Likewise my freind, its true, CFL grows are showing up everywhere, i was reading that flourescents are actually better over all than mh and hps. If used in the right quantitys that is.

Apperently they put out a more natural spectrum of light(In a tanning booth do they use mh or hps to give you a tan? No, they give you FLOURESCENTS) that mh or hps can. Giving the plants a more comfortable lightsorce, not to mention the wider plane of light being dispursed. And to top it off the temperature is much more stable.


Sounds good to me

there are a lot of perks to cfls, and when used correctly you can get dumbass good results... but i must say that if i had the space money and ample amount of circuits in my op i would definately be using HIDs... they can cover a lot more area, they throw light better( canopy penetration ), and if cooled properly they can give plants a lot more usable light...but if space, temps, and cost are a concern...slap them CFLs!!! and as far as HIDs they got these ceramic metal halide lamps that are supposedly shittin all over hps and normal metal halides

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I saw this also. cant find much on the web about it... probably just need to look deeper.

Has anyone ever tried or even bought one of these???

Sylvania 26151 Light Bulb - ICE150/841 - 150 watt T17 Designer 4,100K 800 Series Electrodeless Icetron Fluorescent Sylvania Light Bulb at ServiceLighting.com

From Wikipedia:
"Another type of fluorescent lamp is the electrodeless fluorescent, known as a radiofluorescent lamp or fluorescent induction lamp. Unlike virtually all other conventional lamps that have hardwired electrical connections to transfer energy to the lamp core, the electrodeless fluorescent accomplishes this solely by electromagnetic induction. The induction is effected by means of a wire-wound ferrite core that projects upward into the bulb encased in an inverted U-shaped glass cover. The wire is energized with high frequency electricity often 2.65 or 13.6 MHz; this ionizes the mercury vapor, exciting the phosphor and producing light. Induction lamps also have greater efficiencies per watt, higher powers than CFLs and a lifetime currently between 15,000 and 100,000 hours.[68] By 2007, several manufacturers have already introduced dimmable induction lamps, making their application even more flexible and accommodating.
Currently, this type of light source is struggling with a high cost of production, stability of the products produced in China, establishing an internationally recognized standard and problems with EMC[69] and RFI. Induction lighting is excluded from Energy Star standard for 2007 by the EPA."

So what they are saying is they are awesome but are not cheap nor mass produced yet... These look really interesting to me.

Look at the stats...

Our Part #: SL26151 Manufacturer: Sylvania Manufacturer Code: ICE150/841 Case Size: 6 ($2,999.94/Case) Light Output: 12,000 lumens Energy Used: 150 watts Average Lifetime: 100,000 hours Bulb Type: T17 Base Type: Mounting Brackets Color Temperature: 4,100K

those things are friggin huge... T17?! totally impractical, especially with the price. even though they perform better than a standard flourescent lamp, i would still assume that they dont throw light as well as a HID. i dont know for sure tho, and i dont plan on spending three racks to find out...

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wow that looks like how my grow started up. you seam to know what you want cfl are great for small spaces and temp also imo are equal to hid in veg , but in flowering i would go hid every time i use both hid and cfl's in my tent.

good work keep it up

Thanks man good looking out, I am going to post some pics either later today or tomorro, i am getting more growth now because i got an extra light plus moved some things around in my grow box... Im just so excited about the tips and edges being purple already, i have seen grows on here that were supposed to be purple but never came out that way...

Some pictures.

thats gonna kill me every time i see it... we dont have circle K out here, reminds me of bill and ted. how much room do you have above the top of your containers before it hits the roof or the box...?

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Haha, well it has about half a foot or a little more, i am going to move it into my closet as soon as it overgrows the box, i am currently setting up my closet so it will be a nice move... Right now i am just trying to get it to veg as fast as i can, its working out so far.