If anyone is growing with CFL's and is worried about growth...

FlipAPenny

Well-Known Member
the cfls will veg ok but when its time to flower thats not really enough and you have to change spectrums so you have to buy the the other type of cfl at that point.Think they come in 2700k spectrum and 6700k spectrum for cfls.Like lets look at my flowering lights.I use 2 600 watt digital ballasts with 2 600 watt enhanced spectrum bulbs.The bulbs give off 98000 lumnes each in a standard ballast.The digital ballast are overdrived giving 30% more lumnes so thats 130666 lumnes per bulb or 261332 lumnes per grow of enhanced spectrum light which uses the red hps with the enriched blue light to help keep sites compact and tight.Your using 12800 lumnes total so a fraction of what is needed and its the wrong color spectrum for flower so you have to replace the veg cfls with flower spectrum cfls which give even less lumnes.So point is its a waste.A 600 watt digital switcahble ballast cost $119 new and $29.99 for a reflecter and the bulb $25 new on ebay so for 175 you can have a 600 watt digiatl mh/hps setup that uses less power then the cfls and is cool running and not a fire hazard.MAke sense now?
So I'm curious to know where the heck you got a 600 digitial ballast for $119. You tell me where and I'm in the MH/HPS business within the week.
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
And to that I say good job you did that setup correctly.Now if people would show more of that setup then the fire hazard thing would be mute.I compliment you on taking the time and inlining the sockets and using caps.Very well done I say
 

TheConstantGardner

Well-Known Member
This is 3 plants at 4 wks flower. I think I'm running 12 of the 18 total light capacity. The plants have been pulled down to almost fill the width of a small room (26"x53"). The results are not impressive, but at the same time not too bad. These lights raise the temp in my room by 3 degrees f.



The same noobs that complain about their cabinets getting hot are probably the same ones trying to ventilate with a small cpu fan. The CFM on those types of fans are not accurate.
 

Lord Dangly Bits

Well-Known Member
I never saw anyone tell someone to go buy 20 CFLs. I use 6 43 watt cfls and a t-5 for my veg cycle, and then a 400 HPS and my 6 43 watters for the flower cycle. I do this to cut down on elect usage during veg cycle. My plants grow bushy and strong. I love the CFLs. But you will get better buds of course with more powerful lights.

But Filthy Fletch, just because you do not like something does not mean that others can not. Some people like to be on top, some people like to be on the bottom. Who is correct?

Check out Major Tokes CFL grow journal, and then tell me that CFLs will only grow shit buds.
 

FlipAPenny

Well-Known Member
This is 3 plants at 4 wks flower. I think I'm running 12 of the 18 total light capacity. The plants have been pulled down to almost fill the width of a small room (26"x53"). The results are not impressive, but at the same time not too bad. These lights raise the temp in my room by 3 degrees f.



The same noobs that complain about their cabinets getting hot are probably the same ones trying to ventilate with a small cpu fan. The CFM on those types of fans are not accurate.
How is the light penitration on the bottom?
 

TheConstantGardner

Well-Known Member
How is the light penitration on the bottom?
It's hard to tell from the photo, but the plants are nearly pulled horizontal. At the very bottom the light is not so great. The top 2/3 of the plant, where most of the buds are get pretty good light. CFLs are only going to penetrate 6" or so I Top/FIM and LST to get as much of the plant directly under the lights.
 

graham

Active Member
im all confused i dont know what kinda ligths to use i will have 2 plants nd all i want is to smoke dem what is the best light for a closet 1 and a half foot wide and 2 foot long
 

weed staller

Active Member
dude cheers man i loved that game as a kid.. i played it on the model up from the master system i forgot what it was called...
anyways man lotta good memories of that game as a kid lol..
 

fellowes

New Member
My first cfl grow went good but i didn't get very big yirld a lil under 2 ounces my new setup im looking to get at least double that
 
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