why dont i see more of these

[laundrybag]

i see a lot of setups like the pic below
[sorry to who ever i stole the pic from]

but this seems like such a better way to go
http://www.lightsofamerica.com/Products/92102.aspx
why don't i see anyone using this light

i have one running right now stays very cool too

thanks

 

[Michoacan420]

i see a lot of setups like the pic below
[sorry to who ever i stole the pic from]

but this seems like such a better way to go
http://www.lightsofamerica.com/Products/92102.aspx
why don't i see anyone using this light

i have one running right now stays very cool too

thanks

Where did you get that light? That thing is awesome

 

[gangjababy]

you can get a light strip at Lowes for 10 bucks, they have ones that have three sockets. Get a few y adapters and an extension cord to connect the wires

 

[nitroman]

i would like to see some of the plants you have under one of these. the only think im looking at is that it only has 10,900 lumens and a single cfl that runs cool has 1700 or better so you could get the same amount of light with say 6 or 7 small cfls and could place them more strategicaly

 

[laundrybag]

home depot
like 50 or 60 dollars... it comes with a bulb too
can't remember for sure on price cuz i bought other shit too
but i know it was under 70$

i'm running it without the lens on it, i figured it would cut some of my light
it has a day/night sensor on it, i just put some black tape over it

i looked at their site and couldn't find it listed so thats why i posted "lights of america"
they have other "lights of america" lights listed on their site

if your store doesn't have it ,maybe if you took in the url of the page i linked in my first post they would order it for you

 

[laundrybag]

you can get a light strip at Lowes for 10 bucks, they have ones that have three sockets. Get a few y adapters and an extension cord to connect the wires

it takes a mogul base
you know a socket like a high pressure sodium

you could do as you say but you would have to take the ballast out of the light base and the socket too

 

[laundrybag]

i would like to see some of the plants you have under one of these. the only think im looking at is that it only has 10,900 lumens and a single cfl that runs cool has 1700 or better so you could get the same amount of light with say 6 or 7 small cfls and could place them more strategicaly

can't help you on that, not for a while atleast
main problem is no camera
second problem is i only have strawberry, tomato, a couple cuttings i took off a bush in the yard, and my kids sunflower sprout she got from school
oh yea... it's set up in my kitchen right now too
i built a cloner but i think i am going to lose negotiations with the wife on having an inside grow

you said this:
you could get the same amount of light with say 6 or 7 small cfls

yea probably but you could also get, oh maybe 3 of these and have a TON of light penetration
this fuckin think is bright,
there is no wall to speak of between my kitchen and living room. i have the light hanging about 4 feet from the floor up against the kitchen wall and it puts out enough light to light both rooms VERY well
you can't look directly into this light

i don't think i would get that from 6 or 7 small cfls

 

[gangjababy]

it takes a mogul base
you know a socket like a high pressure sodium

you could do as you say but you would have to take the ballast out of the light base and the socket too

The ballasts for cfl's are inside the bulb. On the light strips there are three wires, splice a 3 pronged extension cord and match the colors up. It's not pulling much power...

 

[Eddie G.]

i built a little setup like that.. with the Y splitters they can power 12 lights.. but right now since im still vegging im only powering 8 plants... they are all conected together and i only need 1 plug to power all of them, i got a timer and it works good.. check it out..

 

[laundrybag]

The ballasts for cfl's are inside the bulb. On the light strips there are three wires, splice a 3 pronged extension cord and match the colors up. It's not pulling much power...

not on this one buddy, this one is 100 watt

that was my mistake when i first bought it
i saw the light and thought OMG a 100 watt cfl
i snatched it up, got it home, then opened it
i thought WTF it's a mogul
so i had to go back, return the bulb and buy the whole thing

it would be very easy to hook these up ala' custom though

the ballast is self contained in a cylinder 4.5 inches across and only 2 inches tall

as it is packaged the ballast is separate from the hood
you are supposed to:
wire the ballast to power from your home
fasten the ballast to your wall
then the hood simply snaps onto the ballast
very simple setup
i'm a big DIY'er and this thing would be easy for anyone to take apart and customize for their individual needs

 

[laundrybag]

Eddie G,
that's nice light bar you have there
and i was going to do something like that until i found this 100 watt light

but maybe i need to clarify my main reason for making this thread...

nitroman said this:
"""the only think im looking at is that it only has 10,900 lumens and a single cfl that runs cool has 1700 or better so you could get the same amount of light with say 6 or 7 small cfls and could place them more strategicaly"""

i was reading about light intensities, i forget where but basically it said this:
light 1 has 100 lumens
light 2 has 100 lumens
your plants are NOT getting the intensity of 200 lumens
they are ONLY getting the intensity of 100 lumens from 2 different sources

i have no indoor grows under my belt
but from everything that i have read, intensity is the name of the game for indoor grows
[well, other than spectrum, but that's another conversation]

the more intense a light is, the better it will penetrate the canopy of your grow
i don't think i'm wrong for thinking this is a superior light
but if i am somebody jump in and tell me

i just wanted to find out why people weren't using this thing
maybe not many people knew they were available
this light by far beats the intensity of all the lights i have been seeing in the grow journals and i was surprised that other people weren't using ones like it

i built a little setup like that.. with the Y splitters they can power 12 lights.. but right now since im still vegging im only powering 8 plants... they are all conected together and i only need 1 plug to power all of them, i got a timer and it works good.. check it out..

 

[Eddie G.]

