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Old 01-27-2009, 05:35 AM
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i bought 6x 100w 1650 lumens(but the box says that they only use 23w) so are they the worthless cfls?
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Old 01-27-2009, 05:42 AM
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they are perfect CFLs for growing. Many people use alot of 23w to cover a bigger area and give the plant 180* of light
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Old 01-27-2009, 05:51 AM
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well this was grown under only 4 23 watt cfls so depending on your grow space u should be good to go... good luck
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Old 01-27-2009, 05:55 AM
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you sholud be fine -those lights are great for growing weed but i myself use hps
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this might help
What are compact fluorescents and how can I use them for growing?
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thanks everyone. now heres another question could i use these to flower or would i be better off to go buy a different spectrum?
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thanks everyone. now heres another question could i use these to flower or would i be better off to go buy a different spectrum?
Sure thing, change to 2700K though.
Here is a sample of WW grown under cfl.
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Those look like 2700K bulbs, which you would use to flower. It's the 6500K daylight spectrum bulbs that you need to veg.
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wow i cant wait i have some purple widow, ak47 seeds germinating rite now
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