Humboldt's - 100% CFL Setup!

Thanks guys for all the positive feed back, I agree with you DOT 100% if you got the monies, room, ventilation etc... go with the hps, however as a noob with not much money at the time and a burning desire to grow, I decided to go with the cfls and buy using them I was able to get all the equipment hear and there, it didn't cost me much, what cost me was all the accessories such as soil,mixes, pots, ferts/nutes etc.. everything but the lighting, the lighting is by far the cheapest in order to keep the plants alive and well..

True to get anywhere near the amount of lumens as a 400w hps you'll spend more money on the electric ..not by much though and then again I didn't imagine (in my wildest dream) that I'd end up with anywhere near the 400w I have 48000 lumens and I hear that the 400w is 50000, I .. as Masta would say "got the cfl fever", I'm having fun and receiving good results in the proccess.. I've seen lot's of awesome grows out there using a lot less energy, take Masta & DrHigh for examples, they did an OUTSTANDING!! job..

In the future I will have the pleasure enjoying myself with the hps!

On a finale note .. I think the cfls are perfect for the noob!, simply because you can walk into any store get the lighting also the fact you are able to ad to them, I'm sure people could ad to the list of reasons, I'm thinking it's a good first time learning experience, I think that the people who diss the cfls are mostly people who have never actually got the chance to grow using them (old school) and they probably feel left out....



buster please do share some pics when you're able to, also if you decide to start a grow journal be sure to post the link... for updates on this grow please visit the following link....
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/29010-humboldts-growing-adventures-up-away.html


Until Next Time!

Humboldt said:

Thanks guys for all the positive feed back, I agree with you DOT 100% if you got the monies, room, ventilation etc... go with the hps, however as a noob with not much money at the time and a burning desire to grow, I decided to go with the cfls and buy using them I was able to get all the equipment hear and there, it didn't cost me much, what cost me was all the accessories such as soil,mixes, pots, ferts/nutes etc.. everything but the lighting, the lighting is by far the cheapest in order to keep the plants alive and well..

True to get anywhere near the amount of lumens as a 400w hps you'll spend more money on the electric ..not by much though and then again I didn't imagine (in my wildest dream) that I'd end up with anywhere near the 400w I have 48000 lumens and I hear that the 400w is 50000, I .. as Masta would say "got the cfl fever", I'm having fun and receiving good results in the proccess.. I've seen lot's of awesome grows out there using a lot less energy, take Masta & DrHigh for examples, they did an OUTSTANDING!! job..

In the future I will have the pleasure enjoying myself with the hps!

On a finale note .. I think the cfls are perfect for the noob!, simply because you can walk into any store get the lighting also the fact you are able to ad to them, I'm sure people could ad to the list of reasons, I'm thinking it's a good first time learning experience, I think that the people who diss the cfls are mostly people who have never actually got the chance to grow using them (old school) and they probably feel left out....



buster please do share some pics when you're able to, also if you decide to start a grow journal be sure to post the link... for updates on this grow please visit the following link....
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/29010-humboldts-growing-adventures-up-away.html


Until Next Time!

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well put humboldt. you hit the nail on the head. cfl's are perfect for beginners and cheap. as noobs such as myself progress i am sure an hps would give awesome results. thanks for the compliment humboldt but if people want to see awesome results from cfl's, they need look no further than your grow haha. lets just say your grow is a perfect example of how it should be done. humboldt i just germed 4 more of my seeds, and i will start a new journal soon. holler at ya later

Humboldt's journal inspired me to go CFL and like everyone said it started with 4 lights then 8 then 12 as you see the results your more inclined to add more.
Now i'm currently finished with my CFL's (used for vegg) and just today got my HPS in the mail and will be using it to flower.

Check out my journal.

And thanks to Humboldt for the tips and inspiration, lookin good

Hello all,

this is my first post at RIU, but I have been lurking for a while and just got time to make this account.

I have a question.. I'm not an electrician at all, and I was wondering where would I wire them up to? I have pretty much the same size closet as you, but I was wondering if you had a light to wire them up to in your closet. If not what did you wire them to ?

-JXChaos

whats the dealio humboldt? havent seen ya around, hope you pop up soon.

I think a 400w HPS is too much Well...if your growing weed for yourself then cfl's are they way to go just keep your shit organized and u can get 3 - 5 ounces every 2 months with 2plants a less then 250watts ...thats less than 20dollars in electrical bills every 3months O_O plus your saving 250bucks a month not having to buy weed. in small areas and closet or box growers a 400HPS would give you lots of heat problem's and your plants would suffer heat stroke if your not careful plus with cfl's you can experiment add bulbs and change setups, and if your good with cfls you can get a lot more light to those low places of the plants i really think its a better choice unless your growing to distribute a 400w HPS is just too hot too expensive to run and too bulky plus that ballast will burn your skin if you touch it the wrong way.

Humboldt said:

Thanks for the comments cult, do you have anything going right now, if so and you have a journal, please post a link....

Peace!

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Wow Thats Really Good! Im New At CFL's So We Need To Keep In Touch You Can Teach Me A Thing Or Two!

Private Message Me Or Somthing!

Exactly and thats what i was getting at its not weather its brighter or more efficient but that CFLS are cheaper and do the job thats all.

mastakoosh said:

everybody says a cheap hps would be the same as 20 cfl's but most people buy a couple cfl's at a time and add more when they get more money. even though 150$ is not a huge amount, some people just dont have that in their budget at the time so they spend a little each time so they can afford it.

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Dude. That picture is so messed up. Unfortunately it had me rolling! God damn that's funny.