good shit cfls are the shit.

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hey if you are looking for CHEAP lights go trolling on craigslist using the search terms: sodium, hps, floodlight, flood light, security light, grow light, industrial lighting, hydro, hydroponic, hydroponics, halide. those should find most of what your are looking for. I scored a 70watt HPS security light for $5 not enough for mega buds but enough for some mad scientist shit. and the 150 should be plenty for a space that is 18x abut 36 or a standard bookshelf put your cfl's around the sides and the hps in the middle.

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Well, I currently have 10 in veg stage. I am sure after all the stress I have caused them that I will get lots of males or hermies? I would like to have an even amount I think...to be honest I don't even know. I sorta jumped in and am learning as I go. I didnt think they would all germ...they did. Yea, I lowered the lights. I had 120 watt sylvania spot gro lights and they were HOT as hell so I had to put them up higher...I realized that the cfls could be really low. I am using a guest bathroom for this and am sitting here trying to figure out how to do lighting, vent, etc. Thanks for the reply and any advice is welcomed.

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Yea, but I had thought I was doing something good by purchasing 100 watt daylight cfls...I switched from incandescents...come to find out, these are 26 watt daylight cfls...im using a reflector as low as I can take them...trying to decide if i should switch back to the spot-gro, and ge plant lights (30 and 60 watts)...I am guessing they would do better than 26 watt day light cfls as they have so much more wattage, but they generate so much heat and the cost more to run...any advice?

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Bro, thank you so much for telling me that. I am on it now. Much appreciation.

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I also have a 150 watt hps that i had used for a few days for vegging before I realized I was wasting electricity...I plan on using it for flowering, just trying to figure out which are male and female, which is sorta sucking.

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Damn, i didnt think of that. You think I should use the hps for veg and put the lights around it? great idea...damn i feel dumb now

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The incandescents are supposdly for growing...GE Plant light 65 and 60 watts...that is what i used to get them like they are....thinking i might switch back to them now that i know cfls are only 26 watts =/

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Well, what i should have said was I bought one for each...I had thought they were 100 watts each. So, I guess I'll go buy 10 more and add them...but, that means I gotta buy more light fixtures...money is tight at this point..ive dropped several hundred dollars already...ug

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stay away from those incandecents. 23w cfls are not bad you should stop stressin. go get some more and add em all. get some 2700k ones too. ive read that 23w cfls are the moste effecent cfls in tems of lumens per watt anyway. 10 plants is going to be alot to take care of when they get bigger too especially for a new grower like yourself. expect like half male but your not going to be able to tell at this point. stress isnt what always makes plants male either.

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