What do you think of this bulb??

zilluz

zilluz

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i have a 125w 2700k cfl flowering my plaants and it seems to be good so i reckon for vegging that would be good and the price is ok aswel
 
xpanda

xpanda

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zilluz said:
i have a 125w 2700k cfl flowering my plaants and it seems to be good so i reckon for vegging that would be good and the price is ok aswel
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yes im thinking of getting an additional red spectrum light to use with the blue during flowering.
 
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raeman1990

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NO THAT WONT BE ENOUGH for 5 flowering plants!!

if you had 150w of cfl spread out it would be better, i would get another red one for flowering, then you should be fine if the plants are small
 
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raeman1990

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yes until flowering you should be good,, just rotate the plants 90 degrees every day so they dont lean or stretch
 
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ScratchBC

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Are you in the UK or europe?

If not I hate to burst your bubble but that bulb may not be giving you the out put that you want. I could be totally wrong on this by the way and your going to have to check the specs on the bulb itself to make sure.

Since the auction is in British Sterling Pounds and is shipping from the UK I would assume the voltage would be 240, what they use in the UK, not 120, what us Yankees use. Thus using the formula W=V*A, where W= Power in watts, V= voltage in volts & A=current in amps, you would only be using 75 watts (A is constant & V is %50). Thus your lumen output would be half as much and your better off using a different cfl designed for 120V.

Good Luck
 
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applesaucebiatch

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ScratchBC said:
Are you in the UK or europe?

If not I hate to burst your bubble but that bulb may not be giving you the out put that you want. I could be totally wrong on this by the way and your going to have to check the specs on the bulb itself to make sure.

Since the auction is in British Sterling Pounds and is shipping from the UK I would assume the voltage would be 240, what they use in the UK, not 120, what us Yankees use. Thus using the formula W=V*A, where W= Power in watts, V= voltage in volts & A=current in amps, you would only be using 75 watts (A is constant & V is %50). Thus your lumen output would be half as much and your better off using a different cfl designed for 120V.

Good Luck
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if it was made for 220v it wouldent work at all on 110v because the ballast is made for 220
 
daisy2687

daisy2687

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applesaucebiatch said:
if it was made for 220v it wouldent work at all on 110v because the ballast is made for 220
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It may or may not work. If the circuit is designed for 220v and ur running 120 through it it might still have enough power to run everything but with much worse results...Or something might fry and catch on fire :)
 
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