Supplemental lighting, UR OPINION PLZ

k00ms

k00ms

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i have a 5x5 currently doing scog.
i have a 180W UFO style LED on half on the room and a 300W LED panel on the other. I want to set up a 250W CFL right in the middle for some extra boost. My question is, they come in 2100k and 2700K. since this is for flowering, should i get the 2100K since it mimics the HPS spectrum? or is 2700K closer to daylight?
 
sworth

sworth

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Either/or...I don't think it's going to make that much difference whether it's 2100 or 2700; your girls will still thank you (:
 
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bryan oconner

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your led panels are full spectrum . and I assuming your using all 3 lights to veg and flower . I would get the 2100 k my opinion . better for flower but works ok for veg as well . more red the better in flower .
 
k00ms

k00ms

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Ok fair enough. back to my original question there's a 2000 lumen difference between the 2100 and the 2700 does that change anyone's opinion? 9.6k on the 2100 or 11.5k on the 2700.
 
Gary Goodson

Gary Goodson

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k00ms said:
Ok fair enough. back to my original question there's a 2000 lumen difference between the 2100 and the 2700 does that change anyone's opinion? 9.6k on the 2100 or 11.5k on the 2700.
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Go with the 2700k and you'll be fine. Its actually a good thing that you are adding the cfl's because they will help round out your spectrum.

Check it out, this is when I used 2 180 watt ufo's and 4 55 watt 2700k cfl's
 
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k00ms

k00ms

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i had somewhat of the same setup. i had a 200w cfl 2700 in the back end of my panel, but i got the bulb from osh and it only puts out 3.8k lumens. im gonna get a 250 from a hydro shop.
 

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kmog33

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k00ms said:
Ok fair enough. back to my original question there's a 2000 lumen difference between the 2100 and the 2700 does that change anyone's opinion? 9.6k on the 2100 or 11.5k on the 2700.
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Nope both will work for flowering spectrum. I think hps is generally 2100-2800k.


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bryan oconner

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there are opinions all over the place here . why not buy 2 bulbs one of each if possible or . it will not make tat much of a difference either way you choose to go . they make hps bulbs up to 4000k in fact according to solis tek you can flower with a bulb up to 4000k with out hurting yield .
 
k00ms

k00ms

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bryan oconner said:
there are opinions all over the place here . why not buy 2 bulbs one of each if possible or . it will not make tat much of a difference either way you choose to go . they make hps bulbs up to 4000k in fact according to solis tek you can flower with a bulb up to 4000k with out hurting yield .
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interesting. i would get one of each but ill short circuit. my apartment is cheaply made. :sad:
 
Jimmy Sparkle

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Gary Goodson said:
Go with the 2700k and you'll be fine. Its actually a good thing that you are adding the cfl's because they will help round out your spectrum.

Check it out, this is when I used 2 180 watt ufo's and 4 55 watt 2700k cfl's
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Those are beautiful, I see that you are a fellow neat/clean freak. Great job my guy!
 
Gary Goodson

Gary Goodson

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Jimmy Sparkle said:
Those are beautiful, I see that you are a fellow neat/clean freak. Great job my guy!
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A clean grow room is a less problematic grow room.

I had a buddy that had a big grow and they would trim and leave the trim on the floor. They'd walk on it and eventually they had a green trail all through the house and fucked all the carpet up. Smh all because they were lazy asses.
 
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bryan oconner

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lol . as soon as you clean it . its time to clean again . mop sweep bleach . and shit its dirty the next damn day ! I am debating on one of those electric robot vacuum cleaners would be bad ass going around the grow room .
 
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