125 w CFl per plant

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psychotherapy

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Guys do u think 3 x 45w CFl will be enough for one lowryder or any short height autoflower ? I can keep bulbs through whole grow 1"-2"of the top of the plant. Whole grow box covered with mylar plus i am gonna change bulbs when it starts to flower after 3 weeks of sprouting i am gonna change 1 of 3 to cool light after 5 weeks 2 of 3 will be 2700K and at last weeks of flowering all 3 will be cool light. Does anyone knows what is the heat produced from CFL's ?
 
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weedwolloms

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Sounds fine to me. i myself am in the same predicament i have a 42 watt standard socket cfl, a 65 watt 6500k cfl and two 17 watt 2700k flouros. as far as heat things can get a little hot in the 1-3 inch range i would back them off to about 5-7 inches add a fan and watch it grow. a 21 watt cfl over a lowryder with no added nutrients can grow three grams of dank bud. dont believe me? watch it on youtube..."life of a lowryder #1" what im gettin to is that alot of it is genetics and alot is keeping a stable environment but overall its a smokin little seed :)
 
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growone

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i've been doing just that, but use the 26w size
3 of them will take a hybrid to completion, 45w should work fine
 
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growone

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psychotherapy said:
DO u have any heat problems ?
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my grow chamber is vented with a single PC case fan, that's enough to keep it just cool enough
it's a tight grow chamber, but you just need to fit your bulbs to the right space
mine is 1.2 square feet by 30 inches tall, so something with a bit more volume than a PC case fan would probably be about right
 
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weedwolloms

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what about smell? im growing 2 regular lowryders under my bed in my apartment and i dont want anyone to notice. i want to grow small plants so im gonna use small pots but still to anyone with experience with lowryders and ones grown small at that...hows the smell factor?
 
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growone

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weedwolloms said:
what about smell? im growing 2 regular lowryders under my bed in my apartment and i dont want anyone to notice. i want to grow small plants so im gonna use small pots but still to anyone with experience with lowryders and ones grown small at that...hows the smell factor?
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smell is more dicey, plants vary a lot
i've had plants(mine are single plant grows) that have very low smell, not really noticeable
some others have a more noticeable smell, but no stinkers yet
some plants will stink you out, luck of the draw
 
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growone

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with plant smell, there are 2 kinds - to me anyways
there are odors that 'walk', and odors that don't seem to travel too far
temperature is your first line of defense, a too warm grow can be the smelly grow
 
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