fl or cfl questions

Hey everyone just need some advice here. I have about 10 grows under my belt so im not a total newbee but i have always used my 400 hps with carbon filters and filtered intakes and exhaust. my last grow i lost all of my clones and was stuck with no babies after my last harvest. Now i have learned that i need two grow areas, so I want to move my mother and clones to a new grow closet so here is my question:

I have 4 florescent tubes lights 48" long in a closet that is about 6' tall. will these lights work okay? or should i get a bathroom fixture that holds 6 light bulbs and put CFL's in them and use that?

If you say i should use the CFL what is the wattage i should use?


What would you say would use more Electricity? it is very high where i live my average bill is 400 a month and i dont want to go to much higher


thanks for the help

Hey EB...

to maintain clones, a SINGLE 43 watt CFL will suffice for 25+ clones

cheers

You can even put the clones in a trash can and then hang the light into the can..

this works very very well!!

Garden Knowm said:

Hey EB...

to maintain clones, a SINGLE 43 watt CFL will suffice for 25+ clones

cheers

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Are you serious? So With my 6 54w t5 setup I am just wasting electricity, or do they grow faster? What is more efficient? Is that too much light for say 25?

Once the clones are rooted, You will want more light than "43 watts". BUT a single 43 watt CFL can root 50 clones and maintain them for over a month... if need be...

The clones need to be packed into a small area... 2 foot by 2 foot...

I trash can is GOOD cause it keeps the clones warm...

cheers

So if I was to set up a SOG I would veg my mother in a closet and how many cfl's would you recommend for a mother tha tis maby 3 ft tall?

Im using a box 4l x 3h x 2w and i split the box in half.One side veg and one side flower.
Veg side has 2 26w daylight cfls
Flower side has 6 26w soft white cfls

This seems to grow enough for what i need.....goodluck.

https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/39535-my-cfl-box.html

Sweet. I have 24 plants so thats why I was asking my question. That's kool though.

thanks guys, so after they have rooted and lets say about 10" how many CFL will i need or at that time i should turn on the tube lights?

Hey Orange..

I am not sure how many CFL's for a 3 foot mother... maybe 4 - 43 watt CFLs.. This will get you about 30-50 clones a month...

You will have to have the CFLs very close to the foliage and have them along the sides.. not just the top.

cheers