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Anon Emaus
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I only use CFL's, start with 1 and by the end of my veg I'm using 3 40w(actual not equivalent). At max in flower I've only gone to 4. Produced 3oz from 1 plant. DWC 1 month veg, 2 month flower.
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SPLFreak808
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6 weeks or less veg = 400 watt metal halide. 6 weeks + = 600/1000 watt metal halide. You could use LED's but im not gonna get into that for the sake of keeping your thread alive.
SPLFreak808
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3 zips is really good with 160watts(12,000) lumens of cfl's. You may have set a record lol
GIJonas
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.5g per watt on cfl is probably all I would expect if I used them but probably not a record. Still a cheaply lit crop tho!
Swanger
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I just have one t5 light
SPLFreak808
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.5 gpw with cfl' is like pulling 2 lbs from 1000watts of hps. While it can be done, it requires a perfected room with high yielding strains that have never heard of stress. Once cfl's start to get past 400watts in a tight ass room then sometimes .6/.7 can be done but totally strain dependant.
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kmog33
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You don't need a super heavy yielding strain to pull 2lbs off of a 1000 watt light. IMO if you're running 1000 you should be pulling at least 2 that's .9ish g/watt which is good, not great. I get 1.5-2 off my 600s generally, and I run a lot of ogs.(usually on the lower side with strains like Tahoe or Larry)
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SPLFreak808
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Actually i pull 1000-1300 grams with 4-5 girls under 1k's in 10 gallon pots. I was just speaking from my past experience in general that .5 gpw from cfl's is unlikely with new growers, luck would be better with healthy high yielding plants. Like i said though, it can be done but i highly doubt most new cfl growers can achieve it without running 500+ watts in the same room. How do you like flowering that og tahoe? Its been some time since i ran OG cuts/beans
Lo Budget
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That could be enough to veg a plant, I used a 4' T12 on my first plant and it got pretty big. Still use it for the first week or so.
What are you going to use to flower her? Op only mentions veg. I've never tried to flower w/ florescent, but some of the folks here use floros from seed to harvest with outstanding results. Maybe one of them will see this and help you out. If not, give it a shot & see what happens.
kmog33
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Yeah, that's more like what I feel 1000watter should pull. Tahoe is my favorite, really yields like crap though I generally hit 550-700 or so from a 600hps, for comparison if I run blue dream I get 800-975 or so with the same light. I've been running LEDs a lot more recently though and I'm pulling 5-7 oz off of my 150-180 watt led. Have someone sending me down some gsc cuts which are also supposed to be shitty yielders, but we'll see.
