42w CFLs in Australia?

neg90

neg90

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Im having GREAT difficulty locating 42w (or anything higher than 28w for that matter) CFLs in South Australia.

Can anyone tell me where to find some?
Im guessing im going to have to resort to an online store,
but even then its difficult to find one.

Any help?

Ive tried..
Hardware Stores (Bunnines, Mitre 10, Home Hardware)
Grocery Stores (Coles, Woolies)
Hydro Stores.. (Only had 150w+ CFLs EXPENSIVE ><")

Halp? :-?
 
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RMM

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I read of a few people just growing outdoors casue one or two planets is cool ther? If so why grow indoors?
 
neg90

neg90

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Depends what state. Im pretty sure WA is the only state that allows 1 or 2 outdoor plants for personal use.
Im not from there. :-?

And even if I was, growing indoors has so many benefits.
You can control the environment completely, heat, moisture, pests, light.. everything.
Indoor grow time can be alot lower than outdoor.

Anyone help with the CFLs?
 
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RMM

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No sorry cant help with that, just wanted to know about the outdoor/indoor thing. Tho it keeps your thread at the top of the pile.

EDIT: felt bad so I went looking for a thread I thought was asking the same question but it was for a person in England. went like 14 pages back and couldnt find anything. Sorry
 
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skinneh

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okay im sorta in the same boat as you mate im from the top end and have been thinking of setting up a cheap clone n veg room to help my babys at the start of their lives. no to the problem at hand i also couldn't find much and where i live we have the same stores u listed, in the end i purchased a bunch of 23w lights from bunnings, they get the job done but only for the first few weeks due to the lights possiitioning, anyways i found a really cheap website for hydro suplys online for australia and they have some CFLs rated at 100w (400w inc) they seem pritty decent and am probly going to purchase a few myself eventually anyways they are around $50-$60 each not sure if thats cheap to wat uv been looking at, just pressuming No, due to the fact that all the other cfls iv seen at hydro stores here locally or online usually are around the $100-$120 range. If you want a link send me a pm and ill find the website for you.
 
neg90

neg90

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Yeah man that sounds fantastic, PM Sent.
EDIT: hey man cant seem to send you the PM, its telling me you dont allow them.
Would love it if you could just PM me the address. cheers bud.
 
blazedkiwi

blazedkiwi

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hey man, im from nz, spent last 2 years in gladstone, cental queensland. Good luck finding anything over 28w buddy, we just dont have them down under. maybe an online store???
 
paddy510

paddy510

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reckon hardware stores would be best bet, or ebay. i got 2 125w CFLs off ebay for $50 a while back, keep an eye out on there as some of the larger sizes pop up now and then for a good price.
 
jasaus

jasaus

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Aussie here.

I bought my 32w's (both veg and flower) CFL's from an Aussie Ebayer. If I find the bloke i got em off i'll post the details.
 
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skinneh

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neg90 where did u find those lights? link or info on how to find on ebay eg what to search for. When it comes to those 100w cfls i was talking about just do a search in google for aussie ponics.
 
neg90

neg90

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skinneh said:
neg90 where did u find those lights? link or info on how to find on ebay eg what to search for. When it comes to those 100w cfls i was talking about just do a search in google for aussie ponics.
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To find them I had to search for "Energy saving lights" instead of "CFL" or "Compact Fluorescent".
The guy I brought them off sells 32w CFLs in lots of 5, in either spectrum (2700k 6500k).

I brought 5x 32w 6500k and 5x 32w 2700k for $75AU including postage.

Plus he threw in an extra 32w 2700k for nothing.

So its about $7 a globe including postage, im happy with that.
 
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skinneh

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okay cheers mate hmm this has now given me a big decission to go with 2 biggest 100w lights or multiple little ones haha dont u love these though decisions :) well thanks anyways and goodluck with all your grows.
 
Smallsn

Smallsn

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neg90 said:
To find them I had to search for "Energy saving lights" instead of "CFL" or "Compact Fluorescent".
The guy I brought them off sells 32w CFLs in lots of 5, in either spectrum (2700k 6500k).

I brought 5x 32w 6500k and 5x 32w 2700k for $75AU including postage.

Plus he threw in an extra 32w 2700k for nothing.

So its about $7 a globe including postage, im happy with that.
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Aye i think i found the guy. But where can you buy bayonets that are able to clip into a power point cable? I seen some that place there globes into the bayonet adapters and plug them in a power plug. WHERE DO I GET THAT.
 
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