Are these good cfl lights?

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Ninjawitswag

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Bought these light the other day at a liquidation store so very cheap was wondering if they would be good enough to grow one plant using LST technique and using the 2700k on 18/6 light cycle for veg then 12/12 for flower.
I got a 41"L x 23"w x 52"h grow space.. first time grower.. will I produce a good amount if bud? Also would the smalles vortex and filter be enough? Thanks in advance

 

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friedguy

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That'll be good for one plant. I would scrog to keep the light as even as possible to the canopy as CFL doesn't penetrate well. Also, you might want to get some cooler lights for veg.
 
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friedguy said:
That'll be good for one plant. I would scrog to keep the light as even as possible to the canopy as CFL doesn't penetrate well. Also, you might want to get some cooler lights for veg.
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Thanks for the advice what are the bare minimum bulbs I could get for adding colour
 
HazednConfused

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Ninjawitswag said:
Thanks I'm kinda second guessing the cfls now might just try to buy a platnum led instead
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You'll be fine man, just toss in a few 23w cool white cfls in the mix for veg and you'll be good. You have 164 watts of warm white already. Toss a few cools with it to bring the total watts to over 200. I've worked with less than that. Don't be discouraged
 
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HazednConfused said:
You'll be fine man, just toss in a few 23w cool white cfls in the mix for veg and you'll be good. You have 164 watts of warm white already. Toss a few cools with it to bring the total watts to over 200. I've worked with less than that. Don't be discouraged
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Oh okay awesome what kind of tricomes did you produce was the bud comparable to hps quality? Or is the bud best for edibles and extracts?
 
Roger A. Shrubber

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go to the led forums here and start looking around, there are a lot of member vendors making great lights. more than any other part of your grow, you get what you pay for with lights, buy a cheap light, get shit yields, buy a good light, it'll pay for itself first or second harvest
 
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Roger A. Shrubber said:
go to the led forums here and start looking around, there are a lot of member vendors making great lights. more than any other part of your grow, you get what you pay for with lights, buy a cheap light, get shit yields, buy a good light, it'll pay for itself first or second harvest
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Yeah I'd rather better lights but can't afford it so I'm looking for best name brands but their lower end models. Ice tried searching the forum but all I've found in timber and they seem legit but pricy.. no low watt for low price kind of deals
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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warm and cool refer to the Kelvin scale number of the light, the lower the number, the warmer the light, which is suitable for flower, being a redder light. the higher the number, the cooler the light, which is better for veg, and is a much more blue light
 
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Roger A. Shrubber said:
warm and cool refer to the Kelvin scale number of the light, the lower the number, the warmer the light, which is suitable for flower, being a redder light. the higher the number, the cooler the light, which is better for veg, and is a much more blue light
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So I want a like 2 soft blue light as well as my 4 soft white?
 
MonkeyPickAss

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Ninjawitswag said:
Thanks alot just got sun blasters 23w trying to figure fans out tomorrow thinking pc fan but idk i might try dollar store
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it probably looks super bright in there and then you snap a picture with your phone and it looks like you would have trouble finding your keys on the floor. lol
 
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