250w cfls enough for vegging four plants?

budboy# · Oct 15, 2009

hey i scrapped my last grow as i didnt know enough about it. im setting up 2 canvas wardrobes each with a 250w cfl in (one blue for vegging and one red for flowering). im growing lowryders and arjans haze 2. was wondering if 250w is enough to veg four plants then flower them?

tom__420 · Oct 15, 2009

It will be alright to veg with but I would def suggest that you get a 250 watt MH and a 250 watt HPS for veg and flower respectively. They use the same wattage but you get much more lumen per watt than a CFL. They will also put out the same amount of heat

budboy# · Oct 15, 2009

tom__420 said:
It will be alright to veg with but I would def suggest that you get a 250 watt MH and a 250 watt HPS for veg and flower respectively. They use the same wattage but you get much more lumen per watt than a CFL. They will also put out the same amount of heat

thanks my only problem is electricity consumption the cfls dont seem to use as much as a hps or mh and i dont want to get busted cus the bills are getting high :-(

tom__420 · Oct 15, 2009

tom__420 said:
It will be alright to veg with but I would def suggest that you get a 250 watt MH and a 250 watt HPS for veg and flower respectively. They use the same wattage but you get much more lumen per watt than a CFL. They will also put out the same amount of heat

budboy# said:
thanks my only problem is electricity consumption the cfls dont seem to use as much as a hps or mh and i dont want to get busted cus the bills are getting high

Dude you can't be serious. Do you know anything about electricity? Wattage is the amount of power something uses. You are charged by the kilowatt hour which means you are charged a certain amount of money for every hour that you are using 1000 watts. A 250 watt CFL uses the same amount of power as a 250 watt hps or mh, it is all about the wattage I'm not trying to be an asshole but you should really research some more before buying a light dude. Here is a helpful link: https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq

budboy# · Oct 15, 2009

tom__420 said:
Dude you can't be serious. Do you know anything about electricity? Wattage is the amount of power something uses. You are charged by the kilowatt hour which means you are charged a certain amount of money for every hour that you are using 1000 watts. A 250 watt CFL uses the same amount of power as a 250 watt hps or mh, it is all about the wattage I'm not trying to be an asshole but you should really research some more before buying a light dude. Here is a helpful link: https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq

haha ok lol i never rly got the whole electricity thing. so is a hps or mh better than a cfl?

tom__420 · Oct 15, 2009

Much much better

budboy# · Oct 15, 2009

tom__420 said:
Much much better

thanks 4 the help

tom__420 · Oct 15, 2009

You are going to need some exhaust fans for those lights though
I would get a 4 inch inline fan for each light

grobofotwanky · Oct 15, 2009

budboy# said:
haha ok lol i never rly got the whole electricity thing. so is a hps or mh better than a cfl?

When you finally break down and get a hid light, be it a mh or hps, you'll wonder how you ever did without. One of the best investments ever. All the ferts, supplements, mediums, etc. can count for nothing without a good flowering light. Cfls do have their place though. They rock for seedlings and pre-veg. Saw Tom had you covered, just thought I'd pitch in my opinion.

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