Upgrading CFLs, will temperature be a problem?

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PhobiaBrixia

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Hi guys, i'm actually running a speaker-box grow and i'm considering to upgrade the light.
I'm actually using a 25W CFL from a local store, and upgrading to a 85W (or 125W) professional agro grow bulb which actually has a ballast in it to regulate the heat. The box is aprox. 30 liters in volume, and i'm worried that upgrading that shit will actually cause the plants to heat stress. I don't really know, you tell me. Anyway upgrading 25W to 105W agro will turn the lumens from 1300 to 10000, that shit is serious.
 
spencer2121

spencer2121

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how the fuck would anyone answer that question? way too many details left out! how would we know if the bulb u buy is going to get hot??? smh man
 
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chasmtz

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you can get them close but they still generate an ambient heat. If you don't have any fans at all then the temps will rise for sure. a small fan circulating air will serve it very well and probably keep temps manageable. Without it, they will rise
 
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PhobiaBrixia

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chasmtz said:
you can get them close but they still generate an ambient heat. If you don't have any fans at all then the temps will rise for sure. a small fan circulating air will serve it very well and probably keep temps manageable. Without it, they will rise
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Luckily there's already a circulation fan. Well i'm assuming i can give it a try

Also, it makes that much of a difference between the 85W and the 125W one? For temperature obviously
 
hoss12781

hoss12781

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depending on how much you're paying for the agros you may want to check 1000bulbs.com, they have 105 watters for 20 bucks and yes they do throw out much more heat than a 25w.
 
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PhobiaBrixia

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hoss12781 said:
depending on how much you're paying for the agros you may want to check 1000bulbs.com, they have 105 watters for 20 bucks and yes they do throw out much more heat than a 25w.
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Sadly i live in europe and overseas packages get checked by the cops, and a grow light will be very suspicious. Thanks for the help anyway
 
hoss12781

hoss12781

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they're marketed as high bay lighting. They don't say grow light specifically on the packaging. If you make sure to buy cfls in the 5000k range for veg and 2700k temp for flowering they'll have no cause to suspect anything beyond you wanting to replace factory lighting or inefficient incadescent flood lamps. Best of luck.
 
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PhobiaBrixia

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hoss12781 said:
they're marketed as high bay lighting. They don't say grow light specifically on the packaging. If you make sure to buy cfls in the 5000k range for veg and 2700k temp for flowering they'll have no cause to suspect anything beyond you wanting to replace factory lighting or inefficient incadescent flood lamps. Best of luck.
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I will now consider that saler, thanks for your help :leaf:
 
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