LED 75W + CFL 25W ?

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asnothingelse

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Hi !
two af growing under a 75W new generation LED (little 50x50x90).
I would like to know if it’s worth adding two very little side CFL, considering these are normal home bulbs for a total 25W (warm light).
Can this be useful to improve the global light amount or not? On the other hand, can this be harmful for the LED spectrum?

thanks a lot
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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Of course it will add. But fluoros are pretty hot and inefficient. If you're gonna throw any bulbs in there at all, use LED bulbs at least...
 
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asnothingelse

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These two CFL bulbs are the only ones available so far. Are you sure they would get hot ? I red CFL are renown for being colder (indeed they can be much closer to plants)
 
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asnothingelse

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Oh yes I might do. Just figuring out in advance because these bulbs are not easy to plug in there. Thanks for your help anyway!
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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I'm pretty sure the fluoros you're thinking about are t5 4' long bulbs, which are indeed quite cool and can be brought very close to plants. But they're 26-54watts through 4feet.
Yours are 25watts in something the size of an apple.
 
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