Show me your CFL Grows!!!

SmeLLyTreeZ

SmeLLyTreeZ

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lowrider2000 said:
is that and auto....................if not how long did you vegg wut lights you got?
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Nope not an auto, supposed to be punda butter. Turned out really well almost a lemony scent :)

It was vegged in a party cup and I was going to flower it in a party cup for a compitetion but I decided not to because it was turning out so well. Vegged for about 3 weeks, topped around week 2. 250 watts of cfl and a 250 Mh for half of her life. I had a few others packed in there and this was mostly cover by the cfl's.

This is the other one that grew right along side the one above. She's almost ready, 9 weeks old on tuesday. Came from the same bagseed batch.

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HghFlyrJD1

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This is my First Grow.A CFL LST Stealth grow..Waiting on clones but this will be my box.

I have a Larger Grow room setup in the works in another location its alil far for me to be really be involved wit it much without driving across town.,but i wanted to have something small but something that could "MAYBE" give me 2OZ per plant?Lets see.Could some one else with more knowledge on how many Lumens this adds up to Let me know this is Equaling to.Mind you i started this at 3pm today,With alot of help from my brother in law on this lil project.Lined with foil or now.I have 3 Sockets on each Side with a Y adapter in each Equaling 6 on each side For 12 Total on the sides,And 4 more CLFs hanging from the top so i can move them as i need and im gonna add a reflector to this and to the side bulbs.A Hinged Front flap door.I plan to run 2 plants and maybe 2 smaller babies or clones when i can or need.With the light low i have space to put small pots on top of the "hood" too.

Dimensions: N/A Yet.

Lighting:
16-26watt.1610Lumens(100 Watt Equiv.)...416Watts(Equiv.To 1600 Watts?)6500K CFL Bulbs.

Ventilation:Plan: 1-2 Fans at the top and have a passive air flow system with vents or even a small fan at the bottom.

Updates coming soon.Thx

Any Thoughts or Opinions..I already know CFLs wont put out what HPS and others can Yield wise, but this is all i ave space and funds for is a small project at my office.
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Ok So we Wired the Side lights and the "hood" and im gonna finish connecting the 2 sides to the main line as well as wiring the "hood"to this. I Upgraded the "HooD ALil .I Cut Away wood that was not needed to allow more light to pass.and Then i lined it with this "Coin Finnish Duct Tape"and I added loop handles to the top to help adjust the "HOOD"s height.Im looking for ideas to make up a Reflector for the "hood" and smaller shield type reflectors for the side bulbs.Hope to have it Finished tomorrow sometime.And get a Clone or 2 to start with ASAP...HINT HINT...

Ventilation????
Whats the best way to run 2-4 5inch fans?1 or 2 up top blowing OUT.then 1 or 2 in the rear low center blowing IN??
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More to come tomorrow, I hope to Finnish this up. .
 
HerbalBeast

HerbalBeast

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most recent (2 days ago) pics from my LST are on my signature if you guys wanna drop by and take a look. it's my first LST so dunno weather I'm doing right or not :) you guys got some really big budds going on here...
 
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greentom

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Hi!
I am new and it is my first post here. Here is my CFL garden. 250W + 4x32W (all 2700K). I have added another small bulb recently to the setup so it is 401W total at the moment. The strains are Grapefruit and White Widow (from Female Seeds). Here on pictures attached plants are 38 days old and start flowering. The growing area is 80x80x160cm. The plants are less bushy now than on the pics as I did some trimming to make light penetrate better. There are 5 plants in total which I consider too many. Next time it will be three or four plants. Depending on the results I might switch to HPS bulbs for the next grow. I may keep updating fotos every week if anyone is interested with the progress. Cheers!
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rastadred22

rastadred22

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greentom said:
Hi!
I am new and it is my first post here. Here is my CFL garden. 250W + 4x32W (all 2700K). I have added another small bulb recently to the setup so it is 401W total at the moment. The strains are Grapefruit and White Widow (from Female Seeds). Here on pictures attached plants are 38 days old and start flowering. The growing area is 80x80x160cm. The plants are less bushy now than on the pics as I did some trimming to make light penetrate better. There are 5 plants in total which I consider too many. Next time it will be three or four plants. Depending on the results I might switch to HPS bulbs for the next grow. I may keep updating fotos every week if anyone is interested with the progress. Cheers!
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looks great but u should never trim the fan leaves off! just becuase u cant see the light under the canopy doesnt mean the cfls arent penetrating...when cutting fan leaves u take away what soaks up light and holds vital nutrients from the uptake..i recently harvested a plant where there was basically a whhole nother plant under the canopy...simply just harvest whats ready and leaqve the rest to finish. just doent make sense as to y ppl trim fan leaves thinkin they goin get a bigger yeild
 
d r0cK

d r0cK

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rastadred22 said:
looks great but u should never trim the fan leaves off! just becuase u cant see the light under the canopy doesnt mean the cfls arent penetrating...when cutting fan leaves u take away what soaks up light and holds vital nutrients from the uptake..i recently harvested a plant where there was basically a whhole nother plant under the canopy...simply just harvest whats ready and leaqve the rest to finish. just doent make sense as to y ppl trim fan leaves thinkin they goin get a bigger yeild
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maybe they are confused between the difference of lollipoppin and trimming....
 
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