CFL - What's possible...

[m3d1c1n3man]

2 plants, 7 oz's cfl's.

NICE GROW!! What is the total wattage on those CFL's if you don't mind my asking.

 

[DaSprout]

same goes with HPS... This back and forth will continue for another decade... waiting for the day the LED and HID fags go at it. will be interesting

Ha ha! Good times. Nice growing. Have you looked into induction lamps?

 

[justghost]

very nice grow, m3d.

i have one plant w/ three CFL 23w (5000k) bulbs on it so far. day19 of my first grow.

 

[Concord Dawn]

NICE GROW!! What is the total wattage on those CFL's if you don't mind my asking.

thanks m3. i had 9 23 watt 2700k's and 3 26 watt 6500k's, so 285 total.

 

[indicat33]

would love to get some feedback and comments on the grow. Thanks!

Looks good dude, here's my Tiny 67w CFL Grow. She is a "Speed Haze" (SSH x J.Herer) and I'm trying to re-veg her
atm _~

 

[bamboofarmer]

Thanks! Never heard of t-55's, what's that all about? The quality is damn good as expected. As good as all (or most) of the street hydro i used to buy back in the day for a crazy $100 or more per 7 grams!

I never get notified when someone replies to me. Anyone else have that problem on here? Anyway, I think they are called t-55's. You can check 'em out at HTG supply on ebay. They are the 'Tek Two' horticultural lights.

 

[indicat33]

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Critical Kali Mist . CFLs all the way

LIKE !!!- Dabolili, did that critical kali have a sativa high? How was the smoke? I've been considering this one for a while...

 

[indicat33]

VERY NICE results Concord- looks like you have everything dialed-in just right !! impressive Buds... _~

 

[mauricem00]

great results. from the pictures it seems like the lights are some distance from the plants. have you considered placing them closer to the plants and lining your walls with aluminum foil to reflect more light back to the plant? just a thought based on what I have read on this forum. i'm a newbie and am growing plants in a closet as well. I do not understand the debate between cfls and hps lighting. it seems that cfls give more lumens per watt and better spectrum control. I would be very happy if some experienced grower could post a logical argument for this question. but it seems like you have it figured out from the looks of your plant.that seems like a pretty good yield..I used fluorescent grow lights back in the late 70's to grow plants in a closet but this seems like a whole new ballgame.

 

[Concord Dawn]

VERY NICE results Concord- looks like you have everything dialed-in just right !! impressive Buds... _~

thanks indi, i like the little 1 bulb plant you did. and that was a nice haul you got also m3. heres what i have going right now, week 20 for this thing, big bud #2, one day it will be finished, LoL.

 

[indicat33]

thanks indi, i like the little 1 bulb plant you did. and that was a nice haul you got also m3. heres what i have going right now, week 20 for this thing, big bud #2, one day it will be finished, LoL.

Looks tasty Concord , but 20-weeks? What do u think is taking them so Long?

 

[m3d1c1n3man]

Looks good dude, here's my Tiny 67w CFL Grow. She is a "Speed Haze" (SSH x J.Herer) and I'm trying to re-veg her
atm _~

nice job, though i would suggest leaving more vegetation with that parrot, would get a bushier plant that way.

 

[Sunbiz1]

Grown under 24-40 watt mixed spectrum for a total of 960 watts...and all those bulbs were a pain so finally switched to HPS.

 

[m3d1c1n3man]

great results. from the pictures it seems like the lights are some distance from the plants. have you considered placing them closer to the plants and lining your walls with aluminum foil to reflect more light back to the plant? just a thought based on what I have read on this forum. i'm a newbie and am growing plants in a closet as well. I do not understand the debate between cfls and hps lighting. it seems that cfls give more lumens per watt and better spectrum control. I would be very happy if some experienced grower could post a logical argument for this question. but it seems like you have it figured out from the looks of your plant.that seems like a pretty good yield..I used fluorescent grow lights back in the late 70's to grow plants in a closet but this seems like a whole new ballgame.

thanks.

using aluminum foil as a reflector is a bad idea. It can create hot spots where the light gets concentrated and burns the plants, plus it's not a very efficient reflector anyways. Painting the walls flat white is a much better option, and I believe reflects about 90% of the light. The only thing superior is mylar, which looks like aluminum foil but is completely different, and reflects about 95% light i think.

 

[indicat33]

Grown under 24-40 watt mixed spectrum for a total of 960 watts...and all those bulbs were a pain so finally switched to HPS.

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Very Nice Plant... but yeah, 1K HID is just so much easier to deal with-

 

[Concord Dawn]

Looks tasty Concord , but 20-weeks? What do u think is taking them so Long?

bad genetics, sativa, not really sure, LoL.

nice plant there sunbiz!!