CFL question, 1st time.

hello there, is it okay to grow for the first time with 4 cfl's/24w. the space is quite small 50x50x80 and i want just 1 indica plant.

pompieru22 said:

hello there, is it okay to grow for the first time with 4 cfl's/24w. the space is quite small 50x50x80 and i want just 1 indica plant.

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That is enough, you wont get the greatest yield though.. You can always just veg with the 4 24w daylight bulbs. then switch them for the 34w 2700k when you flower

the space, i wrote in centimeters, and about the yield, could you prescript the amount?
or tell me how can i increase the yield?

Hi there here's a couple of pics of my cfl grown single plant now 14 days in flower
I had some problems with nitrogen diff early on so isn't as big as should have been , but hey its my first ever grow so we live n learn lol. Use 2 43w daylight 6400k lights above during veg with 2 23w daylights either side of my girl , turning her twice a day. So ur all good to go in my humble opinion.

pompieru22 said:

hello there, is it okay to grow for the first time with 4 cfl's/24w. the space is quite small 50x50x80 and i want just 1 indica plant.

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, remember that fluorescent’s are weaker and emit less light than an HID. This means you will need 5 times the amount of wattage to equal the output of an HID. So, 30 watts of HID would equal 150 watts of fluorescent’s. This is why it is advised to provide a minimum of 30 watts per square foot for HID lights and a minimum of 150 watts per square foot for fluorescent’s. +rep if you find this helpful

pompieru22 said:

the space, i wrote in centimeters, and about the yield, could you prescript the amount?
or tell me how can i increase the yield?

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I cant guess on the yield, but i can tell you a few ways to increase the yield...number 1, Study and read up on Low Stress Training(LST) there is also scrog which is another for of training...but i'd go with lst if i where you goodluck

thank you all

pompieru22 said:

thank you all

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No Problem,,,goodluck with the grow

thank you, i think i will start a journal . +rep for everyone, and specially thanks for the lst, i think i will go with that one!

BuddhaGrows said:

That is enough, you wont get the greatest yield though.. You can always just veg with the 4 24w daylight bulbs. then switch them for the 34w 2700k when you flower

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u should use 27k 48 watt bulbs to flower. its just about the biggest u can go in cfl before the change the way its mounted. they sell them at walmart for around ten bucks. altho if u went and got a 150 hps it would do work compared to the cfls for flowering. 16000 lumens with one bulb compared to the shit ton of cfls u would need to get that amount of lumens.

options.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/High-Presssure-Sodium-GROW-LIGHT-400-250-150-watt-w-/400192553185?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item9bff7a4a0d
or
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HPS-150-Grow-Light-SYSTEM-Bulb-sun-sodium-150w-w-/400178977797?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d2c869c05
or
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sun-System-HPS-150-Grow-Light-Bulb-/250971944024?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a6f17f458

i have the last one and can vouch for it. the other two not so sure but mine is smaller and more compact than the other two listed.

how can i determine what "k" my cfl's got?, i have 4 / 23w osram/ warm white/1550lm, but i can't find anywere the "K". can someone help me?

L.E: i've done some more research, found out warm white is 2700k. thank you anyway

i only use cfl and the only problem ive seen with cfls is that the bud comes out fluffy and not dense at all check out my link but ya lst is my best friends i suggest that and try to get a bulb over ever piece of foilage yield wise ive seen as little as 7 grams on my friends first time grow and as much as 60 grams on my first grow just depends on strain grower nutes so on

great job mate, what kind of cfl's you used? can you be more specific?

I just bought an 85w 6500k CFL and a 65w 2500k cfl from a local lighting store. They have the same mount as a regular bulb, but they are huge! The 85w is about 11 inches long.

woah, that some power you got there mate , good luck with it

200W equivalent a plant. close........real close.

i feel like running downstairs to make sure they're not touching the light now.

tpcoll922 said:

I just bought an 85w 6500k CFL and a 65w 2500k cfl from a local lighting store. They have the same mount as a regular bulb, but they are huge! The 85w is about 11 inches long.

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Those 85W bulbs sell for around $35, and are too heavy to directly plug into anything but a fixture without support. For the same cost, you can buy 4-42W and get better coverage with over twice the wattage.

No probs if ppl on here hadn't have helped me my girl b dead after 4 weeks lol so I live by return Wat ppl have given to you, so ill do Wat I can to help good luck on the grow n any help with cfl growing give me a shout probs b able to help u out or point u in the right direction . forgot to say I'm on 4
2700k warm white lights in flower period n iwould say once u get to flower stage use a suger water solution every other feed I dine it first time this week n litratally in 2 days resin has increased massively along with crystal n bud size .
Again good luck

tpcoll922 said:

I just bought an 85w 6500k CFL and a 65w 2500k cfl from a local lighting store. They have the same mount as a regular bulb, but they are huge! The 85w is about 11 inches long.

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instead of wasting your money on a huge bulb and spending around 15 bucks on one bulb do yourself a favor and buy packs of cfls you can get 4 or 5 with less watts for the same price even less my homedepot sells em 4 packs for ten bucks!! as for one really big one that you will have no idea how to hang. cfls are not like MH/Hps lumes are lost fast and having one just on top in stupid. spread that wattage around with smaller bulbs as close to every foliage you have.