CFL lighting

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raspamcgee

Member

• Nov 5, 2009

• #1

Is a 3000K CFL light too powerful for beginning stages?

I have a 150 watt replacement bulb using only 40 watts with 2600 lumens/3000K .

 

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KayAnow

Active Member

• Nov 5, 2009

• #2

That will work. Would be of course, ideal i guess to have a bluer spectrum, but ive started underneath a 400W HPS for awhile and it works fine. Just keep that light as close as you can to your babelet without burnin it.

 

Greendude

Well-Known Member

• Nov 5, 2009

• #3

Get yourself some 6500k (daylight) blue spectrum cfls for seedling and vegging. 2700k (soft white) red spectrum for flowering.

 

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Illegal Smile

Guest

• Nov 5, 2009

• #4

That's a 42 watt cfl and it might be enough for early veg for one plant but you would soon need more. And it really should be more like 6500k for veg. So no, it is nowhere near "too powerful"

 

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raspamcgee

Member

• Nov 5, 2009

• #5

Well, im gonna Super HPS it when it flowers. Its just 1. Im just seen if what I bought will work till then.