$500 to upgrade.. suggestions???

amrcngror said:

i agree ive never cared for cfl's id rather use a t12 fixture lol

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are we related? the spread from t12 and the spectrum are much better than cfls....

fir3dragon said:

why do you say cmh? i use hps.

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CMH and pulse strike halides have the BEST available spectrum on the market. the loss of lumens (a measurement of colors we see not the blues and reds we dont)
are made up for in the broad spectrum of lighting.

another thing about the t12 is you can get t8 reptile bulbs that emit uVB for your grow

lol back in the day i used to use t12 with plant and aquirum bulbs in em for vegging.....lol the good ol days ,the t5s tho man what a difference came a long way

think of light spectrum as plant food the more types your have the better your "light spectrum diet" is

amrcngror said:

lol back in the day i used to use t12 with plant and aquirum bulbs in em for vegging.....lol the good ol days ,the t5s tho man what a difference came a long way

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t5s are exactly the same idea as t12s(nothings changed sine the old days) just more efficient and stronger light.

thanks for the info guys. ill be doing some research into lighting and stuff and make a complete list of everything i need for the veg cab. thanks for all the information guys i really appreciate it. +rep to you all.

I saw somebody on the first page recommended checking out htgsupply.com...if you didn't check it out already, I just got a 200something cfm fan and a 4" filter for just over 120 bucks. They're great, they actually have a retail store by me. I also order from growgreenmi.com. And I definitely recommend a 600w lumatek system, I run several of them. You can get them as cheap as $350 or lower with a reflector, ballast, hortilux bulb, light hangers, whole deal.

As far as the cfl's being good enough for veg, that's up to you. If vegetative growth is slow then you might wanna upgrade.