so i have been looking into cfls and i have seen a few tutorials that tell you which type of cfls to use for each life cycle, but no one ever says how many.

is it better to use many low watt cfls or a few high watt?

thats my big question.

i was wondering if i should get 8 23 watt cfls or 4 42 watt, or what.

whats the deal guys??

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GET HIGH!

I have a new grow and I'm using 13 watt for germ/veg. I've got 4 on 1 plants.
I plan to move up in wattage as it gets bigger. More lights mean a higher yield. For a great guide to CFL's check the top section of this forum for the Guide to growing with CFL's or pick up SeemoreBuds book (its also talked about in one of the top threads)

i've read seemorebuds twice and seen all his videos and i have read that really its in the lumens youre using and how much heat in kelvins you have on the plants. i remember reading a plant in veg cycle needs 8,000 to 10,000 per/sq ft. i figure a seedling could use any where from 3,000-4,000 lumens per sq/ft. but i just want to make sure that is correct. right now i'm still waiting for seeds to sprout so i dont have any light on them at all. just finished soaking and put them in peat pellets.

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honestly I run both. I have two 65watters two 25watters and one 30watter on my bubba. They say the more watts the brighter the light. And bigger cfl's put out a lot more light. But if you run a bunch of smaller cfl's I think you'd be alright. It's really up to you, what you can afford and what not. I also used a 105w cfl when i vegged but anyways.. I got the big ones on top and the little ones around the side. It's all up to you man. I think 8 23w cfl's would be fine for one or two plants.

The local grocery store by my house is selling 25w 2700k cfl's 2 for $1.00! Lol its a bomb ass deal.

heres my suggestion that has been made to others as well.

get as many darn CFL's as you feel like buying, the more the merrier. Right now I was 5 26W CFL's on one plant and 2 42W and 2 26W on my other plant. Once flowering comes I plan on almost doubling that light. And my plants are only 6 inches tall!

The more CFL's you have surrounding your plants the better!

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i have 4 65 watt cfls on one of my plants and it seems to be doing great, remember when you do get your lights make sure you get them as close to yr plant as possible!

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smoke a blunt, relax.

This is one of my plants under 4 65w 2700k cfls after 8 days flowering. CFLs work very good.. if you have enough. I would say 2-4 65w per plant.

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first try to mount them on there sides way more light comes out the sides not the tip normaly facing down. i would go with 8-10 42watt cfls. with a little mylar i think u would be suprised with what it can do. and co2 will help. u can go bio or all out with a tank and control.

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You folks are nuts. More isn't always automatically better.

With CFLs it's all about efficiency. Make use of every photon your bulbs produce. Make sure your box is reflective. Get a good reflector hood for the bulbs. Keep the bulbs close. Train your plants to open them to the light. Don't try to grow monster trees, CFLs are for bonsai bushes and budcicles.

Yeah, that's overkll, big time. You're wasting a lot on CFLs and need to just go HID. You're wasting space on all those bulbs, your wasting money buying a bunch of bulbs and your wasting money on electricity to power them.

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