keep it real.
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I thought I should share some of this info with other cfl growers. First off cfls are great for growing if used properly and the light is utilized, well this leads to reflector use, lets say you made your own reflector we know how hard it is to buy a reflector and get it to work the way we need it to, but lets see how efficient that home made reflector works, well we all know or should know that cfls really only work well at 1 or 2 inches away right? Ok, same with our reflectors if our reflectors are two inches away from our cfls is it really helping? Not as much as it should. Think about it the light has to travel two inches to the reflector two inches back to the light and then two more inches to the plant that a total of Six inches!! How well does a cfl work at six inches away? Not very well. I saw a test done that cfls have more light intensity and useable plant light then HIDS watt for watt just because they can be so close were hids have to be so far away they lose 1/3 to 1/2 of there lumens. So lets utilize this lighting we are using and keep out reflectors tight and snug to your cfls! I hope this helps someone it sure did make a difference for me!! Thanks for taking the time to read this I feel there is som valuable information here.
