lumens questions ?

kizphilly

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alright i found some cfls that i wanna buy they are 100 watts a piece and put out 1300 lumens per bulb and i wanna know if two of these will be enough to veg and flower and i just wanna grow 3 plants
 

Ribbet29

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Are you talking about true 100 watt CFL's or 100 watt incandescent Equals? which should be around 23 or 25 watt bulbs, I've never seen a true 100 watt CFL with 1300 lumens all the ones Ive seen have about 6500 to 7000 lumens. either way I would say that isn't enough light for 3 plants, maybe 1. But thats just my Opinion. good luck with the grow
 

grobudd

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the link doesnt show the bulb, sorry, but if it is spiral and screww into a regular light socket, then it is probably the hundred watt equivalent, the packeging is misleading. you will need between 7-10,000 lumens per sq. ft of growing space to do anything really worth while.
 
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