is this light good enough?

[lou~dog]

I know you need alot of lumens to grow good buds. And i got one of these at work and they're brite as fuck; i just wanted to know what ya'll thought about it.





http://www.amazon.com/Northern-Industrial-Portable-Halogen-Worklight/dp/B000KKJTA2/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1228108417&sr=8-15

 

[cruzer101]

Halogen? Nope. Not the right colors in the light.
I got one of those out in the garage. Yea bright as fuck.

 

[lou~dog]

so if i even try to use the light nothing will grow??

 

[T813308004]

Halogen won't do. If you want cheap light get some of the highest wattage CFLs that you can find.

 

[Lyrical420]

halogens will kill it from heat

 

[justchillen123]

im new to growing myself and am using some cheap lights i found around the house too. a 160 watt outdoor floodlight and a 60 watt outdoor light and i have a 1 and a half foot almost 2 foot tall plant. i expect to get maybe an eighth in the end. but fuck it ill invest into better lights later. its still working just fine. think about it yours is 500 watts you might get SOME sort of results. i suggest just going to htgsupply.com they have full kits starting from 69.95 for a 150 watt light, ballast, reflector and your choice of bulbs metal halide or high pressure sodium, then they have 400 watt light starting at like 117.00 you can spend a little more and it will come with timer and some other goodies which is worth it seeing and you must have a constant light stability/timer or its not worth even trying to work your schedule around turning on and off your plant lighting EVERY FUCKING day. so i say try it just keep the lights FAR away from your plant. like 18-20 inches. ideal heating for a plant is 75-80 degrees. although u might be able to go closer

 

[lou~dog]

yeah im pretty strap for cash thats why im lookin at somethin super cheap. I bought the ultimate grow dvd (jorge cervantes) and he said," You can get fantastic results with halogen lights, but you have to keep'em cool". (quote from the movie) i just wanted a second opinion on the light.

 

[justchillen123]

then use it just keep it real far away. like i said 20 inches. and keep a fan in the same room as the plant if possible to keep a good temp. have you got the plant in soil yet or do you plan to start from a seed?

 

[saynotothebs]

yea keep them cool cause they get hot....

 

[lou~dog]

then use it just keep it real far away. like i said 20 inches. and keep a fan in the same room as the plant if possible to keep a good temp. have you got the plant in soil yet or do you plan to start from a seed?

i got a plant in a soilless mix of 20% perlite, 30% coconut shavings and 50% peat moss. I don't have my tape on me but id say its about 3ft tall with the grow bag. i've been using a 60wt, 30wt and 100wt lights. they're all kinda here and there. i move'em around to make sure it gets plenty of light. The plant looks like it wants to start filling out but i don't have any good lights. ya know?

 

[justchillen123]

i know what you mean sounds like your doing okay. but you can be three feet tall. but how thick is your stem? how many sets of leaves do you have.?

 

[lou~dog]

lets see. there are 20 big leaves (5 fingers) and where seems like every bud sprout as 3 finger leaves. as far as nodes go there are 6 that i can count but the rest kind spirals around the top of the plant. id get pics but the usb's are messed up on this comp.

the stem is a little thicker then a triple A batt.

 

[justchillen123]

sounds alright to me. are you already in budding or still in veg?

 

[lou~dog]

The plant is about 2 months old and its been at 12/12 its whole life. Its budding ok i guess. im sure it'll fill out when i get a good light.

 

[kiddcuruption]

put some cfls on it you can place them where you need them to get best out of them!
if you veg first for a while you will harvest more bud in the end! iv seen alot of 12/12 from seeds but usually they only produce 1/4 O. at the very most.

 

[lou~dog]

put some cfls on it you can place them where you need them to get best out of them!
if you veg first for a while you will harvest more bud in the end! iv seen alot of 12/12 from seeds but usually they only produce 1/4 O. at the very most.

i know bro, im with you on that one but more bud means more light and im a broke ass lol