all cfl growers should read this....

[thatboyis1uvakind]

I found an old thread on here like from 08...I journaled it but don't know how to repost it...its called " CFL : calculations and room design"....check it out

 

[grorite]

not much detailed info there is much better out there

 

[grorite]

just went back and looked again more info now lol but there is still better guides out there

 

[ru4r34l]

I'll stick with my MH & HPS light, doesn't seem practical to pick up 30 - 50 lamps, and how many would be required for a 10' x 10' room

regards,

 

[thatboyis1uvakind]

I just found it interesting...the dude who started it invested a lot of time and energy into that post...ha....should def b a cfl salesman...i think there's a lot to it tho...on a small scale(2/3 plants) and limited funds cfl is the way to go...I've been very impressed so far w the outcome of my plants....check this dude on you tube..."growing marijuana 10weeks into flower cfl grow"....this is what inspired me to grow....I think w a mixed spectrum and enough Watts cfls can do as well as any other lights...on a small scale of course

 

[HotCheetos]

I am on a bit of a budget and I don't want to have to cope with the heat. You can get 600 and 1000 watt pieces that are HPS and MH for like 200, 300 bucks so cost isn't the deal. I was wondering about some set up like you use lamps that have an adapter so they can cope with like one of those 50 buck full spectrum CFLs that have the mongol connections. I'd rather have one on the top and a smaller one in a lamp setting facing it.

 

[grorite]

I am on a bit of a budget and I don't want to have to cope with the heat. You can get 600 and 1000 watt pieces that are HPS and MH for like 200, 300 bucks so cost isn't the deal. I was wondering about some set up like you use lamps that have an adapter so they can cope with like one of those 50 buck full spectrum CFLs that have the mongol connections. I'd rather have one on the top and then one facing it and two on the sides and see if that would work. Like, 4 105 to 250 watt mixed spectrums with reflectors. Then you have the size restrictions, too. You could have a little 4 or 5 set up like that, the bulbs would be super close all over the plant and it wouldn't be near as big or hot.

smaller wattage cfls are better that way you can spread the light around 23 watters and 55 watters are the only ones i would use