Cant use clfs for my grow.... What els?

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hahahehedavid

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where i live its pretty much impossible to find the fittings inw ant for my pc grow i need help
my pc is set up and awesome but no lights :(
what other lights could i use
 
CyberSecks

CyberSecks

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do you have a credit card.
cuz when i started i grew awsome plants with ebay cfls there cheap too.

if not most home garden shops carry good lights.

im sure u have a home depot or a garden store around do an internet search with your zip code
 
xum

xum

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All you need is something like this



Just don't do anything stupid like this



or this

 
dura72

dura72

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the light fittings for aquariums/fishtanks may be an option but again they're just fluro tubes and dont put put out a helluva lotta light although you can get bulbs in all the different spectrum ranges.
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bLITzkRIEg420

bLITzkRIEg420

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you know threads like this kill me... what are you doing? why would you rig up 37 little 20w CFL's when all you need to do is get a CFL like this...

http://www.1000bulbs.com/105-Watt-Compact-Fluorescent/

Your going to burn your house down jerry rigging shit like that. Don't be cheap and play it safe dude. These are 105w CFL's, get a single bulb and you can simply screw the thing into a normal lamp. You need a 5000K-6500K bulb to veg and honestly CFL's are worthless for flowering. Need a HID.

Save up the change from the cushions in your couch, go to any store and pick up a Visa Gift card... With that you can order anything you want.

Check out this hood made for large CFL's... super CHEAP!

http://www.discount-hydro.com/productdisp.php?pid=332&navid=43
 
zigginanzaggin

zigginanzaggin

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a pigtail light socket and extension cord should be availiable in every hardware store. Or buy a 10 dollar lamp and rip it apart, use the cords and socket
 
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hahahehedavid

Member
thanks for the help but i am in australia and for some reason all the fitting and plugs perfect for growing are not avalible here
would a 100watt clf do the job?
one for flowering and one for veg
 
KlosetKing

KlosetKing

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RooR RippeR said:
run a power strip in there and plug http://www.lowes.com/pd_72577-334-738V-SP-L_0_?productId=1099209&Ntt=bulb%20socket&Ntk=i_products_cascade&pl=1&currentURL=/pl__0__s?newSearch=true$Ntt=bulb%20socket$y=0$x=0 <---- that kind of adapter into it following your bulb.
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imo this is a good way to go for you for now. you can order all your parts online, its low heat, low energy, and will work fine until you get a good HID or even HO Fluoro (preferably T5's) which is still a step up from cfl. in fact in the hands of a good gardener, its been shown they can produce just as good as a lot of peeps HID grows do, if not better.

to answer the above question, yes they will do, but i would use both, for both cycles. personally. maybe even add another.
 
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