Light Question
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Olive Drab Green
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No. You'd be better off starting with fluorescents, but if you have the money, skip right to COBs.
Olive Drab Green
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It's not adequate light. If you can, get a COB fixture from Tasty.
Yes because someone just starting out wants to drop several hundred on a light
How many plants do you want at one time? Do you have space for a fixture? Do you intend to keep growing? What is your budget?
Answer those and I'm sure we can find you an adequate light.
How many plants do you want at one time? Do you have space for a fixture? Do you intend to keep growing? What is your budget?
Answer those and I'm sure we can find you an adequate light.
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NewEvil
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1) I want only 1 max 2 plants at one time
2) I have space for fixture
3) yeah I want to grow more plants than this, it seems like good hobby
4) my budget is really low, like around 20$, I just want to grow something, smoke something, sell something and buy better equipment. I only need some cheap light to start with for maybe 2-3 grows and than I want to buy better light.
EDIT: someone on fb recommended this to me http://www.ebay.com/itm/191704300760?redirect=mobile what do you think about that? I think its low luminosity or not?
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NewEvil
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We dont have Home Depot in Europe, I'm from CZE. Should you tell me some parameters of that bulbs? So I can find it in our stores.
idfuckmyplants
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Hey I just brought 2 of these to use as side lights , paid £22 each with the fixtures and fittings (yet to arrive) 
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Can't comment on what there like as haven't used them yet but will be using these alongside a 300w dual spec CFL (around £40-50/will do your 1 plant)
.. Can't comment on what there like as haven't used them yet but will be using these alongside a 300w dual spec CFL (around £40-50/will do your 1 plant)
lio lacidem
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Im gonna probably sound like a dick but imho you gotta spend more then $20 for light, fans, filter. Then you need nutes, stakes and assorted odds and ends.
idfuckmyplants
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I'd say you would need £100 min to get a jump start on things , but if he hasn't got it then he hasn't got it and needs to think carefully about what's essential , what can be found/acquired , and most importantly what at that price would work 
... few CFL would probs be best bet and I imagine could buy adaptors to make any bulb fit if your area is different standard
... few CFL would probs be best bet and I imagine could buy adaptors to make any bulb fit if your area is different standard
Serrated_
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I agree you need to spend money, but theoretically you can get some smoke for 20 bucks. The yield and quality will suffer but it can be done.
Olive Drab Green
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If you don't want to grow properly, don't grow. If you want a real sense of this field, start with proper lighting. You won't get a good introduction if you half-ass it.
Olive Drab Green
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Two things that should not be skimped on, though, are good nutes and good lighting. Assuming you have good seeds, that'll be all you need for a good grow. And keeping your electric low is a plus. If it's one large or a few small closet plant, one Tasty COB would not only outdo all LED panels and match a 400-600w HPS in a 2x2 for only ~95w, your electric bill would remain incredibly low for shelling out $200 up front.
I wish I would have bough a COB before I bought two ViparSpectra V450s for $150 each. One of these COBs outdoes both of those panels for less than 1/4 of the energy.
lio lacidem
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If you think you are getting anything worth smoking for a $20 Investment your flat out wrong. $20 is maybe 1 cfl and one bag of plain soil. So that leaves you with no nutes, crappy light, no air flow, no smell control and lastly no smokeable product.
Olive Drab Green
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I mean, no need to be so aggressive, but this is what I meant earlier. It won't be worth the time invested if you don't invest in it monetarily with seriousness. You can't compare a cheap CFL grow to COB or HID grow. Unless you're @RM3, the Fluorescent Magician.
idfuckmyplants
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I'm going to be using cheap lighting and think I should be able to work magic with it lol hopefully anyway ...
All depends on what your expecting from it , if you wanna spend 50-100 on lights and do 10 plants you would struggle , if you put same amount to light 1 plant you could do just fine
All depends on what your expecting from it , if you wanna spend 50-100 on lights and do 10 plants you would struggle , if you put same amount to light 1 plant you could do just fine
Olive Drab Green
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How many CFLs/what type and amount of light are you planning to use, and what do you actually expect to get from it? I'll tell you right now if it's realistic.I'm going to be using cheap lighting and think I should be able to work magic with it lol hopefully anyway ...
All depends on what your expecting from it , if you wanna spend 50-100 on lights and do 10 plants you would struggle , if you put same amount to light 1 plant you could do just fine