Just because a light is rated at 4200k does not mean thats the only wavelength of light is emits. Its rated at 4200k because thats where it emits the most light a human eye sees. Many T-5 bulbs aimed at growing are rated 4200-4500k and work just fine.no they won't, really. You'll get 5 times the growth with 6500 K
Sorry buddy 6500 are for veg and 2700for flower. also my lights are 3 inches from my plants...Well from the pics you got the lights way far away. Those should be 3-4 inches from tops of plants, believe me, the closer the better, Mine is 18 days old and already needs to be transplanted. Its under 4 23 watt 2700k cfls, and I have 10 40 watt 6500k cfls for flowering.
who is ? how did HID even suddenly enter the picture ? batwings where did that come from ? are you sure you're posting in the right thread ?your using cfl dood. you just said that. whole diff wolrld. hid run way way hotter. and way way more output than a little cfl. cant compare the 2 at all
VERY weird, mylar will melt use some aluminum flashing, that's pre-painted white.Yeah that was weird but it gave me an idea i used mylar to make a bat wing reflector for my cfls, ill post photos later today
well for once you've got an on topic suggestion I've seen that done before too.. i made one once from duct work from home depot. they have pre bent tin in exact shape we want for it.