seeking help on how to hang cfls

endofwed

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I do not have a closet to house my pants so I plan on building a large stealth box made out of cardboard. However, I'm having a difficult time finding a method to place my CFLS since nothing can be hanged or the cardboard housing will surely fall apart.

I've been trying to look for a lamp fixture like this that will take CFLS. The dual heads will allow me to place lightbulbs on either side of the plant and adjust it as the plant grows (I'm growing a single plant by the way).

Does anyone know where I can purchase a dual flexible (gooseneck) lamp similar to this one with a long neck? Or possibly how to construct one?

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look at my box,,i cut small holes in the top, put the fixture through first, then put the bulb in from the bottom..i used giant cardboard as well and painted all the insides white,, i get awesome reflection and my plants flourish better than most cfl grows..I put 4 2-3 ft plants in that box, with the lights u see.. i get awesome light distribution. only thing i have to keep up on is the heat and circulation..i have six 150w eq... and 4 26watters..
 

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It may not be the best idea but there it goes, you could do something like this but to hang bulbs ;) I'm not sure how that thing is called so here is a picture.

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those draw string set ups suck with cfl's,,they move around way to much for cfl's, the whole idea with the cfl is to have the light as close to the plant as possible. no more than 2 inches away for maximum potential...those adjustable lines sway and move to much, they are great for hps setups,,
 
Yes, I feel like If I end up hanging the lights, I wont be able to get them as close as I want to the plant.
 
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