Envirolights.... CFLs.... Spectrums.... o.O

ok a little while ago I had a batch of clones gave to me from a friend unexpectedly, I put them under basic 20w CFLs bought from a superstore, they vegged nd flowered fine (except a slight bug problem I sorted) and I got just under half oz dry weight of each please note it was my 1st grow and they was only 2 ft lol anyway skip to the point one of my mates said to me I should get an envirolight next time and the CFLs where the wrong spectrum, yeah I got bud and it was a nice high but not to much of a nice smoke could anyone point me in the right direction of envirolights and spectrums??


- Skinz

well ive never used enviro lights but i have been using 45 watt cfls by the designers edge theyre 6500 k i have 5 right now at 3200 lumens a pop theyre huge compared to normal cfls

mistaphuck said:

well ive never used enviro lights but i have been using 45 watt cfls by the designers edge theyre 6500 k i have 5 right now at 3200 lumens a pop theyre huge compared to normal cfls

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cheers for the reply! I had a look at these bulbs there similar to the ones I used but mine where slightly larger than the ones in the pics I found...






- Skinz

yeah the one on the left is mine and the one on the right is probably close to the one you showed me and yes it is slightly bigger than a common cfl

heres some extra perspective btw the biggest one 8 bux with my employee discount tho it was a bit odd when my boss asked me why i needed so many big ass cfls

Ok heres how it works. You want blue spectrum light for veg, warm spectrum for flower. 6500k is a daylight or blue spectrum color temperature, 2700k is warm or more of an orange/red light. Those numbers should help you find what you need, most bulbs are marked with them. Many growers will use mostly blue for veg with a couple warm for full spectrum natural light, up to you. But definately want a lot of warm spectrum for flower, helps with bud density.

TheDankness said:

Ok heres how it works. You want blue spectrum light for veg, warm spectrum for flower. 6500k is a daylight or blue spectrum color temperature, 2700k is warm or more of an orange/red light. Those numbers should help you find what you need, most bulbs are marked with them. Many growers will use mostly blue for veg with a couple warm for full spectrum natural light, up to you. But definately want a lot of warm spectrum for flower, helps with bud density.

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Cheers for your help this is what I needed to know now I can get shopping for next time....


- Skinz