Envirolights.... CFLs.... Spectrums.... o.O

[King Skinz]

ok a little while ago I had a batch of clones gave to me from a friend unexpectedly, I put them under basic 20w CFLs bought from a superstore, they vegged nd flowered fine (except a slight bug problem I sorted) and I got just under half oz dry weight of each please note it was my 1st grow and they was only 2 ft lol anyway skip to the point one of my mates said to me I should get an envirolight next time and the CFLs where the wrong spectrum, yeah I got bud and it was a nice high but not to much of a nice smoke could anyone point me in the right direction of envirolights and spectrums??


- Skinz

 

[mistaphuck]

well ive never used enviro lights but i have been using 45 watt cfls by the designers edge theyre 6500 k i have 5 right now at 3200 lumens a pop theyre huge compared to normal cfls

 

[King Skinz]

well ive never used enviro lights but i have been using 45 watt cfls by the designers edge theyre 6500 k i have 5 right now at 3200 lumens a pop theyre huge compared to normal cfls

cheers for the reply! I had a look at these bulbs there similar to the ones I used but mine where slightly larger than the ones in the pics I found...

- Skinz

 

[mistaphuck]

yeah the one on the left is mine and the one on the right is probably close to the one you showed me and yes it is slightly bigger than a common cfl

 

[mistaphuck]

heres some extra perspective btw the biggest one 8 bux with my employee discount tho it was a bit odd when my boss asked me why i needed so many big ass cfls

 

[TheDankness]

Ok heres how it works. You want blue spectrum light for veg, warm spectrum for flower. 6500k is a daylight or blue spectrum color temperature, 2700k is warm or more of an orange/red light. Those numbers should help you find what you need, most bulbs are marked with them. Many growers will use mostly blue for veg with a couple warm for full spectrum natural light, up to you. But definately want a lot of warm spectrum for flower, helps with bud density.

 

[King Skinz]

Ok heres how it works. You want blue spectrum light for veg, warm spectrum for flower. 6500k is a daylight or blue spectrum color temperature, 2700k is warm or more of an orange/red light. Those numbers should help you find what you need, most bulbs are marked with them. Many growers will use mostly blue for veg with a couple warm for full spectrum natural light, up to you. But definately want a lot of warm spectrum for flower, helps with bud density.

Cheers for your help this is what I needed to know now I can get shopping for next time....


- Skinz