Best Cheapest Lights for Stealth Auto Grow?

VuDro

Member

• Aug 24, 2012

• #1

Any recommendations on a type of light for one autoflower stealth grow? 50-100dollars. that i could get at a local store?

 

Swagnitude

Member

• Aug 24, 2012

• #2

Cheapest way to go will probably be some compact fluorescent bulbs. With $100 you can get yourself a nice 150w hps or something like it to fit your needs. How big is your grow?
If you have a hydro shop around you then you will be able to find everything you need, and you can at least get some decent cfl's at a hardware store.

 

alley.walker

Active Member

• Aug 24, 2012

• #3

Oj Ok.. You seem motivated...

 

VuDro

Member

• Aug 25, 2012

• #4

Swagnitude said:

Cheapest way to go will probably be some compact fluorescent bulbs. With $100 you can get yourself a nice 150w hps or something like it to fit your needs. How big is your grow?
If you have a hydro shop around you then you will be able to find everything you need, and you can at least get some decent cfl's at a hardware store.

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Just one plant in a 1ftx2ft space as tall as 6 ft but trying to keep it short as 3ft. Also i cant find 42watt cfls at a hardware store most is 27w..

could 6x 27w 6500k workout? and i cant do hps cus the space is too small

 

Flares

Active Member

• Aug 25, 2012

• #5

yes, 6x 27w 6500k will work fine. Since your doing an auto then use 2x 6500k and 4x 2700k.

 

VuDro

Member

• Aug 25, 2012

• #6

what? 2x 27w 6500k or 4x 27w 2700k?

 

er0senin

Well-Known Member

• Aug 25, 2012

• #7

VuDro said:

what? 2x 27w 6500k or 4x 27w 2700k?

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both and spread them out to better illuminate the plant

reason of using different colored lights is you get a wider spectra. also 6500k - better VEG 2700k - better bloom

 

Flares

Active Member

• Aug 25, 2012

• #8

er0senin said:

both and spread them out to better illuminate the plant

reason of using different colored lights is you get a wider spectra. also 6500k - better VEG 2700k - better bloom

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also keep your lights about 2-3" away from canopy of plant.

 

VuDro

Member

• Aug 25, 2012

• #9

How do i wire the lights? is there a video?

 

Swagnitude

Member

• Aug 25, 2012

• #10

Just get an adapter so they plug into a power strip and run it out the side. But one thing that will help your plants and their height a lot would be to have variable light placement. Basically just have like five six different sets of nails to hold the power strip along the side of the case. if you start out with the lights close to the plants, they won't want to stretch as much and will have denser buds at the end of cycle

 

Swagnitude

Member

• Aug 25, 2012

• #11

And I'm sure you could find a video on YouTube, it's a pretty widely used method of moving the lights

 

Flares

Active Member

• Aug 26, 2012

• #12

you could also get a vanity light strip from any hardware store. there easy to wire to a extention cord. You could also rig it so you can manuver it up and down. With a small vanity light strip (3 light sockets) you can get 3x Y socket adapters and run 6 lights no prob. would probably be abit cheaper then a bunch of plug in adapters to a power bar.