cfls or sunmate twin tube floresent light????

[Dukez]

the past few days iv been watchin my plant hardly grow due to wat i think is overheating problems iv jus managed to keep it at 30 with lights on 27 off now iv sorted my heat problems i was wondering wat ppl think i should use to flower my plant i got 2 45w medium sized cfls or my sunmate with 2 45w tubes (not t5) sunmate heats up but cfls stay cool............ rolling one for the team!!

 

[slonez47]

I'm lost. You've just managed to keep it at 30 with lights on 27 off...what does that mean? If you're using CFL's heat won't be a problem as long as there is distance between the lights and your plants. I use true 125 watt CFL's to veg and keep my plants between nine inches and a foot below depending on the shape of the canopy, which I also manipulate, with fine success. I flower with 600 watt HPS lights and...exhale...what were we talking about?

 

[Father Earth]

You should always push for Better lighting, except when the better lighting is gonna cause heat problems. You'll profit more from the little light that doesn't destroy your crop. But 30C is a fine vegging temp.

 

[Dukez]

I'm lost. You've just managed to keep it at 30 with lights on 27 off...what does that mean? If you're using CFL's heat won't be a problem as long as there is distance between the lights and your plants. I use true 125 watt CFL's to veg and keep my plants between nine inches and a foot below depending on the shape of the canopy, which I also manipulate, with fine success. I flower with 600 watt HPS lights and...exhale...what were we talking about?

i had a heat problem with the sunmate but iv sorted it i had to put another intake for cool air... basically im jus asking what light would be better for veg cfl of tubes

 

[frmrboi]

im jus asking what light would be better for veg cfl of tubes:

cfls the light is more intense per square inch

 

[Father Earth]

Cfls if you only have 1-3 plants. How many plants and what are the sizes of your pot.

 

[Dukez]

ok so ill go with cfls for this grow an see how it go's.. i can try the sunmate on the nex grow box i make

 

[Father Earth]

Keep adding more cfls until your budget and temps can't take anymore. not literally

 

[Dukez]

only got one plant atm lemon sour diesel.. im not sure about the size of the pot im a newbie u see lol its not 2 small id say a gallon

 

[Dukez]

also whats a good temp i need to get my box at with cfl's?

 

[Father Earth]

Yeah Cfls as stated above

 

[Father Earth]

I would say 85-75F for vegging nothing above or below

 

[Dukez]

thanks mate