lighting system
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What's up man. I'm new to this grow thing as well. If u wanna go the hps route then a 250 will be more than enough for 1 plant. Plus do u have space constrictions or is that not an issue? I have 4 plantas and I did four 4ft flour 6500k and two 42 watt cfls. My setup is real cheap. Mos def if moneys no object the hps is the way to go. But if it is. Something like my setup is enough light
GidgetGrows
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For just 1 plant I recommend CFL's !! You can save energy that way too.
I am growing this on CFL's.
I am growing this on CFL's.
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Cali.Grown>408
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go with a 400w hps..their pretty cheap and they dont make ur electricity bill go sky high..the more lumens the better
I got my 400w HPS here: http://htgsupply.com/growlighttypes.asp?categoryID=1&subcategoryID=155
HTGsupply has awesome prices on their lamps and mine did not disappoint. The 400w only costs like 3 bucks more then the 250w, so I would go with that if I were you. I'm sure you can get by with much less light if cost is a concern though. Best of luck.
HTGsupply has awesome prices on their lamps and mine did not disappoint. The 400w only costs like 3 bucks more then the 250w, so I would go with that if I were you. I'm sure you can get by with much less light if cost is a concern though. Best of luck.
forb1d
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So what exactly is a CFL?? How much wattage should it have?
Thank you everyone for the input by the way.
forb1d
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Can't edit post for some reason. So I looked up cfls. What's a propper wattage for 1 plant. Plant will most likely be in a closet as well. Will a cfl still do fine for all the cycles??
GidgetGrows
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You will want at least 4 or 5 bulbs for your plant, you can add them as it gets bigger.
For veg growth you want to use 5500k-6500k color range
For flowering you want 2700k-3000k color range
I use adapters and a power bar to setup my lights for my small grow.
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iron joint
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Try not to think of it as watts per plant. Think about how many lumens the plant needs, and how much you are managing to shine on it.