medicman69
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Holy shit those are big bulbs! Got 'em in and back to 18/6 schedule. More pics will come as things progress!
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akhiymjames
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Yea they're freakin huge lol but they put out some power believe that. You will notice a difference in a couple days. Those are the best cfl bulbs IMHO
medicman69
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Close up of the blue mystic auto. Lovely lady!
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Hanky92
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Glad my advice was of some help
could u post a picture of the big bulb? Just interested as a comparison to my 125 watt Which is also huge lol
dluck
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If you got the room 10..23 watters will put out more light then one 300 watter and use less power
akhiymjames
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How many of those 300w did you get? The auto is looking lovely. If you can try and get as close as possible to your bulbs cus cfl's don't penetrate from far away
medicman69
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Those bulbs are like 10" in length. I have two of them. Experimenting with distance without creating too much heat for plants. I keep my thermometer at same height as plant canopy. Some adjustments will be needed of course. Also, as the weather cools that will allow for closer lights. I'll try to get pic of light bulb but it is seriously cartoonish large.
medicman69
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IDK exactly. I'd say the weight is proportional to the size. Yes, it is heavier than other CFLs but not overly so. What are you putting it in? Mine hangs vertically from a reflector. If it was horizontal, I'd want the outlet it's screwed into to be fairly stout.
akhiymjames
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Mines are hanging vertical. I created a veg box with three light sockets that I put in the box myself. I used three extension cords to power the light sockets. I cut the end of the cord with the extension part off spliced the cord so the copper wires could be exposed, connected the copper wires to the sockets and that's how I powered my veg box. The light sockets are screwed into the box so they are strong enough to hold them. I learned how to make those lights in a grow book. Very inexpensive to make.
akhiymjames
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Here's a pic of my veg box. I don't have the 300w cfl's in right now as I don't need them in. I'll put them in once my beans that I germinated become seedlings. The 300w cfl's are only use 68w so technically they are 68w cfl equivalent to 300w. The bulbs I have in there are 18w equivalent to 75w so I have 108w equivalent to 450w.I'll have those in there with the 300w big bulbs next week. Gotta get more y-splitters
primedevine
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Here's mines
akhiymjames
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Nice lil box bro. What kinda light you got in there and how much? I don't flower in mines just use it for veg.Here's mines
You gotta nice looking sativa girl there. Not picking on you or anything just trying to help but she's fading out way to early. Don't know what kinda medium your in or what nutes if any you use but that girl def needs some Nitrogen. With her being a sativa lady she's gonna take at least 10 weeks and from the looks of it she's only been in flower for 3-5 weeks so she needs some Nitrogen or she's gonna eat herself up.
Those very yellow one on the bottom are dead just don't let those leaves on the buds start fading like that or your yield will drop drastically and have airy buds. She still looks good for now but feed her and she will be good. What strain is she?
medicman69
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Plants coming along nicely. Lots of buds forming on the auto. Going to produce a lot more buds that the PC grow I did the first time. I had to top the photo to keep it under control. I also added scrog screen between the tops of the plants and the lights. Next move is to move lights higher up in cabinet which will take some work. Thinking of hanging a smaller light down next to plants for more light down below. Pics coming soon.
medicman69
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More pics. Blue Mystic Auto on right. Pics of 300W cfl included.
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akhiymjames
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I need to add my 300w cfls in my veg box. Get my seedlings some more light. I'm sure they will appreciate it. How this cfls treating you? You like em?
medicman69
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I like them but need to create more room for them
akhiymjames
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Yea they are pretty big. There are some 150w that's smaller then those but are still pretty good. If you feel you need more lighting get some y-splitters an add more bulbs
medicman69
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Went back to the 150s for heat and to allow some space. The 300s will be good when colder out. Was starting to have some heat issues with the leaves curling. I'm going to add a light with splitter down below the top of the canopy. I think that'll be a good addition.