250 Watt CFL for flowering?

Hi I just purchased a 250 watt compact flourescent light.
This can be used for flowering right?

it can indeed. wont compare to hps but can still produce some very nice bud!

good luck

thanks
just before i bought this 250 watt cfl i bought a 400 watt hps btu didnt pay for it yet.
i noticed that it is around 11$ to run every month, so i didnt pay for it.
and for cfl its around 3$ to run every month, so i paid for that1.
i always thought cfl was better, but i guess not.

no, the 400w hps will put out around 50,000 lumens, and will penetrate the canopy much further than the 250w cfl, producing denser buds and more of them.
however, im not sure but i think a 250w cfl will put out about 27000 lumens, and you can also put it closer to the canopy. it wont be as good as the hps, but its cheaper and will still do a nice job. it is a 2700k right?

its a 6400K daylight
oh well

That will just be good for vegging,you should have gotten a full spetrum cfl.Were did you get the 250w cfl from and how much was it?

that thing will do great for vegging.. dont worry about it.

Nice grave dig guys..

The CFL doesn't provide the most optimal spectrum for flowering, but it will do. The buds won't be as large or dense as running them under HPS.

HPS is worth the money, i feel, but CLF's work fine.

-Bird

I should have asked first. what size room and how many plants are you working with?

how much did u pay for the 250w cfl

www.bulbs.com 400w equivalent 80w cfl 50$ for the 2700k warm white. 60$ for 5000k cool white.

www.bulbs.com 850w equivalent 200w cfl $95.99 for 2700k warm white.

btw, i know the above question wasn't for me. im just tossing in some links to some nice bulbs.

So what if I were to get Two different 250 watt cfls and run them together for a four plant grow. do you think that would be enough lumen? also what is the difference between 2700 4100 5000 and 6400k bulbs? Which one is best?

you sir need to go to the indoor gorwing section then look for the sub section CFL GROWING and in there there is a whoole FAQ and a whole guide to growing with cfls,

moose88 said:

you sir need to go to the indoor gorwing section then look for the sub section CFL GROWING and in there there is a whoole FAQ and a whole guide to growing with cfls,

Click to expand...

Thanx that helped alot. I'm still figuring this whole site out. By the way I have a poker buddy that talks like you type. his nickname is munz.

thanks i guess glad to help

ilikeblazin said:

Hi I just purchased a 250 watt compact flourescent light.
This can be used for flowering right?

Click to expand...

hey can someone please help me with this quick question. With a 250 watt cfl wat kind of socket would you plug it into or how do you get it running? would you have to get a fixture to hold tha right amount of watts?