CFL?How many lumens?what watt cfl?

Luke

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I have to admit ,that i have jumped the on the "CFL" bandwagon:hump:.I currently have a 400w MH & 5 t5s 2 footers 3 blue 2 red.Unfortuntely,my electric bill has been through the roof the last couple of months & I need to stop using my "MH"so says my wife:shock:.I know that w/all my lights on i have ruffly 5300 lumens psf,& a total of @52,000 lumens total.:fire:W/O my MH i'm down to @11.200 lumens total:sad:.I know that it isnt enough lumens=1,244lumens psf:o.How many cfls & at what watt do you think would benifit my garden the best,and also where do i get some of those funky cfl light fixtures that i see on some of RIU threads.I would really like to get my lumen output to at least 3,000 lumes psf,if i can w/cfls.Any & all input will help.My grow area is 3x3x8.......................................Thank-you:weed:
 

mzn710

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I grow with Envirolghts, I'd use them they go upto 250 watts. Because they are cooler than HIDs you can put them very close to your plants, increasing efficency. I would just ebay everything, seems to be the cheapest way.
 

Capita

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I believe the lumens per watt for cfls are 60 lumens per watt so get your bulbs together and crunch some numbers
 

pterzw

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CFLs are using more watts per lumen then HIDs.
To save money you are gonna have to cut size of your grow
 
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