Eddie G,
that's nice light bar you have there
and i was going to do something like that until i found this 100 watt light

but maybe i need to clarify my main reason for making this thread...

nitroman said this:
"""the only think im looking at is that it only has 10,900 lumens and a single cfl that runs cool has 1700 or better so you could get the same amount of light with say 6 or 7 small cfls and could place them more strategicaly"""

i was reading about light intensities, i forget where but basically it said this:
light 1 has 100 lumens
light 2 has 100 lumens
your plants are NOT getting the intensity of 200 lumens
they are ONLY getting the intensity of 100 lumens from 2 different sources

i have no indoor grows under my belt
but from everything that i have read, intensity is the name of the game for indoor grows
[well, other than spectrum, but that's another conversation]

the more intense a light is, the better it will penetrate the canopy of your grow
i don't think i'm wrong for thinking this is a superior light
but if i am somebody jump in and tell me

i just wanted to find out why people weren't using this thing
maybe not many people knew they were available
this light by far beats the intensity of all the lights i have been seeing in the grow journals and i was surprised that other people weren't using ones like it

yeah that makes sense.. so wat ur trying to say is that my set up is no good?? or is it still good?

 

[laundrybag]

yeah that makes sense.. so wat ur trying to say is that my set up is no good?? or is it still good?

lol, i'm not trying to bash your setup , or anyone elses
like i said up there i have no indoor grows and only one outdoor grow of only 3 plants
and one of those turned out to be male

i'm not trying to say anything about your lights
i've seen pics posted of people growing with exactly what you showed in your pic
if i could give you an opinion that had some experience backing it i would
as i have not grown indoors i don't feel that i am qualified to say whether some ones setup is good or not

i'm posting cuz i found this light that seems superior [atleast to me] and was wondering why i had not seen these in peoples journals

i think this light will work well. i just wanted to post about it and get some people in here that have grown with CFL's so i can discuss it with them

that way if i'm correct then the info will be out there if anyone decides they need a light like this


the only down side i see with this light is it is 6500k color temp
it would not be good for flowering... correct???
that means if i am able to talk my wife into letting me try an indoors grow i think i will need a different light to flower

 

[Eddie G.]

lol, i'm not trying to bash your setup , or anyone elses
like i said up there i have no indoor grows and only one outdoor grow of only 3 plants
and one of those turned out to be male

i'm not trying to say anything about your lights
i've seen pics posted of people growing with exactly what you showed in your pic
if i could give you an opinion that had some experience backing it i would
as i have not grown indoors i don't feel that i am qualified to say whether some ones setup is good or not

i'm posting cuz i found this light that seems superior [atleast to me] and was wondering why i had not seen these in peoples journals

i think this light will work well. i just wanted to post about it and get some people in here that have grown with CFL's so i can discuss it with them

that way if i'm correct then the info will be out there if anyone decides they need a light like this

oh ok i see bro!
ive seen a ton of people that use set ups like me 2... alot of people use Y splitters and get crazy results!... from wat i heard its very effective.. but i cant confirm that yet cause this is my first grow and my ladys are only over a week old.. they look gorgeous tho..
a cfl will put out lumens no matter wat i think... even with Y splitters they dont lose any power or lumens... so i dont know why it wudnt work..
good post tho bro... hopefully it will help people clear things out..

 

[laundrybag]

oh ok i see bro!
ive seen a ton of people that use set ups like me 2... alot of people use Y splitters and get crazy results!...

exactly

look at this guys journal
very impressive for cfl
he has 300-400watts
with the light i posted it would add a 1/4 more light than he had originally

now what i'm saying is, is that for 60-70$ this light would be an awesome addition
it even comes with a factory reflector

check out his thread it has tons of info and pics even some knowledge is passed on about nutes and watering

 

[Furthur]

i just wanted to find out why people weren't using this thing

because if you're going to spend 50 to 70 dollars on a light at home depot than you might as well get a 70 to 150 watt HPS or MH security light.

 

[laundrybag]

oh ok i see bro!
ive seen a ton of people that use set ups like me 2... alot of people use Y splitters and get crazy results!...

exactly

look at this guys journal
very impressive for cfl
he has 300-400watts
with the light i posted it would add a 1/4 more light than he had originally

now what i'm saying is, is that for 60-70$ this light would be an awesome addition
it even comes with a factory reflector
which means no fukin around, just hook up a power wire and hang it in your grow

check out his thread it has tons of info and pics even some knowledge is passed on about nutes, watering, and identifying male/female

 

[Furthur]

Nevermind, I just realized I was posting in the CFL forum... hah, sorry. but really that might be why..

 

[laundrybag]

because if you're going to spend 50 to 70 dollars on a light at home depot than you might as well get a 70 to 150 watt HPS or MH security light.

i agree on the HPS but i was thinking 400watt for flowering only
also CFL's are used in place of MH and HPS when heat is an issue

some info i got in stinkbuds thread about 1 lb every 3 weeks:
when he added a MH light into his flowering the "stretch" was reduced and the nodes stayed close.
the MH gives the same spectrum as this 100 watt flood light would give.
this wold be a plus because the cfl grower is normally cramped for space

the wife says no grow s in this house
i'm working on her though, i'll prolly tell her "no grow for me, no sex for you"
this should make her cave
so i would use 2 of the flood lights for veg then add a 400 watt HPS just for 12/12 flowering of all 3 lights

if i'm wrong and too much 6500k light during flowering is a bad thing then please let me know


====EDIT=====

Nevermind, I just realized I was posting in the CFL forum... hah, sorry. but really that might be why..

yea, see... i knew that's what happened.
i just wrote you a reply anyway

 

[Eddie G.]

im growing my ladys in my closet so yeah heat might be an issue.. for flowering im going to use 12 42watt=150 watt warm white cfl's.. im planning to grow 8 plants.. and im gonna add a few more 42watt=150 watt warm white cfl's inbetween the plants to give the plants more light in the lower parts of the plant... im probably gonna need more 42watt=150 watt warm white cfl's... but right now my set up can hold up 12 of them facing down.. i think i shud be good.