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piffthepurp

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I have 2 43 = 150 w CFL's. I dont know how this CFL business works. So would that make it 300w in total now? Each of these CFL's are 2600 "lumens". Dont know how that works either. So does that make it 5600 lumens or is it still 2600?

I know for the flowering cycle I need like 2700 lumens. Is 2600 good enough? Or is my CFL's 5600 now because there's 2 of them?

If they're 5600 can I use 2 of the bulbs now and then when it comes to the flowering phase can I take one of them off and only use one?

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!
 
Rodriguez

Rodriguez

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piffthepurp said:
I have 2 43 = 150 w CFL's. I dont know how this CFL business works. So would that make it 300w in total now? Each of these CFL's are 2600 "lumens". Dont know how that works either. So does that make it 5600 lumens or is it still 2600?

I know for the flowering cycle I need like 2700 lumens. Is 2600 good enough? Or is my CFL's 5600 now because there's 2 of them?

If they're 5600 can I use 2 of the bulbs now and then when it comes to the flowering phase can I take one of them off and only use one?

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!
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No, only pay attention to the CFLs actual wattage not it's incandescent equivalent wattage. You have 2 x 43w = 86w.

I think you are getting lumens confused with colour temperature (measured in Kelvins, K).

For flowering around 2700K (Warm White) is good and around 6500K (Cool Daylight) for veg.


The more lumens the better.
 
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