648 watts of pure cfl power

[toke4smoke]

dude can you tell me what the cfl lights are plugged into like whats the part were u can screw in 3 of the bulbs in one things im completely blanking out on what they are called and im trying to find some but i dont know what they are called lol

 

[khackylacky]

dude can you tell me what the cfl lights are plugged into like whats the part were u can screw in 3 of the bulbs in one things im completely blanking out on what they are called and im trying to find some but i dont know what they are called lol

its an ace twin socket adapter...jus type that in google and a bunch of shit should pop up bro!

 

[bigd921]

anymore pics?

 

[khackylacky]

UPDATE!
as you can tell i added a couple 26-watt 3000k cfls in there to achieve an even 700 watts. also you will notice how i pruned back all my fan leaves on the 8 plants that are in black pots. i agree that its bad to prune back leaves because they increase photosynthesis and act as little solar panel, but to a certain extent. (besides gigantic leaves that are covering bud sites) I never prune back leaves UNTIL my last 1 1/2 - 2 weeks of flowering when a flush is near and about 60-70% of the pistils have changed color. all 8 ( 3 grandaddy purple, 3 og kush, starship, and the church) will be ready to harvest in about 12-15 days!

 

[gangjababy]

what a waste of lumens...
Put some reflectors on those bulbs, you are loosing half of your light.

 

[timmmy2021]

wheres the mylar ??? what would help alot dont you think???

 

[SpruceZeus]

not trying to hate, but wouldnt it be so much brighter\cheaper\cooler to jsut use a 600w hps? seems like you've probably spent a pretty penny on bulbs and y sockets, have you used an hid before? try it out, you'll find it very hard to go back!!

 

[khackylacky]

what a waste of lumens...
Put some reflectors on those bulbs, you are loosing half of your light.

for one reflectors dont fit with the y adapter..... for two you'd have to search high seas for some reflectors that big that'll fit the y sockets.. luckily i have a buddy of mine making me some custom reflectors that'll fit the y adapter on the hanging sockets with both 2 and 4 lights.

wheres the mylar ??? what would help alot dont you think???

mylar is just as good as flat white paint! do your reading ive been doin this cfl thing for a while. some even argue that flat white is better than mylar because mylar creates heat spots.

not trying to hate, but wouldnt it be so much brighter\cheaper\cooler to jsut use a 600w hps? seems like you've probably spent a pretty penny on bulbs and y sockets, have you used an hid before? try it out, you'll find it very hard to go back!!

oh no buddy i work at home depot got everything at a discount. the 42 watters were $4 apiece, the 26 watters were $1 apiece, the hanging sockets were $3 apiece, the splitters was $2 apiece, and the fans were $7 apiece,which gives us a total of $114 for a kick ass setup! please find me a 600w hps for $114 thats gonna give me such a good spectrum and keep my temps at 78 in a closet...cant find one huh? oh yea this is a cfl forum fUCK HID's

 

[khackylacky]

CFLS 4 LIFE!

 

[KaliKitsune]

Since you use fluoro and love it ever think of going to T5?

 

[khackylacky]

Since you use fluoro and love it ever think of going to T5?

i did but i honestly prefer te bulbs over tubes. the bulbs can be meticulously positioned anywhere( for example look at those two culbs thats being actually held by a pot). i think t5's are awesome for cloning tho

 

[bigd921]

looking really good you obviously understand what you are doing, what type of yields are you getting and what do you feed your girls?

 

[khackylacky]

looking really good you obviously understand what you are doing, what type of yields are you getting and at do you feed your girls?

before i introduced the 2-liter sog zero-veg i was mainly working with those black pots, i 'd usually veg for about a week or two under 200W of 6500k cfls. i'd usually yield anywhere from an ounce-2 ounces. in the beginning there were 16 plants and i'd set it up perpetually so i'd harvest 2 a week.....which was really awesome. im feed my girls big bud 0-2-4 and i add a tsp of superthrive to every gallon of water i use and i feed every other night jus before the lights go off!.....thanx for the positivity bro..

