Home made cfl fixture

kho20

kho20

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thanks it works out really good too .... oh and i was wantin to ask you the plant in your avatar i kno its bagseed but do you kinda got a guess at what it was.....
 
tom__420

tom__420

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Nope I really have no idea to be honest. I have a bunch of seeds from that plant though so I am set
 
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ryanfido

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this is really crafty.. i have two questions

1) what's the ducting on the right used for?
2) for others looking at this cfl setup, would this system be better utilized if the top bulbs were on the buttom and the bottom bulbs were mounted above? (pointed down of course)
 
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hypnoticvibes

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Hello how is everyone? Not to be a post hijacker but I have a question about growing in a grow box using cfl's using that same light fixture. Looks like we've been watching the same videos. First off let me say I'm a mmj patient in So. Cali. My grow box is 4ft. x 2ft. I have a bubba Kush x Og clone growing on a 18/6 lighting system using a single 120watt clf. This is my first time growing and all i know is from books and from outdated youtube videos. Im slowly working on improving my grow box and getting better lights. I'm looking into getting t5? So if you can offer me any addvice please help me out.

Happy medicating and thanks for any help.

Org. poster i love what you did with your set up it looks so nice.
 
kho20

kho20

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well thanks guys yeah the only thing id add is a fan blowing rite on the bulbs, thats what the vent hose was hooked up to but that was changed a lil bit later those big ones put off the heat as for the bigger bulbs on bottom im kinda doin a test with that with using these as side lights and only have the side lights basically a small vertical gro i say kinda cus the new box is going to shit heat wise im reworking it rite now so i got the one i started with these the other ones turned out great
heres the out come using these as top lights and having 6 2 watters on the side

https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/237725-their-gettin-there.html
 
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00hotrod34

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The lights on the bottom are not doing you any good. The plants leaves photosynthesize only on the top. looking good though
 
kho20

kho20

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00hotrod34 said:
The lights on the bottom are not doing you any good. The plants leaves photosynthesize only on the top. looking good though
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those are called side lighting my brother they are to provide light to the lower buds that are on the plant and they actually did very good yes the larger lights up top did the most but side lighting is only for supplemental use but that grows over new box new setup new style ill post up at some point
 
stinkbudd1

stinkbudd1

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good job im using cardboard rapped in mylar for my reflector with al kins of b***s*** y adapters and other crap my box would hold two of these up top with some nicely placed 26 & 23 watters around the side for flowering this looks great.thanks and + rep to you and the guy from u-tube lol im heading out to lowes now..peace pot prosperity
 
kho20

kho20

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glad you liked it man and post up picks as your building it and after its installed if ya dont mind to add to the thread
 
kho20

kho20

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oh and i wish i woulda posted a pic of the fixture piece, it is in the room lighting section the ones with the square glass bowls have the two ways there for 8 bucks and a lil jb weld makes the glass into a weed bowl i drew all over mine haha
 
stinkbudd1

stinkbudd1

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whats up kho20 where you at i hope all is going well how are the babies doing? just checkin in let me know when you update the grow and post some pics..did you see my combo ghetto plasma tv stand and interior grow box i could have took my time and done a lil better but i needed it fast so for now it will do..still havent built your light fixure yet but will get to it soon..ppp
 
OG215

OG215

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Can you please specify about the actual socket fixture, because I cannot find anything anywhere in homedepot that has 2 sided fixtures. Are they right there by the splitters & plug-to-socket adapters?
 
kho20

kho20

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its a actual fixture with a glass dome thing for like bedrooms its in the lighting department i found one for 8 bucks and stink ill post a link or somethin haha im jus lazy ass hell
 
XxTwoJointsxX

XxTwoJointsxX

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Hiya guys, im really having trouble.... i'm no electrician, I'm struggling to find a way to wire up 4 CFLs.

Basically i got the bulbs and i can get the fixtures they go in, but i cant find anything that i can use, bar buying cheap lamps, to be able to plug into a normal plug socket....

How did you do it? what suggestions you got?
 
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