cfl lighting and crippi

Originally Posted by AllDayToker

I'd suggest figuring out a way to move those lights around. They are great where they are whi.e the plants an adult, but you want those lights 2-4 inches away from the plant, at all times. With this setup it will be hard for the seedings to grow, and they wil stetch a lot too.

Yes, Its easy to move them in/out up/down. I just set them up for fun while I wait. From what I understand they need to be adjusted all the time to be 2-4 inches away from the plant and I'm prepared to do that. I'll start alot lower and closer for the seedlings.

Originally Posted by budslubs

if u have a lowes by you they have 40-46w 6500k anhd 2700k those would do a lot better. also if you can grab one of these setups http://www.sunlightsupply.com/p-1213...row-light.aspx or this http://www.sunlightsupply.com/p-1142...p-fixture.aspx instead of the small cfl reflectors up top it would do you a lot better and order a 300watt 6500 and 2700 plus all your small cfls you will do much better. also for your seedlings put a few small lights lower to the ground for them.

Will the higher wattage make that much diff if I have so many bulbs like this? I guess I could go for that if they're not like 3x the price. I got all these for about $ 2 a piece.


Thanks for your inputs.

remember the heat. those spirals give of a lot of heat with minimal light. general rule of thumb is 6 cfls spirals per plant if not more. if you have 4 plants thats 16 bulbs... with the bigger bulbs you use less and control heat better. just a suggestion. alos a rule of thumb is 80watts -100w per plant when using cfls. so 4 plants is 320watts at 23 per cfl is 13 bulbs you have 10. for blooming you need triple that. i am new at this so dont quote me but this is what i have read over the last 3 weeks on this site.

That's true about the heat, altough I'm not too worried as I have ac pumped into the closet

Originally Posted by trunks87

That's true about the heat, altough I'm not too worried as I have ac pumped into the closet

that being said go get a HPS setup for $250-$300. i have ac pumped as well into the closet wish i had a HPS setup.

Well to ignore what they said, 23w and 42w are the best to use because they give off more lumens per watt compared to other bulbs. Also my huge 68w CFLs put off a lot more heat then my 23ws, so using a bunch of those tiny CFLs will just benefit you compared to big CFLs, or HPS obviously.

I think your setup is fine for 1-2 mid sized plants. Make sure you plant doesn't get over 20", or you'll start losing the penetraion from the CFLs and get fluffier buds. I'd suggest keeping them at 15" max, seemed like the perfect height for all my previous grows while using CFLs.

That dog will hunt, trunks. Get cracking on air now. Move it and a lot of it in that closed space. While it's empty use incense (wink wink) smoking and move fans around see where you can get the best swirl which is what is needed to exchange air in a space like that. Much bigger concern than lights.