 

[hackel]

Ahh! Those plants look really good! Did you have any slow starters or are you the type that culls the weak? How many mothers do you have to make all those clones?

PS - I know that this is a cfl forum and all, but when someone asks if you've ever thought about HID's or if you think they could be better, don't you think it would be better for the CFL cause to not get too aggressive in your responses? I mean I just felt bad for the guy that mentioned it...

Great work though! I hope I can get somewhere close to that level!

 

[gangjababy]

oh no buddy i work at home depot got everything at a discount. the 42 watters were $4 apiece, the 26 watters were $1 apiece, the hanging sockets were $3 apiece, the splitters was $2 apiece, and the fans were $7 apiece,which gives us a total of $114 for a kick ass setup! please find me a 600w hps for $114 thats gonna give me such a good spectrum and keep my temps at 78 in a closet...cant find one huh? oh yea this is a cfl forum fUCK HID's[/quote]

So you are using 648 watts producing so for every 23 watts you produce 1600 lumens, so you are putting out roughly 45,078 lumens. My 400watt HPS puts out 55,000 lumens. In order to match my lumen output then you need 143 more watts of cfl's. So you would need to use twice the amount of watts or 800 watts of cfl's to match my 400 watt HPS. Yeah cfl's might be cheaper initially but you end up paying more in electricity, so they really don't pay off in the longrun. I spent roughly twice as much on my light as you did with your cfl's but I pay half as much in electricity bills. Sorry to burst your bubble buddy but CFL's are really not worth the trouble!
A 600 watt HPS put's out 95,00 lumens it is more efficient then the 400 watt...

 

[MisterNiceGuy]

gunna be watching. love what you have done with cfl growing.
-Mister Nice GUY

 

[timmmy2021]

cfl !!! are they way to go afert seeing this

 

[bigd921]

oh no buddy i work at home depot got everything at a discount. the 42 watters were $4 apiece, the 26 watters were $1 apiece, the hanging sockets were $3 apiece, the splitters was $2 apiece, and the fans were $7 apiece,which gives us a total of $114 for a kick ass setup! please find me a 600w hps for $114 thats gonna give me such a good spectrum and keep my temps at 78 in a closet...cant find one huh? oh yea this is a cfl forum fUCK HID's

So you are using 648 watts producing so for every 23 watts you produce 1600 lumens, so you are putting out roughly 45,078 lumens. My 400watt HPS puts out 55,000 lumens. In order to match my lumen output then you need 143 more watts of cfl's. So you would need to use twice the amount of watts or 800 watts of cfl's to match my 400 watt HPS. Yeah cfl's might be cheaper initially but you end up paying more in electricity, so they really don't pay off in the longrun. I spent roughly twice as much on my light as you did with your cfl's but I pay half as much in electricity bills. Sorry to burst your bubble buddy but CFL's are really not worth the trouble!
A 600 watt HPS put's out 95,00 lumens it is more efficient then the 400 watt...[/quote]

everyone seems to forget the added time and exspense of proper ventilation for an hid, not to mention if your bulbs burns out or breaks you loose 100% of your light , and have to make a trip to a special store to replae it, in the cfl array you loose one point of light if a bulbls blows and I dont know about you but I have a walmart on nearly every corner most open 24/7 so replacing a bulb is a breeze, not to mention my electric company gives certificates for fee cfls....but this isnt the place for that debate sorry for interupting your journal.........

 

[gangjababy]

well, home depot and lowes carry 400 watt bulbs. You don't think cfl's need to be replaced every so often, they loose lumens over time just like HPS bulbs. 400 watts of cfl's produce just as much heat as a 400 watt HPS

 

[KaliKitsune]

well, home depot and lowes carry 400 watt bulbs. You don't think cfl's need to be replaced every so often, they loose lumens over time just like HPS bulbs. 400 watts of cfl's produce just as much heat as a 400 watt HPS

No way. Get yourself a thermometer that can handle some intense heat, and measure the 400w HID bulb after it's had a chance to warm up. Do the same with a CFL. You could get 800w of CFL and wouldn't come close to generating nearly the BTUs that a 400w HID bulb does.