stoned.gnome
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So I've posted on the site asking different questions about setups, seeds, types of growing, etc. I have been met with many a good answer so for one, I would like to thank the ENTIRE site for being able to produce information to complete noobs like myself.
Now my questions are about lighting
I've been researching through books on growing, looking through guides on-line, taking down notes on other people's DIY grow kits/boxes/containers, etc. and I've pretty come up with the same answer every time but I want to know WHICH one is the best for ScrOG indoor growing: CFL or HPS
The specs of our soon to be set up set-up (lulz) is a 31 gallon DIY Rubbermaid tub with a lid and we are ScrOG'in it on our first grow ever. We are planing on putting one plant in a pot (also what's a good size pot for a plant?) and are going to have 2x 120mm computer fans going out while 2 elbowed PVC pipe pieces are letting air come in (I've read fresh air is the key to great rH so I added another intake). I am planning on putting the exhausts on top in the lid and the intake PVC at the bottom on the side (like all the other kits). We are either painting the inside white/outside black or we're using mylar.
As far as lighting, I've read that we'll need to get 2x 18" light fixtures with three sockets per fixture for lights. The lights that are supposed to go in them are General Electric 47709 Compact Fluorescent Lamp, 26 Watt Pkg of 6 (that's what I found on Google shopping and am planning on getting). My roommate suggested we use 2 power strips and use those individual Y plug-in light adapters with the same bulbs (simply to avoid having to strip and reconnect the wiring from both an extension cord and the light fixtures. Instead we are going to use velcro strips up and down the container and put a velcro strip on the back of each one of the power strips to be able to adjust the height of the light)
Now can someone explain to me how this whole "lighting system" is supposed to work? I'm looking at it like this: I have 6x 26w CFL light bulbs that are providing light to one plant. That's a combo of 156W (overall) and a total of 10,200 lumens. So then I look at the HPS and people are talking about using 400w+ HPS lights and so on.
Now in a book I've also read that they say use Metal Halide(MH) lights for both vegging AND flowering states.
So which is it? One CFL lightbulb is 26W at 1700 Lumens whereas a single HPS can be 150w but push out over 16,000 Lumens and then a MH says a 600W pushes over 60,000 lumens, provides the best light spectrum for plants (blue/indigo) and the temp is around 4200K. I've read that Lumens are ESSENTIAL to your plant's growth but people in their kits are using mostly CFL. And how much is too many lumens?
Why? I know there's a science behind the lighting but I dont understand it. Can someone explain it better?
Now my questions are about lighting
I've been researching through books on growing, looking through guides on-line, taking down notes on other people's DIY grow kits/boxes/containers, etc. and I've pretty come up with the same answer every time but I want to know WHICH one is the best for ScrOG indoor growing: CFL or HPS
The specs of our soon to be set up set-up (lulz) is a 31 gallon DIY Rubbermaid tub with a lid and we are ScrOG'in it on our first grow ever. We are planing on putting one plant in a pot (also what's a good size pot for a plant?) and are going to have 2x 120mm computer fans going out while 2 elbowed PVC pipe pieces are letting air come in (I've read fresh air is the key to great rH so I added another intake). I am planning on putting the exhausts on top in the lid and the intake PVC at the bottom on the side (like all the other kits). We are either painting the inside white/outside black or we're using mylar.
As far as lighting, I've read that we'll need to get 2x 18" light fixtures with three sockets per fixture for lights. The lights that are supposed to go in them are General Electric 47709 Compact Fluorescent Lamp, 26 Watt Pkg of 6 (that's what I found on Google shopping and am planning on getting). My roommate suggested we use 2 power strips and use those individual Y plug-in light adapters with the same bulbs (simply to avoid having to strip and reconnect the wiring from both an extension cord and the light fixtures. Instead we are going to use velcro strips up and down the container and put a velcro strip on the back of each one of the power strips to be able to adjust the height of the light)
Now can someone explain to me how this whole "lighting system" is supposed to work? I'm looking at it like this: I have 6x 26w CFL light bulbs that are providing light to one plant. That's a combo of 156W (overall) and a total of 10,200 lumens. So then I look at the HPS and people are talking about using 400w+ HPS lights and so on.
Now in a book I've also read that they say use Metal Halide(MH) lights for both vegging AND flowering states.
So which is it? One CFL lightbulb is 26W at 1700 Lumens whereas a single HPS can be 150w but push out over 16,000 Lumens and then a MH says a 600W pushes over 60,000 lumens, provides the best light spectrum for plants (blue/indigo) and the temp is around 4200K. I've read that Lumens are ESSENTIAL to your plant's growth but people in their kits are using mostly CFL. And how much is too many lumens?
Why? I know there's a science behind the lighting but I dont understand it. Can someone explain it better?
