Question about cfls

[smokermore]

Hello everyone.........So im still trying to plan out my first grow, and i am going to use 1 90 watt ufo and some cfls for flowering, but im not sure if i should buy 2 or 3 of the 65 watt cfl's, or just get alot of 23 watt's and put them all over the place.
If i were using about the same watt's, what do you think would be better, 65 watt bulbs or 23 watt bulbs?

 

[newb19547]

65 watters I'd go with.

 

[qazwers1]

It depends on the lumen output of the bulbs. So you would be looking at 3 23w to 1 65w. most 23w are 900lumens and i dont know lumens of the 65watter but it probally over the 2700lumens you would get from the 3 23's. But with the 23's you can run them closer to the plant and can place them in unlit areas. I say the 23's.

 

[darkdestruction420]

will heat be a problem for you if you use a ton of 23watters? or do you have good venting and intake and outtake and oscillating fans?

 

[smokermore]

im planning on getting a few more fans, venting shouldnt be a prob. I was origonally planning on adding 2 of the 65 watt cfls with the UFO, i will put the UFO in the middle and have the cfls at opposite ends. But then i started wondering, if i used smaller watt bulbs, i could spread them out more, and even put some at the bottom..... not sure which way to go here

 

[punit]

im planning on getting a few more fans, venting shouldnt be a prob. I was origonally planning on adding 2 of the 65 watt cfls with the UFO, i will put the UFO in the middle and have the cfls at opposite ends. But then i started wondering, if i used smaller watt bulbs, i could spread them out more, and even put some at the bottom..... not sure which way to go here

You can still add a few 23w cfl's to the bottom along with the 2x65w and the UFO. Even just two if the budget is a little tight. More lights,the better! Just make sure the ventilation is good and you should be fine.