upchuck540
Active Member
so right now i'm using a 26 watt CFL for one plant. I've also got a 18 inch shop lightthat i'm not using. my plant is about 2 weeks into grow. should i stay with the CFL or switch to the shop light??
flouros and cfl?
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GoodFriend
Lumberjack
three more of those cfls and your set... plust use the shoplight too (shoplight on top, cfls encircling it)
GraF
Well-Known Member
couldnt have said it better
upchuck540
Active Member
thanks for the help. i've made a new grow box out of two office depot boxes. haha it just looks like two cardboard boxes stacked up in the corner of my closet.it's about twice the space of the computer case i was using, i lined the inside with white paper, and right now i've got the small shop light on the top with the two CFLs i have on the side. got 2 computer fans (one blowing in and one blowing out) i'll put up some pictures tomorrow so i can get some opinion on the setup
upchuck540
Active Member
i jacked a 22 watt circular flourescent light from my work, would it work alot better over the top of 1 plant vs. the 18'' straight flourescent tube? i was gonna put the circular over the top then 2 18" tubes in 2 of the corners. should that be enough light?
Garden Knowm
The Love Doctor
picture please... 
babygro
Well-Known Member
Then I suggest you read the FAQ again then, because you're not giving your plants 10,000 lumens either. You can't add together single point light source outputs for depth penetration calculations. By having 9 x 20w CFL's all you're doing is expanding the AREA you can cover - not the depth penetration which will always be based on 1800 lumens.
Garden Knowm
The Love Doctor
Here are some pictures of a plant that was grown using CFLs (43 watt - 150 watt equivelant).
The book will be available in late october and you can learn everything you need to know to have a successful CFL grow.
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The book will be available in late october and you can learn everything you need to know to have a successful CFL grow.
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GoodFriend
Lumberjack
oh my....
how many cfls???
how much did you pull off that plant?
...makes my plants look *pathetic*
good one gk, your an unblelievable grower!!!
upchuck540
Active Member
here's some pictures, check em out and tell me what you think.
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/331320/20070719/000139.jpg
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/331320/20070719/000140.jpg
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/331320/20070719/000141.jpg
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/331320/20070719/000142.jpg
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/331320/20070719/000143.jpg
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/331320/20070719/000144.jpg
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/331320/20070719/000145.jpg
so to explain i got the circular 22 watt flourescent over the top. then two 26 watt CFLs shining up at the plant. i've got 2 computer fans (one goin in one goin out) and i have that small desk fan in there. with two CFLs added the temps stay in the 90's and idk how to keep the temp down. and i'm gettin worry so many leaves are drying out already, all the newer leaves look healthy, it's the original leaves that dried up and died off
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/331320/20070719/000139.jpg
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/331320/20070719/000140.jpg
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/331320/20070719/000141.jpg
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/331320/20070719/000142.jpg
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/331320/20070719/000143.jpg
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/331320/20070719/000144.jpg
http://www.dropshots.com/photos/331320/20070719/000145.jpg
so to explain i got the circular 22 watt flourescent over the top. then two 26 watt CFLs shining up at the plant. i've got 2 computer fans (one goin in one goin out) and i have that small desk fan in there. with two CFLs added the temps stay in the 90's and idk how to keep the temp down. and i'm gettin worry so many leaves are drying out already, all the newer leaves look healthy, it's the original leaves that dried up and died off
Garden Knowm
The Love Doctor
