mr.greenthum
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I'm still a n00b all i would like to know is this light to bright and should i use it for veg or flowering
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ledgrowing
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you need more than just that to do either but it is a start to flowering for veg look at like 5600k but more of them dude way more
mr.greenthum
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i'm only trying to grow 1 plant i wanna start small
djlifeline
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It's not even enough for one plant dude. Look at getting 6400k and a few of them
SCARHOLE
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Oh yeah , now thats a CFL.
Thats not to bright but its large an will makes some heat, so watch the temps an dont let em tutch it, but keep em as close as u can .
The 2700 k or red are for flowering, U need one like that in the blue spectrum 6500k ish.
My little grow box (2x2x3 ft) has a 120 w blue cfl, i mix with a red 40 w red cfl to balance the spectrum. But when flowering comes I switch to my 150 w red cfl an mix in a small blue
mr.greenthum
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My grow room size
W 21" x L 22" x H 49"
do i need to buy other for flowering or thats good would a 23 Watt (100W) Soft White, 4 Pack work for veg
W 21" x L 22" x H 49"
do i need to buy other for flowering or thats good would a 23 Watt (100W) Soft White, 4 Pack work for veg
djlifeline
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4x23w would struggle. You want about 6-8 of them in 6400k for veg and same amount in 2700k for flowering. That would be minimum for one plant if you want any decent type of yield
mr.greenthum
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Would it be better to buy a CFL or HPS
i'm on a low budget
where i live CFL are cheap
i'm on a low budget
where i live CFL are cheap
ledgrowing
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hps is always better than cfl
mr.greenthum
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could i get 2 2700k CFL for better flowering
mr.greenthum
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i know but it puts a whole in my pocket
djlifeline
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If you want decent yields you want 150w + worth of 2700k for one plant
FuZZyBUDz
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Hahahahaaaaaaa
OH i WILL remeber this one.
any ways,
yea u should actually MIX spectrum in VEG and flowering fer best results in potency and color. do a lil 2700 and a lil 6000 or sumthing in DAYTIME color.
jaysizzle
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As a cfl'er turned HPS user I will say this....I started with cfl's when I decided to grow my own. I have 4 sucessful grows using cfl's. I had 2- 68 w , 2-42 w, 5-26w,2-30w and a 2 ft flouro . Thats like 450 watts give or take. It produced a decent yeild but in the end wasnt worth the money. For the amount of money you spend on cfl's you could just go buy a 150w HPS and add a few cfls for supplemental light for the same price. I bought a 25o w HPS and use 2 2700 and 2 5600 cfls for supplemental and the results are off the chart compared to just cfl's. if you are gonna use cfl's just use them for the first grow,sell the budds and use the money for an HPS. I might add that heat was a lil bit of an issue with all the cfl's. my temps are much lower just using my 250 watterHPS. but ...to each his own. just some experience thoughts.
ledgrowing
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whats so funny dude hps is better than cfl if werent so a retard u would see he said on a budget so i never even mentioned led
mr.greenthum
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Well i can buy CFL for 1$
Pipe Dream
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just get lots of cfls. They are only efficient a few inches from the bulbs so you would be better off with more small ones that put out the same lumens with more light sources. Grow at least 3 you want a female don't you? Get some daylight cfls for vegging and soft white cfls for flowering.
mr.greenthum
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thanks for the support