Help i effed up my lighting!

[Hooker]

Ok so today I went to ace hardware and bought two 48" fluorescent fixtures that hold two 40 watt bulbs each. BUT I CALCULATED IT WRONG!

You see, I was thinking 48" is two feet for some wierd reason or something like that... And now I only have 160 watts for 4 sq. ft. I dont think that's enough! Please help... here are the pix of the setup right now. (dont laugh I'm obviously new.)

 

[el seca leche]

thats enough for little sprouts but you will surely need more light

 

[Hooker]

What if I put a 32 watt CFL in the middle and put two plants on each side of it? Cuz I have one...

Would this maybe just barely be enough to do sea of green? Grow them to two ft. tall and force them to flower with warm-colored bulbs? They put out 3500 lumens each so all together I have 14k lumens in a 4 sq. ft area. =[

 

[whoreable]

What if I put a 32 watt CFL in the middle and put two plants on each side of it? Cuz I have one...

Would this maybe just barely be enough to do sea of green? Grow them to two ft. tall and force them to flower with warm-colored bulbs? They put out 3500 lumens each so all together I have 14k lumens in a 4 sq. ft area. =[

Those Fluro's will veg PERFECTLY you into Week 3/4.

Then you will need some better lighting to see any buds from the females you may obtain.

 

[Hooker]

Alright good... even better if I add an extra 2100 lumens with a 32 watt cfl right? Can I get them to flower with these fluorescents if I switch the lighting to a warm light and force flower with 12/12 lighting?

 

[blzbob]

Take a look at the (vapor tights) hps they have at www.e-conolight.com the 150W hps

 

[Hooker]

Take a look at the (vapor tights) hps they have at www.e-conolight.com the 150W hps

Yeah I already bought my lights and I made up my mind about using either CFLs or fluoros right now... im pretty broke. =[ plus they dont use much energy and create a perfect amount of heat.

 

[Hooker]

Those Fluro's will veg PERFECTLY you into Week 3/4.

Then you will need some better lighting to see any buds from the females you may obtain.

you just left post number 420 on my page =] =]

 

[dublin420]

If you want big dense resinous buds, dont flower under the fluorescents. There simply is not enough lumens. You could veg with the fluourescents but flower with an HPS.

 

[Hooker]

If you want big dense resinous buds, dont flower under the fluorescents. There simply is not enough lumens. You could veg with the fluourescents but flower with an HPS.

Ok ok I get it fluoros aren't better BUT IT'S WHAT I HAVE AND I DONT WANT TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY RIGHT NOW ON LIGHTING.

Can I flower with warm-spectrum fluoros when the time comes? And will I get popcorn fluff buds, kinda ok buds, or decent enough buds?

 

[nosliw]

Ok ok I get it fluoros aren't better BUT IT'S WHAT I HAVE AND I DONT WANT TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY RIGHT NOW ON LIGHTING.

Can I flower with warm-spectrum fluoros when the time comes? And will I get popcorn fluff buds, kinda ok buds, or decent enough buds?

your buds will be shitty. light and fluffy. you'll be pissed, and you will wished you had listened to us when we told you so.

my advice- don't even bother flowering under flouros or cfls. start veggin under those (they will work fine) and start working overtime so you can buy an HID.