will this work?

devestating

devestating

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heres the deal, winter's coming and i dont want to spend a whole lot of money on HID's and what not, i dont really trust my wiring skills so would something like this work if i wanted to use just fluoresecnt lighting from germinating to harvest ?

Lithonia Lighting18 In. T12 Single Strip Light
Model:S115120LPF
Uses (1) 15 Watt T12 Lamp
CSA Certified

Grow room is 2 feet wide by 2 feet deep by six feet tall, i only plan on having 2 - 3 plants
 
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4evergreen

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Before HID was created the few indoor growers used CFLs but you have a single 15w lamp in a 4sqf area, which is very, very low. I would suggest to get more watts/lumens if you want to harvest a decent yield
Peace
 
doobnVA

doobnVA

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A 15W bulb is fine, but you'll need about 20 of them at least.

Can you order online and have something delivered? www.htgsupply.com or www.hidhut.com have decent prices on fluoro tubes if that's what you're after. Otherwise, you should be able to find CFLs just about anywhere. 26W or 42W are the most efficient, but again, you're going to need many.
 
devestating

devestating

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doobnVA said:
A 15W bulb is fine, but you'll need about 20 of them at least.

Can you order online and have something delivered? www.htgsupply.com or www.hidhut.com have decent prices on fluoro tubes if that's what you're after. Otherwise, you should be able to find CFLs just about anywhere. 26W or 42W are the most efficient, but again, you're going to need many.
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well i just want to keep cost of electricity down and try to be safe at the same time, i dont need any fire's happening! what about a 4 foot double fluro with a 40watt output, the type you would find at work
 
doobnVA

doobnVA

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4evergreen said:
Before HID was created the few indoor growers used CFLs but you have a single 15w lamp in a 4sqf area, which is very, very low. I would suggest to get more watts/lumens if you want to harvest a decent yield
Peace
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LOL! Dude, HID was around nearly a century before CFLs.
 
doobnVA

doobnVA

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devestating said:
well i just want to keep cost of electricity down and try to be safe at the same time, i dont need any fire's happening! what about a 4 foot double fluro with a 40watt output, the type you would find at work
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CFLs are safe, but if you really want fluoro tubes go for T5 high output fluoros.

40W per bulb x 2 might be okay while the plants are small and in vegetative mode, but you'll still need more once they go into flowering. Keep in mind that the color temperature of the bulb is also important.

You want a "cool white" bulb, around 2700k for veg and a "warm white" bulb 500k-6500k for flowering.
 
devestating

devestating

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This is the best i could find in my area:



Fluorescent Tube
  • - T5
  • - 54W
  • - High output
  • - 4100° colour temperature
  • - 48"
  • - Mini Bipin base
  • - 25000 hour life
 
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