maturesmoker
Active Member
yep, its not possible! Are you confusing heat stress with 'burn'? .... lets have a pic? if the temps are too high (ie no ventilation) it will certainly cause leaf edge to curl up or 'cup' and will dry them out, is this whats happening?i dont think there is any possible way you could burn a plant from 16" with a cfl. especially 26w
Anyway, heres a simple solution for you, you need air in and air out, then consider a thin glass heat shield (see pic). I run 16 CFL bulbs in my little cab for a total of 375 watts and temps remain at 75 - 77. With this your buds can be within an 1" of the glass and remain unaffected by heat
Hope this helps. Pics hows lights off, but you get the idea! Bulbs are resting on the glass.