clf's?? certain kinds?

hey all.. just transplanted my babies(og kush, pineapple express, and church) into there new dwc hookup... problem is my 2ft t5 lights arent long enough.. planned on goin to grab sum CFL's and 2 reflectors for them.. my question is.. is there any certain type of CFL i should use??? or are there any i should stay away from?? thanks for all ur help RIU

the big choices with cfl's are the wattage/kelvin
i personally had great luck with 26w 5500k cfl's from home depot for veg
26w 2700k GE for flower
many like the 42w wattages, my grow was micro so the 26w fit real nice in the grow chamber

make sure you get both blue and red spectrum bulbs.. blue for veg/ red for flower. =)

i know bout the spectrums... just need the cfls for veg as i use my hps for flowering... just trying to use cfls cuz of the heat factor from my MH bulb! so any kinda cfl works?? higher wattage/kelvins/lumens are better ild imagine???

soft white light, or day light clf's or...? I am courious to

many growers use a mix of soft white/day light for veg
i personally just used 5500k and results were excellent for veg
think you'll do well either way

growone said:

many growers use a mix of soft white/day light for veg
i personally just used 5500k and results were excellent for veg
think you'll do well either way

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when i vegged i used 4 6500k spectrum 23Watters and 4 23Watt 3500K bulbs....
now that im flowering i use 4 23watt 3500kspectrum and 4 23watt 2500K spectrum

That seems to be enough light for 2 2 footers and 1 seedling and one 7 inch flowering miniplant lol
Check out my grow. glad to help
peace

I find 42w to be the best dollar value in cfls. Using an extender and a Y adapter, I can put two of those in a large clamp reflector from Lowes and have a significant light source that I cam manuever around and get in the foliage where needed. Four of those twins can run a whole grow of 3-4 plants for just over $100.

thanks for all ur input... i guess higher kelvins for veg.. and lower for flowering... neways im goin out to the home depot now! thanks yall