Any Tips On CFL's ? Please don't talk about Hps/HID/MH

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gardengardian7

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Hey whats up friends:peace: I got this little charmer from the Zon. It caught my eye as i was looking fir the beat deal on splitters. And they do have an indefinate deal on splitters 6 for ess than $10. Bout $3 a peice.

Thanks for all the cool responses. I will be adding more. I want build a fixture thats a sweet peice and share it. I have 315w just on that little charmer and a little over 30,000 lumens just on two girls still in veg on a budget. No exhaust no scrubber yet. One 6in and one 16i fan. 16in fan off windiw open humidity 49% temp 77° puluz sitting about 16 inches from the girls just to make them reach more. Im thunkung about Defoliation. I have another 40-50,000 lumens coming.
 

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I bought these giant ass 68 watt (300 watt equivalent) CFLs from HD for $14.97 each. 4200 lums. I havent trued them as i just herminated for my first grow. One thing i know is they are BRIGHT. I only bought 2 but i plan on building a hood. Ill also do SCROG.

Anyone seen or used these? They are made by eco smart. Legit the size of my dome!
 

gardengardian7

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I bought these giant ass 68 watt (300 watt equivalent) CFLs from HD for $14.97 each. 4200 lums. I havent trued them as i just herminated for my first grow. One thing i know is they are BRIGHT. I only bought 2 but i plan on building a hood. Ill also do SCROG.

Anyone seen or used these? They are made by eco smart. Legit the size of my dome!
Id like to see that thumper...:mrgreen:
 

B166ER420

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Those big ass bulbs are a waste of money in my opinion.They're just not for growing purposes.I'm not saying they won't grow buds just saying there's better options..
68 watts
4200 lumens
62 lumens per watt
I believe it has a mogul base too.
You could get a 4pk of 23w bulbs for $10,which would total...
92w
6400 lumens
69 lumens per watt
...so for $5 cheaper you get 2200 more lumens,and they run a little cooler than that larger bulb.
If you plan on growing more than one plant at a time I recommend the 23w bulbs.
@DirtyDanchez
Since you already bought them, use them puppies:)..let us see some pics of your fixture you make or holla if you have any ??
 
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burnseedless

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Hey whats up friends:peace: I got this little charmer from the Zon. It caught my eye as i was looking fir the beat deal on splitters. And they do have an indefinate deal on splitters 6 for ess than $10. Bout $3 a peice.

Thanks for all the cool responses. I will be adding more. I want build a fixture thats a sweet peice and share it. I have 315w just on that little charmer and a little over 30,000 lumens just on two girls still in veg on a budget. No exhaust no scrubber yet. One 6in and one 16i fan. 16in fan off windiw open humidity 49% temp 77° puluz sitting about 16 inches from the girls just to make them reach more. Im thunkung about Defoliation. I have another 40-50,000 lumens coming.
Hey what is the zon? can you give a link to them im trying to grab a few of those fixtures.
 

gardengardian7

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Those big ass bulbs are a waste of money in my opinion.There just not for growing purposes.I'm not saying they won't grow buds just saying there's better options..
68 watts
4200 lumens
62 lumens per watt
I believe it has a mogul base too.
You could get a 4pk of 23w bulbs for $10,which would total...
92w
6400 lumens
69 lumens per watt
...so for $5 cheaper you get 2200 more lumens,and they run a little cooler than that larger bulb.
If you plan on growing more than one plant at a time I recommend the 23w bulbs.
@DirtyDanchez
Since you already bought them, use them puppies:)..let us see some pics of your fixture you make or holla if you have any ??
Absolutetly true. I was checking out this 250w cfl mogul base 15,000 lumens at $60 apiece. But im grabbing (2700k) 26w/1750(per bulb)x12=21,000 lumen output at $25. Better for positioning cooler output. The thing is with cfls it depends on the watts you have above and controlling temps and exhaust.
 

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