Basic single grow

I just purchased 8 23w 2700k 1600 lumen cfls and currently have my plant under 2 13w 2700k on the side, 2 23w 2700k and a single 23w 6500k cfls with an additional 8 will there be the perfect lighting for 12/12?

Why not just purchase a 150HPS for 69.99 for whole set. I don't get all these small bulb the wattage adds up after awhile

Lowdangler said:

I just purchased 8 23w 2700k 1600 lumen cfls and currently have my plant under 2 13w 2700k on the side, 2 23w 2700k and a single 23w 6500k cfls with an additional 8 will there be the perfect lighting for 12/12?

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For veg you want to mainly use 6500k cfls, for flower you want to use mainly 2700k lights. Your current list of lights, looks ok for a small cfl grow including using the 6500k cfl along with the 2700k in flower. Deusracing is on the mark when he mentioned a 150 hps. I have used a combo of small and large cfl lights and to be brutally honest, my temps dropped and i boosted my lumens per watt with a 600 watt hps cool tube. plus cfls dont put out as much direct light from one source, meaning you may have a total of 30k lumens, but that is spread out and wont give nearly the same light penetration an efficient lamp will @600 watts. seriously if you get good, youre looking at a .5-1 gram per watt.

7 weeks from seed and about to show sex

all i can say bruva is hps hps

turn that 1 ounce cfl grow into a hps 3-4 ounce grow

looks good for what you are working with.

on some strains you can look usually between the fourth and 6th set of branches, sometimes more and sex them as early as 3-4 weeks. remember to get those cfls as close as you can without causing heat stress, bc you lose 50% of your lumens every 1ft of distance. anyways, hopefully im not repeating info you know.


good luck and keep us up to date.

I'm a broke mutha trucka livin in a townhome I can barely afford cfls let alone a hps or led or the sun as a matter of fact I'm doing what I can and hope for the best I'm going to invest in some Mylar very soon

It's a dinafem white widow not te auto the pheno strain I probably have about two or three more months left

Lowdangler said:

7 weeks from seed and about to show sex

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First shows 7 weeks from seed 400MH second shows 400wHPS at 10 weeks. Plasma was put in for testing then taken out and utilized elsewhere but you get our drift HPS and MH will Smoke CFL on any lever i don't care if you have 2000k of cfl.. the penetration is not there

I hope i didn't come off rude isn't my intention just text based words can be taken anyway.. Just advising here thats all

Lowdangler said:

I'm a broke mutha trucka livin in a townhome I can barely afford cfls let alone a hps or led or the sun as a matter of fact I'm doing what I can and hope for the best I'm going to invest in some Mylar very soon

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Ok there are so many of out here who probably have used equipment.. for as much as people put into cfl they can purchase something far more superior for same amount.. as for mylar don't waste the money paint it home depot flat white.. Trust me no hot spots no fucking round with trying to get ever lil wrinkle out .. Money is best spent on what actually grows your girl.. LIGHT

It's all good your right but my money burns a hole in my pocket ya know can't save anything.

Baby's showing white hairs all over she's getting ready.

Congrats on your baby boy !

That's a male?

it`s a girl, i was joking with you. the white hairs are a dead give away, and the first pic of the top you can see the top bud forming. CONGRATS ! just be on the lookout for male parts, sometimes you can get a hermie.

Right on! Well it's a dinafem feminized white widow they guarenteed females

nice choice. looks like youre on your way.

I'm using cfls I'm going to upgrade to 4 63w 2700k's