how many plants is possible under a High Power CFL 250W

handyman23

Member

• Dec 13, 2009

• #1

title says it all

So how many plants can i grow using x3 High Power CFL 250W

? at the maximum?

 

handyman23

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• Dec 13, 2009

• #2

any suggestions? anyone?

 

growwwww

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• Dec 13, 2009

• #3

i would do 3/4 and grow them out max

i recon 3 lovely ones, vegged for some time.

with a reflector ofcourse

 

MtHEMoNSTAR

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• Dec 13, 2009

• #4

this is debatable...
strain and veg time are crucial info??
3 to 4, 3 foot trees would be good, you would possibly need some lighting at mid level for the lower buds

much luck

 

tamjam69

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• Dec 13, 2009

• #5

MtHEMoNSTAR said:

this is debatable...
strain and veg time are crucial info??
3 to 4, 3 foot trees would be good, you would possibly need some lighting at mid level for the lower buds

much luck

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ha ha lol I was using two of these over two plants!!!!!! overkill from what you lot have said lol

 

handyman23

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• Dec 13, 2009

• #6

so 3-4 per bulb at maximum? or 1 each plant:S?

 

growwwww

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• Dec 14, 2009

• #7

nt really such a thing as overkill with cfls,

ye do 2/3 and shit should be fine!

 

ataxia

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• Dec 14, 2009

• #8

I've been doing veg/flowering 2 big-4 ft and 4 small 1 1/2 ft.. with about a total of 430+ watt cfls

 

ataxia

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• Dec 14, 2009

• #9

ataxia said:

I've been doing veg/flowering 2 big-4 ft and 4 small 1 1/2 ft.. with about a total of 430+ watt cfls

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and it still doesn't seem to be enough!

 

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Illegal Smile

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• Dec 14, 2009

• #10

IMO, the problem with huge cfls is you can't position them well which is critical for cfls. If you look at the growers who get 4 oz + per plant with cfls, they are using many in the 23w to 42w size.

 

tamjam69

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• Dec 14, 2009

• #11

Illegal Smile said:

IMO, the problem with huge cfls is you can't position them well which is critical for cfls. If you look at the growers who get 4 oz + per plant with cfls, they are using many in the 23w to 42w size.

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that is very correct but i have found that mounting the small cfl's above is more difficult then using a big cfl above.

what has worked well for me is one of these beast above the plants and smaller ones around the plants. i did try and keep both 250watters but the heat went sky high with only the 1 intake and 1 exhaust

and from using one of these above it saves alot of wires and you get alot of lumens, the people i bought mine from said they kick out 19500 lumens

i know it would help if i had a proper reflector which i will do soon ( after the xmas rush ) the top is covered in mylar to help out

 

ataxia

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• Dec 15, 2009

• #12

TAM!! great fucking setup!!! how many watts total are you working with and for how many plants??? are all your bulbs mogul base... i found a link to a site on here with 40-60 watt bulbs triple tube bulbs..wondering if they may be easier to use than the spiral cfls.... Illegal Smile.. i didn't know that it was possible to get 4 oz. out of a cfl grown plant..

 

del66666

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• Dec 15, 2009

• #13

handyman23 said:

any suggestions? anyone?

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i used to grow 3 0r 4 decent plants with 2 x 200 watt, never going to bgrow loads under them but you will get great bud, try 1 vertical to fatten cola, check my albums to see what you can do mate