Fluorescent lights question?

[clever_intuition]

Would a good set up for a grow room be 4 double 48" fluorescent lights (exolux 1900 lumes/40 watts a piece), one in each corner of the closet standing straight from the floor to the ceiling?

 

[LURP]

I think so as long as you can snug them up to the sides of the plant and you need something over head to pound it down

 

[LURP]

a mix of coolwhites and daylight will give a nice full spectrum

 

[clever_intuition]

This set up with lights and hoods would cost roughly around $120.00, Not ad for one or two plants huh?
Assuming it would work the way I am thinking.

 

[LURP]

I can get shop lights sans tubes for about 7 bucks at walmart.

 

[clever_intuition]

The Holders I want are 10 bucks and you will need two eco-lux lights by GE they are 10 bucks a piece thats 30 bucks times four is one twenty. I am just wondering if it sounds like it would work before I fork out the one twenty.

 

[turbo]

i use 2 48" flourecents however the bulbs i use are from ottlite and are 48" tubes that guarentee double the growth in plants when using their tubes instead of other tubes in the same amount of time. There are around 10$ each and are a very nice 2600 Luments @ 40 watts per tube making 10400 Lumens in a 4 pack hood

 

[clever_intuition]

i use 2 48" flourecents however the bulbs i use are from ottlite and are 48" tubes that guarentee double the growth in plants when using their tubes instead of other tubes in the same amount of time. There are around 10$ each and are a very nice 2600 Luments @ 40 watts per tube making 10400 Lumens in a 4 pack hood

Where did you get those from? If you don't mind my asking?

 

[LURP]

lOOK INTO PHILLIPS NATURAL DAYLIGHT TUBES .
they are about half that price and do ~ the same thing

 

[evt160]

walmart has plant and aquarium tubes for about 6 bucks

 

[smokaine]

Don't even waste your time with the long flouro tubes. If anything use CFL's they will work better in all stages of growth.

 

[turbo]

home depot is where i found the tubes

 

[turbo]

for flowering also consider ecolux bath (the yellow packaging) they rate at 3000K and 3400 lumens, a mixture of these and the ottlies work great

 

[babygro]

for flowering also consider ecolux bath (the yellow packaging) they rate at 3000K and 3400 lumens, a mixture of these and the ottlies work great

What are the spectral outputs of those do you know?

 

[Mr Bud]

where can you buy clf's?

 

[MajoR_TokE]

where can you buy clf's?

home depot, wal-mart, pretty much anywhere...

 

[Mr Bud]

really? how much do they cost for and wat is the best wattage?

 

[trapper]

read some cfl journals on here as well as the the thread cfl club,and you will know every thing you need to know about cfl,and t5 are better then the shop floros.

 

[LURP]

really? how much do they cost for and what is the best wattage?

Its not the Watts it the wavelength you want blue more than red 6500 kelvin

 

[turbo]

the ecolux are at 3400 lumens a tube and 3000K