Compact Fluorescent?

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Sativuh

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I have a 26W compact fluorescent light bulb in a desk lamp and it'll be a little while before I can get a higher powered bulb (a few weeks) and was wondering how long will I be able to use this 26W on a single plant? Also, if there is a cheaper alternative to a larger bulb, let me know :mrgreen: I'm only growing in a closet (3'x4').

Thanks, Sativuh
 
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BoomOops

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Depends on how close you can keep the bulb to the plant without burning it. Not long. Week or two and you'll probably get some mad stretching.
 
SmokesLikeBob

SmokesLikeBob

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do you only have one lamp? if so...invest in a "y splitter" it costs about 3 bucks at my local home depot, and get another bulb for like 2-3 bucks, cool white and keep it 1-3 inches from the top of the seedling...even this won't be able to support it for too long...
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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n/m, you clarified it while i was still replying to the last one. that hps will work great but thats just the bulb there, you still need a ballast for it. you can get a 400w hps w/bulb and ballast from www.htgsupplies.com for about $120 if your short on cash.,
 
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Sativuh

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By high powered bulb I mean a bulb that is higher powered (e.g. more wattage) than what I'm currently using. When I said high powered I didn't mean HPS, I just meant stronger that what I had. What will I need to grow 1-3 plants in a 3'x4' area and roughly how much will it cost me?
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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how tall is the area? you might need to buy or make a cooltube for the hps if you get it and/or maybe hop down on size a bit and go with 250w but if its possible bigger is always better, how good is your ventilation? since i dont know how tall it is i really cant say anything more than that yet really.
 
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Sativuh

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The area is 10' tall and for ventilation I have two fans that I built into the wall, one pulling out old air and the other pushing new air.
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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shit dude, thats more than enough to use the 400w or 600w hps, i'd still cooltube it though so you can get the plants as close as possible.
 
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