How's My Setup?

k so i've wanted to do this for a long time but i've never had the money. now i do, and im gonna start a grow. i just wanna post what im gonna do here so i can see what people think about it and get input. i've done my research, but i just wanna make sure im gonna be doin everything right.

im gonna buy 6 27 watt daylight cfls. the color temp is 6500 kelvin. im gonna use these for seedlings and vegetative stage, with the lights on constantly. while watering everyday of course.
im gonna hook up the 6 lights into two main lamps. and i wanna get those light connectors where you screw it in, nd it has two more light connectors coming from it. i dnt know what they're called, if someone can tell me thats be good.
then when they get tall enough, im gonna put them into flowering and by cutting the lights to 12-12 light cycle. im gonna take away 4 of the daylight cfls and put in 4 27w soft white. so it'll be 2 dl, and 2 sw.
im gonna be growing 3 plants, in my attic with mylar surrounding all sides of the plants. im gonna have a small fan blowing on the lights and the plants for sturdier stems.

so thats what im gonna do, input is welcome.
-thanx ism0kespliffzz

whats the deal with ppl wanting lots of small wattage bulbs, sounds weak- not to bash- i am a newb by all respects. But I have a 400 watt mh and hps set up. So i can use just one bulb at a time- mh to veg and hps to flower, its the perfect wattage and lumen's for a 4x4 area and can grow a number of plants. It definitely produces heat- but the glass lensed and air cooled versions can do a number to reduce the heat. It just seems like one bulb is enough?


If i am wrong, please tell me?

I understand more bulbs can provide greater distribution to lower branches, but that doesnt make it a very unique advantage- as good reflective surface can do that as well.

As long as it isn't incandescent i guess lol

dude ur in a compact flourescent forum lol. but like, im only using cfls cause its madd cheap nd i got a small budget.

my bad, didnt realize I was in the compact forum, just saw it in the new post and tried to chip in...

opps

This is a trend with my high ass, perhaps you have taught me a lesson, read the forum source before i post, similar to think before you speak it is powerful words.

You have taught OB CRON kenobi well thankyou

my budget is under 300 dough to grow and its off to great start!

any other comments?

really man....

anyways spliffs the daylights you have should be fine for the vegging, however, you may want to get more bulbs to flower, if your planningon 3 plants i would say 3-4 bulbs per plant. you can always get more later thou
also careful with temps in your attic i dunno about you but its already hot as hell outside for me, so buy a thermometer
what soil/ nutes will you be using?

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the 27w should do the job for vegging but try and get the 42w+ 2700k CFLs for flowering if you can, theyll do a lot better job than the 27w will.

yea im prolly definitly gonna buy a cppl more lights for flowering aswell. nd thanx for the y-socket link paddy.

thanx for the input guys, i'll be sure to get a grow journal goin once i get everything all set up. ;]

-ism0kespliffzzz