BIG CFLs?

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AMCRambler

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I have been doing a lot of reading and know the rules of thumb on light.
I have a 20" X 36" or 5 SF area with 3 plants in a deep water bubbler. I know the 5000 lumen per SF rule.
I know people po-po CFL growing and it would be far easier/cheaper to use a HPS lamp but I really do not want to go that road due to heat in my area, especially in the hot summer coming up, not to mention the added fire danger. That said, I want to use CFL and am kind of looking into LED.

I have some 5200 lumen monster CFLs in the 5000K and 6700K range I was planning to use for vegetative period, one over each plant. Come flower time I was thinking of moving to 6-7 big 2700K 4200 lumen CFLs. Using my math I get 25,200 total lumens or 5,040 lumens per SF using 6 bulbs. Using pure math, this should be good but I know many more things come into play than the pure numbers.

I really want to do this right, not half ass it. So is this doing it right? Anything I should know?

I would love all the feedback I can get, positive and negative. Tell me why my thinking may be wrong or if you have better ideas.

Thanks
 
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AMCRambler

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I posted this in the CFL area and am not sure how to delete it, so if a mod wants, remove this. I am not trying to multi post.
 
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marijuana2176

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cfls are pretty good, especially the 300w dual spec ones. but the light fades fast so grow short plants and keep the bulbs close. you'll do ok with big cfls.
 
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