xKhronic420x
Active Member
ok my friend wanted to grow indoors so we took a trip to walmart and found out they have cfl bulbs, they put out 75 watts how many should i get to grow 1 plant???
cfl bulbs from walmart?!?
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blizzie420
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From my understanding, 75 watts might be the equivalent wattage, so you might actually have a 13 watt cfl. I'd say look for two 23w or 42w 6500k bulbs and one 23w 2700k bulb. That would be just to start. Eventually more bulbs will help/be needed.
moash
New Member
correct........................
i think they r 26w though
blizzie420
Active Member
Yes you are correct. they are 26w. I don't know why but I keep thinking 23.
Remember, you can put CFL's almost right up on the plant cuz they give off very little heat.
Good luck. Keep us updated.
Remember, you can put CFL's almost right up on the plant cuz they give off very little heat.
Good luck. Keep us updated.
lovethathigh512
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I was thinking of doing the same thing, but i wanted to know how to do it with at least one or two lights. I found a 150w CFL at Home Depot today and they also had the lower wattages. Let me know if i could use the 150w and a lower wattage light and be OK?
moash
New Member
whichever u use will be fine but the lower watts(26) will add up to more lumens....
moash
New Member
nicei flowered under 3 GE 26w cfl's that i got at walmart, $13 for for 6 cfl's, here's the result
how long did u veg?
how much was it dry?
nl#5 from highgrade-seeds - got 35 grams dry bud
those cheap GE bulbs are really good - they have a bit extra lumen output per watt - 1750 for 26w - around 67 lumens/watt
imrickjames
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Im debating myself what kind of cfls to get. I want to get the 250 watt on ebay I believe its around $100 bux, rather than getting a bunch of smaller ones, although I do know that they are less efficient the higher the wattage.
thanks, vegged for 19 days - it was 5 inches - was working with a height limit, 30 inches
ended up at 29 inches, 35g of bud
my only regret is i could have ripened it longer - cut with about %5 amber trics - stuff has a bit more of a head rush than i like
3 weeks - sent cash which took 1 week to get there - 2 weeks from HG to me
Genosyde
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i disagree, i just recently bought 3 150 watt equiv, 23 watt 2700k 1600+ lumens for 92 cents each at walmart
walmart is cheaper for me too on cfl's - home depot does have some nice 27w 5500k cfl's that i've found to be very nice for veggingi disagree, i just recently bought 3 150 watt equiv, 23 watt 2700k 1600+ lumens for 92 cents each at walmart
Roseman
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jcdws602
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i disagree, i just recently bought 3 150 watt equiv, 23 watt 2700k 1600+ lumens for 92 cents each at walmart
Must be a special in your area or you got a discount because I looked and compared in my area.....the ones in home depot were cheaper....no cfls at walmart was close to the price you paid.
ablepipeman
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is there any way to tell what spectrum they are cause most of them dont say on any of them. I have a 65w cfl thats is 2700k but i need 65k for veg right