best light to flower one plant?

[kushdiehard]

i have one plant, its in a 15gal home depot bucket under 1 set of 2 for foot tubes, and two 42 watt cfls, i know this is not enought to flower, i would like the cheapest light to flower that i will not be disapionted, any idea? money is tight right now its in a small closet, about 5 foot deep 6 feet high 3 feet wide

 

[cranker]

define tight...you wanna get 2700k spectrum lights that's the cheapest you are gonna be able to get by with, CLF's.

 

[achillesnuts]

i've seen great plants grown with CFLs. quite a few on this site.

myself, i'm under equipped; i'm using 3 x 2700k 23w and 1 x 6500k 26w CFLs for two plants 45 days into flowering and one that is 20 days into veg.
i'm not going to get the best i can(like i said, under equipped.), but i'm certainly happy for my first grow.

the main thing is to get 2700k for flowering. 6500k for veg.

 

[gobskiii]

ya...go buy like 2 packs of 4 soft white cfl's...get extendable socket splitters, and put them all to use. extend them down the sides of the plant, and keep a few above her...thats how you get really good yeilds with cfl's...you use alot of them, and surround the plants.

 

[gobskiii]

or...go buy a 250w hps!! ya its better any day

 

[gobskiii]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/250-W-HPS-MH-Digital-Electronic-Ballast-FREE-250W-Bulb-/270735300325?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3f0914d6e5 cheapest around man! i got a 400w pff this site for just 1 dollar more.

 

[KingofHearts2die4]

i've seen great plants grown with CFLs. quite a few on this site.

myself, i'm under equipped; i'm using 3 x 6500k 26w and 1 x 2700k 23w CFLs for two plants 45 days into flowering and one that is 20 days into veg.
i'm not going to get the best i can(like i said, under equipped.), but i'm certainly happy for my first grow.

the main thing is to get 6500k for flowering. 2700k for veg.

it is actually the opposite

 

[KingofHearts2die4]

or...go buy a 250w hps!! ya its better any day

hands down. for flowering, could even be used for veg with stretched results

 

[KingofHearts2die4]

achill

you should be using more 2700k for flowering and less 6500k...
btw the 6500 are great for veg producing lush compact growth

 

[Bonzi Lighthouse]

I'd go with this setup from HTG

And change out the bulb for the Philips 250w CMH

http://www.lightingsupply.com/cdm250s50-hor-4k-alto.aspx

You can run he CMH in both veg and flower.

 

[achillesnuts]

achill

you should be using more 2700k for flowering and less 6500k...
btw the 6500 are great for veg producing lush compact growth

lol damn i've been reading the wrong light bulb box . let me change that to make sense. 3 x 2700k and 1 x 6500k.

 

[gobskiii]

I'd go with this setup from HTG

And change out the bulb for the Philips 250w CMH
http://www.lightingsupply.com/cdm250s50-hor-4k-alto.aspx

You can run he CMH in both veg and flower.

i have seen alot of people tell me they are cheap, and to go with them...i dont like the ballast though...is it just me or does it look like an 80's design? lol...not knocking them one bit...just MO.

 

[Bonzi Lighthouse]

i have seen alot of people tell me they are cheap, and to go with them...i dont like the ballast though...is it just me or does it look like an 80's design? lol...not knocking them one bit...just MO.

Thats because it is a Magnetic ballest as must have for the CMH bulb.

 

[CrisWalker]

http://www.amazon.com/Energy-Saving-White-Compact-Fluorescent/dp/B002FQHYTC/ref=sr_1_6?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1314336715&sr=1-6

Use these and the 2 light bulbs you have and you'll get a good yield.

 

[gobskiii]

ah...i see...hell if it works, and gets the job done...then i wont be complaining...ive looked on the site a few times, and ya there stuff is cheap...just the ballasts threw me off a bit...i may have to reconsider...i love the digi 400w ballast though, i can buy and throw in a 400w halide anytime i want, and then return to my 400w hps...same ballast. got it on ebay for 134.00 at the time.